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John Newcombe #2 def. Phil Dent #51

6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date Nov 16, 1973*
Tournament Sydney Indoor
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-3 6-4
Loser Phil Dent

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombePhil Dent
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Feb 14, 1950
Age2923
Height183183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)251
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0701,787
Career W-L556–224418–351
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 6 0 Phil Dent

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 16, 1973QF Geoff Masters 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Nov 15, 1973R16 Charlie Pasarell 6-4 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Nov 14, 1973R32 John Alexander 6-3 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 17, 1973F Rod Laver 6-3 5-7 3-6 6-3 4-6LH2HMatch data

Phil Dent's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 16, 1973QF Ross Case 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Nov 15, 1973R16 Jurgen Fassbender 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Nov 14, 1973R32 Zeljko Franulovic 4-6 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data