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J. Newcombe #2 def. R. Case #42

6-2 6-1

Match Information

Date Feb 9, 1974*
Tournament St. Petersburg Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner J. Newcombe
Score6-2 6-1
Loser R. Case

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJ. NewcombeR. Case
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Nov 1, 1951
Age2922
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)242
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9881,902
Career W-L556–224294–276
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
J. Newcombe 2 2 R. Case

Path

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 9, 1974QF D. Stockton 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 8, 1974R16 Boro Jovanovic 6-4 6-2WMatch data
Feb 7, 1974R32 M. Holecek 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

J. Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 10, 1974F Alex Metreveli 6-0 7-6(3)WMatch data

R. Case's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 9, 1974QF B. Gottfried 6-4 2-6 6-0WH2HMatch data
Feb 8, 1974R16 D. Crealy 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Feb 7, 1974R32 J. Fillol 6-4 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch data