John Newcombe def. Rod Laver

7-6 6-3

John Newcombe defeated Rod Laver 7-6 6-3 in the 1973 Tehran semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeRod Laver
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Aug 9, 1938
Age2935
Height183 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0532,039
Current career W-L544–220570–145
Current career earnings$1,062,408$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H

Path

John Newcombe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bob Giltinan 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataNov 2, 1973QF
Raymond Moore 7-6 4-6 8-6WH2HMatch dataNov 1, 1973R16
Antonio Munoz 6-1 7-6WH2HMatch dataOct 31, 1973R32

John Newcombe's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Raul Ramirez 7-6 1-6 5-7 3-6LH2HMatch dataNov 3, 1973F

Rod Laver's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Hans Jurgen Pohmann 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch dataNov 2, 1973QF
Geoff Masters 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataNov 1, 1973R16
Jacques Thamin 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 31, 1973R32