John Newcombe def. Tom Okker

7-5 6-4

John Newcombe defeated Tom Okker 7-5 6-4 in the 1971 Dallas Wct semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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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)2,1302,057
Career W-L556–224672–279
Career earnings$1,062,408$1,257,200
Pre-match H2H

Path

John Newcombe's path

OpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mark Cox 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 6, 1971QF
Fred Stolle 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 5, 1971R16
Brian Fairlie 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 4, 1971R32

John Newcombe's next match

OpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Arthur Ashe 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 7, 1971F

Tom Okker's path

OpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Cliff Drysdale 6-3 6-7 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 6, 1971QF
Dennis Ralston 4-6 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 5, 1971R16
Phil Dent 6-7 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 4, 1971R32