Mark Edmondson def. John Newcombe

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

Mark Edmondson defeated John Newcombe 6-7 6-3 7-6 6-1 in the 1976 Australian Open final on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldMark EdmondsonJohn Newcombe
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateJun 24, 1954May 23, 1944
Age2131
Height185 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,6832,060
Current career W-L244–231544–220
Current career earnings$1,451,680$1,062,408

Path

Mark Edmondson's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ken Rosewall 6-1 2-6 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 1976SF
Dick Crealy 7-5 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 6, 1976QF
Brian Fairlie 3-6 6-3 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 4, 1976R16
Phil Dent 6-0 6-4 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 1, 1976R32
Peter Feigl 6-1 4-6 7-6 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataDec 30, 1975R64

Mark Edmondson's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

John Newcombe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ray Ruffels 6-4 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 1976SF
Ross Case 6-4 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 6, 1976QF
Raymond Moore 7-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 4, 1976R16
Jan Kukal 6-3 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 1, 1976R32
Rolf Gehring 7-6 6-1 7-6WH2HMatch dataDec 30, 1975R64