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John Newcombe def. Bob Lutz

6-3 2-6 6-3

Match Information

Date Jan 14, 1970*
Tournament Melbourne
Category ATP 250
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-3 2-6 6-3
Loser Bob Lutz

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeBob Lutz
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Aug 29, 1947
Age2522
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9191,859
Career W-L556–224
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 0 0 Bob Lutz

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 13, 1970R32 John Cooper 6-3 7-9 6-2 8-6WMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 15, 1970QF Dennis Ralston 9-7 15-13 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch data

Bob Lutz's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 13, 1970R32 Vladimir Zednik 6-2 6-4 6-1WMatch data