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John Newcombe #2 def. Roger Taylor #50

6-2 9-8

Match Information

Date Nov 9, 1974*
Tournament Hong Kong
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-2 9-8
Loser Roger Taylor

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeRoger Taylor
Country AUS GBR
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Oct 14, 1941
Age3033
Height183183
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)250
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,1821,842
Career W-L556–224369–296
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 20 6 Roger Taylor

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 8, 1974R16 Paul Kronk 6-3 6-4WMatch data
Nov 7, 1974R32 Jun Kuki 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Roger Taylor's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 8, 1974R16 Dick Crealy 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Nov 7, 1974R32 Robert Rheinberger 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data