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J. Newcombe#2 def. T. Roche#25

4-6 7-6 6-3 7-5

Match Information

Date Sep 3, 1974*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR32
Winner J. Newcombe
Score4-6 7-6 6-3 7-5
Loser T. Roche

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJ. NewcombeT. Roche
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944May 17, 1945
Age3029
Height183178
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)225
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1351,877
Career W-L556–224360–191
Career earnings$1,062,408$529,199
Pre-match H2H
J. Newcombe 10 10 T. Roche

Path

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 1974R64 Teimuraz Kakulia 7-6 6-2 6-2WMatch data
Aug 30, 1974R128 R. Benavides 6-2 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch data

J. Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 6, 1974R16 R. Moore 6-3 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data

T. Roche's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 1974R64 O. Parun 6-4 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 30, 1974R128 J. James 6-3 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data