John Newcombe def. Roy Emerson

7-5 6-4

John Newcombe defeated Roy Emerson 7-5 6-4 in the 1972 Vancouver Wct quarterfinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

Detailed match statistics are not 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)2,1011,929
Career W-L556–224275–174
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H

Path

John Newcombe's path

OpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jeff Borowiak 5-7 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 26, 1972R16
Frank Froehling 6-3 6-7 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 25, 1972R32

John Newcombe's next match

OpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mark Cox 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 27, 1972SF

Roy Emerson's path

OpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Graham Stilwell 6-0 6-7 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 26, 1972R16