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John Newcombe def. Roger Taylor

6-2 6-2

Match Information

Date Jul 21, 1971*
Tournament Washington Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-2 6-2
Loser Roger Taylor

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeRoger Taylor
Country AUS GBR
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Oct 14, 1941
Age2729
Height183183
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1771,849
Career W-L556–224369–296
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 16 4 Roger Taylor

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 20, 1971R32 Raymond Moore 7-5 5-7 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jul 19, 1971R64 Torben Ulrich 6-0 6-0WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 22, 1971QF Andres Gimeno 6-1 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch data

Roger Taylor's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 20, 1971R32 Clark Graebner 6-2 3-6 7-5WH2HMatch data
Jul 19, 1971R64 Erik Van Dillen 6-4 6-4WMatch data