R16 Richmond Wct 1978

John Newcombe def. Jose Higueras #30

6-2 6-2

John Newcombe defeated Jose Higueras 6-2 6-2 in the 1978 Richmond Wct round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeJose Higueras
Country AUS ESP
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Mar 1, 1953
Age3324
Height183 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)30
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8591,873
Current career W-L544–220424–220
Current career earnings$1,062,408$1,406,355
Pre-match H2H

Path

John Newcombe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Wojtek Fibak #127-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 2, 1978R32

John Newcombe's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bjorn Borg #36-0 1-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataFeb 4, 1978QF

Jose Higueras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roscoe Tanner #256-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 2, 1978R32