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John Newcombe def. Ron Holmberg

6-1 6-2

Match Information

Date May 10, 1970*
Tournament Atlanta
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-1 6-2
Loser Ron Holmberg

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeRon Holmberg
Country AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944
Age25
Height183
HandednessRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9461,557
Career W-L556–224
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 1 0 Ron Holmberg

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 6, 1970BR Ken Rosewall 8-5WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 11, 1970QF Roy Emerson 12-10 6-3WH2HMatch data

Ron Holmberg's path

No prior matches in this tournament.