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Bernie Mitton#62 def. John Newcombe#15

3-6 6-3 9-8 9-8

Match Information

Date Jun 27, 1976*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR32
Winner Bernie Mitton
Score3-6 6-3 9-8 9-8
Loser John Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBernie MittonJohn Newcombe
Country RSA AUS
Birth dateNov 9, 1954May 23, 1944
Age2132
Height188183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)6215
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,7571,934
Career W-L206–223556–224
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Bernie Mitton 0 0 John Newcombe

Path

Bernie Mitton's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 25, 1976R64 Sashi Menon 8-6 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jun 23, 1976R128 Eric Deblicker 7-5 6-2 1-6 6-4WH2HMatch data

Bernie Mitton's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 30, 1976R16 Raul Ramirez 9-8 3-6 6-1 6-1LH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 25, 1976R64 John Feaver 6-3 3-6 8-9 6-4 6-4WMatch data
Jun 23, 1976R128 James Chico Hagey 8-9 9-8 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data