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John Newcombe #20 def. Ross Case #27

6-4 6-4 6-1

Match Information

Date Jan 6, 1976*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundQF
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-4 6-4 6-1
Loser Ross Case

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeRoss Case
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Nov 1, 1951
Age3124
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)2027
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,0221,953
Career W-L556–224294–276
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 3 2 Ross Case

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 4, 1976R16 Raymond Moore 7-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 1, 1976R32 Jan Kukal 6-3 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1975R64 Rolf Gehring 7-6 6-1 7-6WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 8, 1976SF Ray Ruffels 6-4 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch data

Ross Case's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 4, 1976R16 Charlie Pasarell 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-7 7-5WH2HMatch data
Jan 1, 1976R32 David Carter 6-4 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1975R64 Keith Hancock 6-3 4-6 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data