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J. Newcombe def. R. Laver

1-6 7-6 6-3

Match Information

Date	Mar 26, 1972*
Tournament	Hilton Head
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	QF
Winner	J. Newcombe
Score	1-6 7-6 6-3
Loser	R. Laver

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	J. Newcombe	R. Laver
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	May 23, 1944	Aug 9, 1938
Age	27	33
Height	183	175
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,982	2,236
Career W-L	556–224	576–147
Career earnings	$1,062,408	$1,565,413

Pre-match H2H

J. Newcombe 2 – 12 R. Laver

Path

J. Newcombe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 25, 1972	R16	C. Pasarell	6-2 4-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

J. Newcombe's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 26, 1972	SF	C. Drysdale	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

R. Laver's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 25, 1972	R16	N. Pilic	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data