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Fred Stolle def. John Newcombe

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

Match Information

Date Sep 5, 1972*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR32
Winner Fred Stolle
Score7-6 6-4 5-7 7-6
Loser John Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldFred StolleJohn Newcombe
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateOct 8, 1938May 23, 1944
Age3328
Height190183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,7932,129
Career W-L177–168556–224
Career earnings$328$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Fred Stolle 1 11 John Newcombe

Path

Fred Stolle's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 3, 1972R64 Mike Machette 6-3 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 1972R128 Roy Emerson 6-7 6-4 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data

Fred Stolle's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 8, 1972R16 Cliff Drysdale 4-6 7-6 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 3, 1972R64 Eddie Dibbs 6-3 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 1972R128 Teimuraz Kakulia 6-1 6-2 6-4WMatch data