John Newcombe def. Cliff Richey

6-4 6-3 6-4

John Newcombe defeated Cliff Richey 6-4 6-3 6-4 in the 1974 Sydney Indoor final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeCliff Richey
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Dec 31, 1946
Age3027
Height183 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1741,939
Current career W-L544–220485–222
Current career earnings$1,062,408$7,500
Pre-match H2H

Path

John Newcombe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tony Roche 4-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 25, 1974SF
Onny Parun 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 25, 1974QF
Mike Estep 6-1 7-6WH2HMatch dataOct 24, 1974R16
Ray Ruffels 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 23, 1974R32

John Newcombe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Cliff Richey's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ken Rosewall 7-6 5-7 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 25, 1974SF
Roscoe Tanner 5-7 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 25, 1974QF
Grover Raz Reid 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 24, 1974R16
Jeff Austin 6-1 6-4WMatch dataOct 23, 1974R32