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John Newcombe def. Tom Okker

7-5 6-4

Match Information

Date May 6, 1971*
Tournament Dallas Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner John Newcombe
Score7-5 6-4
Loser Tom Okker

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeTom Okker
Country AUS NED
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Feb 22, 1944
Age2627
Height183177
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1272,056
Career W-L556–224672–279
Career earnings$1,062,408$1,257,200
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 4 6 Tom Okker

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 6, 1971QF Mark Cox 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 5, 1971R16 Fred Stolle 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 4, 1971R32 Brian Fairlie 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 7, 1971F Arthur Ashe 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data

Tom Okker's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 6, 1971QF Cliff Drysdale 6-3 6-7 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 5, 1971R16 Dennis Ralston 4-6 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 4, 1971R32 Phil Dent 6-7 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data