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Jan Kodes def. John Newcombe

2-6 6-1 7-5

Match Information

Date May 9, 1971*
Tournament Rome
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Jan Kodes
Score2-6 6-1 7-5
Loser John Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJan KodesJohn Newcombe
Country CZE AUS
Birth dateMar 1, 1946May 23, 1944
Age2526
Height175183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8612,160
Career W-L465–274556–224
Career earnings$693,197$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Jan Kodes 0 2 John Newcombe

Path

Jan Kodes's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 8, 1971R16 Tony Roche 6-4 5-7 7-6WH2HMatch data
May 6, 1971R32 Fred Stolle 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data

Jan Kodes's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 9, 1971SF Tom Okker 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 8, 1971R16 Bob Lutz 6-3 6-1WMatch data
May 6, 1971R32 Vincenzo Franchitti 6-4 6-7 7-5WH2HMatch data