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John Newcombe def. Roy Emerson

7-5 6-4

Match Information

Date Oct 27, 1972*
Tournament Vancouver Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner John Newcombe
Score7-5 6-4
Loser Roy Emerson

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeRoy Emerson
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Nov 3, 1936
Age2835
Height183183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1021,908
Career W-L556–224275–174
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 2 4 Roy Emerson

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 26, 1972R16 Jeff Borowiak 5-7 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
Oct 25, 1972R32 Frank Froehling 6-3 6-7 6-2WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 27, 1972SF Mark Cox 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data

Roy Emerson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 26, 1972R16 Graham Stilwell 6-0 6-7 6-1WH2HMatch data