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John Newcombe def. Roger Taylor

7-5 3-6 6-4

Match Information

Date Feb 11, 1972*
Tournament Richmond Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner John Newcombe
Score7-5 3-6 6-4
Loser Roger Taylor

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeRoger Taylor
Country AUS GBR
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Oct 14, 1941
Age2730
Height183183
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0641,902
Career W-L556–224369–296
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 17 4 Roger Taylor

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 10, 1972R16 Ray Ruffels 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Feb 9, 1972R32 Fred Stolle 7-6 7-6WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 11, 1972SF Cliff Drysdale 6-4 4-6 3-6LH2HMatch data

Roger Taylor's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 10, 1972R16 Allan Stone 7-6 7-6WH2HMatch data
Feb 9, 1972R32 Tom Okker 7-6 7-6WH2HMatch data