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John Newcombe #2 def. Bob Lutz

6-4 7-5

Match Information

Date Apr 12, 1974*
Tournament New Orleans Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-4 7-5
Loser Bob Lutz

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeBob Lutz
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Aug 29, 1947
Age2926
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)2
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1321,841
Career W-L556–224
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 2 2 Bob Lutz

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 11, 1974R16 Cliff Richey 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Apr 10, 1974R32 Owen Davidson 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 12, 1974SF Zeljko Franulovic 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data

Bob Lutz's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 11, 1974R16 Geoff Masters 4-6 7-6 6-2WMatch data
Apr 10, 1974R32 Dick Stockton 7-6 6-1WMatch data