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John Newcombe def. Tom Okker

4-6 6-4 7-6(2)

Match Information

Date Feb 14, 1971*
Tournament Philadelphia Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner John Newcombe
Score4-6 6-4 7-6(2)
Loser Tom Okker

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeTom Okker
Country AUS NED
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Feb 22, 1944
Age2626
Height183177
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0381,965
Career W-L556–224672–279
Career earnings$1,062,408$1,257,200
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 3 5 Tom Okker

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 13, 1971R16 Roger Taylor 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data
Feb 12, 1971R32 Roy Barth 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 14, 1971SF Cliff Drysdale 3-6 2-6 6-1 6-4 7-6(4)WH2HMatch data

Tom Okker's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 13, 1971R16 Bob Lutz 6-2 6-3WMatch data
Feb 12, 1971R32 Frew Mcmillan 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data