John Newcombe def. Paul Gerken

6-3 6-2

John Newcombe defeated Paul Gerken 6-3 6-2 in the 1974 Eastbourne Open round of 32 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 19, 1974*
Tournament: Eastbourne Open
Edition: 1974
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: R32

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	John Newcombe	Paul Gerken
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	May 23, 1944	Mar 15, 1950
Age	30	24
Height	183 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,161	1,691
Current career W-L	544–220	122–127
Current career earnings	$1,062,408	—

Pre-match H2H

John Newcombe 1 – 1 Paul Gerken

Path

John Newcombe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Charlie Pasarell	9-7 8-9 8-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 18, 1974	R64

John Newcombe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roscoe Tanner	6-8 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 20, 1974	R16

Paul Gerken's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jaime Pinto Bravo	6-3 6-1	W	—	Match data	Jun 18, 1974	R64