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J. Newcombe#2 def. Cliff Letcher

7-5 7-6

Match Information

Date Oct 26, 1974*
Tournament Melbourne
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner J. Newcombe
Score7-5 7-6
Loser Cliff Letcher

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJ. NewcombeCliff Letcher
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Feb 9, 1952
Age3022
Height183
HandednessRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)2
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,2011,495
Career W-L556–224
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
J. Newcombe 0 0 Cliff Letcher

Path

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 25, 1974R16 B. Carmichael 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Oct 24, 1974R32 R. Rheinberger 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data

J. Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 26, 1974SF G. Masters 3-6 6-3 2-6LH2HMatch data

Cliff Letcher's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 25, 1974R16 N. Fraser 6-1 3-6 6-3WMatch data