Roscoe Tanner #11 def. John Newcombe #18

6-3 6-3

Roscoe Tanner defeated John Newcombe 6-3 6-3 in the 1978 Birmingham quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldRoscoe TannerJohn Newcombe
Country USA AUS
Birth dateOct 15, 1951May 23, 1944
Age2634
Height183 cm183 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1118
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0301,882
Current career W-L592–294544–220
Current career earnings$1,696,198$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Roscoe Tanner #11 3 1 John Newcombe #18

Path

Roscoe Tanner's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Brian Fairlie 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 22, 1978R16
Rohun Beven 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 21, 1978R32
Bob Giltinan #636-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 20, 1978R64

Roscoe Tanner's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jimmy Connors #15-7 8-9LH2HMatch dataJun 23, 1978SF

John Newcombe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Victor Pecci #523-6 9-8 8-6WH2HMatch dataJun 22, 1978R16
Victor Amaya #454-6 9-8 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 21, 1978R32
John Austin 7-5 6-4WMatch dataJun 20, 1978R64