R16 Sydney Indoor 1979

John Newcombe def. Vijay Amritraj #36

6-4 6-4

John Newcombe defeated Vijay Amritraj 6-4 6-4 in the 1979 Sydney Indoor round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeVijay Amritraj
Country AUS IND
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Dec 14, 1953
Age3525
Height183 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)36
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8271,787
Current career W-L544–220387–294
Current career earnings$1,062,408$1,331,913
Pre-match H2H

Path

John Newcombe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ross Case #586-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 18, 1979R32

John Newcombe's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vitas Gerulaitis #51-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataOct 20, 1979QF

Vijay Amritraj's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sashi Menon 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 18, 1979R32