Bob Lutz def. John Newcombe #24

6-2 6-3

Bob Lutz defeated John Newcombe 6-2 6-3 in the 1978 Indian Wells Open round of 64 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 15, 1978*
Tournament: Indian Wells Open
Edition: 1978
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R64

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

Field	Bob Lutz	John Newcombe
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Aug 29, 1947	May 23, 1944
Age	30	33
Height	180 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	24
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,827	1,922
Current career W-L	388–272	544–220
Current career earnings	—	$1,062,408

Pre-match H2H

Bob Lutz 4 – 3 John Newcombe #24

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