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John Newcombe #2 def. Rod Laver #10

7-6 6-3

Match Information

Date Nov 2, 1973*
Tournament Tehran
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundSF
Winner John Newcombe
Score7-6 6-3
Loser Rod Laver

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeRod Laver
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Aug 9, 1938
Age2935
Height183175
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)210
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,0502,018
Career W-L556–224576–147
Career earnings$1,062,408$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 3 14 Rod Laver

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 2, 1973QF Bob Giltinan 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch data
Nov 1, 1973R16 Raymond Moore 7-6 4-6 8-6WH2HMatch data
Oct 31, 1973R32 Antonio Munoz 6-1 7-6WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 3, 1973F Raul Ramirez 7-6 1-6 5-7 3-6LH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 2, 1973QF Hans Jurgen Pohmann 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch data
Nov 1, 1973R16 Geoff Masters 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Oct 31, 1973R32 Jacques Thamin 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data