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John Newcombe def. Tony Roche

7-6 7-6

Match Information

Date May 20, 1971*
Tournament Tehran Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner John Newcombe
Score7-6 7-6
Loser Tony Roche

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeTony Roche
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944May 17, 1945
Age2626
Height183178
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0921,945
Career W-L556–224360–191
Career earnings$1,062,408$529,199
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 9 10 Tony Roche

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 19, 1971R16 Charlie Pasarell 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch data
May 18, 1971R32 Roy Barth (w/o)WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 20, 1971SF Marty Riessen 3-6 6-7LH2HMatch data

Tony Roche's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 19, 1971R16 Bill Bowrey 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 18, 1971R32 Owen Davidson 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data