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John Newcombe def. Nikola Pilic

6-2 7-9 8-6 6-0

Match Information

Date Jun 12, 1970*
Tournament Casablanca Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-2 7-9 8-6 6-0
Loser Nikola Pilic

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeNikola Pilic
Country AUS CRO
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Aug 27, 1939
Age2630
Height183191
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9621,854
Career W-L556–224301–248
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 13 3 Nikola Pilic

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 12, 1970QF Mark Cox 6-4 6-8 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jun 11, 1970R16 Graham Stilwell 6-4 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 13, 1970F Andres Gimeno 6-4 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data

Nikola Pilic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 12, 1970QF Marty Riessen 6-4 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jun 11, 1970R16 Torben Ulrich 6-1 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data