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Bernie Mitton #73 def. John James #100

6-1 3-6 7-6

Match Information

Date	Jul 16, 1978*
Tournament	Newport
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	F
Winner	Bernie Mitton
Score	6-1 3-6 7-6
Loser	John James

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Bernie Mitton	John James
Country	RSA	AUS
Birth date	Nov 9, 1954	Mar 7, 1951
Age	23	27
Height	188	183
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	73	100
Ranking points (entering)	—	0
Elo (entering)	1,782	1,669
Career W-L	206–223	98–144
Career earnings	—	$212

Pre-match H2H

Bernie Mitton 0 – 0 John James

Path

Bernie Mitton's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 15, 1978	SF	Bob Giltinan	6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 15, 1978	QF	Arthur Ashe	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 14, 1978	R16	Robin Drysdale	6-3 2-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 13, 1978	R32	Brian Teacher	7-5 7-6	W	H2H	Match data

Bernie Mitton's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

John James's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 15, 1978	SF	Tom Gullikson	7-6 6-3	W	—	Match data
Jul 15, 1978	QF	Tim Wilkison	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 14, 1978	R16	Victor Amaya	6-3 2-6 7-6	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 13, 1978	R32	Sashi Menon	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data