Roger Taylor def. John Newcombe

7-5 4-6 6-4

Roger Taylor defeated John Newcombe 7-5 4-6 6-4 in the 1972 Toronto Wct round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 24, 1972*
Tournament: Toronto Wct
Edition: 1972
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: R16

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Roger Taylor	John Newcombe
Country	GBR	AUS
Birth date	Oct 14, 1941	May 23, 1944
Age	30	27
Height	183 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,898	2,035
Current career W-L	369–297	544–220
Current career earnings	—	$1,062,408

Pre-match H2H

Roger Taylor 4 – 18 John Newcombe

Path

Roger Taylor's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bill Bowrey	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 23, 1972	R32

Roger Taylor's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Rod Laver	4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 25, 1972	QF

John Newcombe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ismail El Shafei	4-6 6-1 6-1	W	—	Match data	Feb 23, 1972	R32