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M. Edmondson#212 def. J. Newcombe#20

6-7 6-3 7-6 6-1

Match Information

Date Jan 9, 1976*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundF
Winner M. Edmondson
Score6-7 6-3 7-6 6-1
Loser J. Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldM. EdmondsonJ. Newcombe
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateJun 24, 1954May 23, 1944
Age2131
Height185183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)21220
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,6842,050
Career W-L244–231556–224
Career earnings$1,451,680$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
M. Edmondson 0 – 0 J. Newcombe

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Path

M. Edmondson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 8, 1976SF K. Rosewall 6-1 2-6 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 6, 1976QF D. Crealy 7-5 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 4, 1976R16 B. Fairlie 3-6 6-3 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 1, 1976R32 P. Dent 6-0 6-4 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1975R64 P. Feigl 6-1 4-6 7-6 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch data

M. Edmondson's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 8, 1976SF R. Ruffels 6-4 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch data
Jan 6, 1976QF R. Case 6-4 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jan 4, 1976R16 R. Moore 7-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 1, 1976R32 J. Kukal 6-3 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1975R64 R. Gehring 7-6 6-1 7-6WH2HMatch data