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Rome·Round of 16·ATP·Clay
6-36-1
John Newcombe wins
Bob Lutz USA
May 3, 1971 Best of 3 Career head-to-head Tournament draw

Match facts

Rome 1971
PlayersAt the time of the match
John NewcombeBob Lutz
Rank at event--
Ranking points--
Seed#1-
CountryAUSUSA
Age2724
PlaysRightRight
Height183 cm180 cm
1971 season63 - 1951 - 28
Clay record125 - 52 (70.6%)63 - 54 (53.8%)
Career record569 - 228 (71.4%)478 - 308 (60.8%)
Head-to-head8 meetings
3John Newcombe
vs
5Bob Lutz
1978-02-13 · Palm Springs · Hard
Bob Lutz6-26-3Round of 64John Newcombe
1976-03-09 · Memphis WCT · Carpet
Bob Lutz6-7(6)6-36-2QuarterfinalJohn Newcombe
1975-05-12 · Las Vegas · Hard
Bob Lutz6-47-6Round of 16John Newcombe
1974-04-07 · New Orleans WCT · -
John Newcombe6-47-5QuarterfinalBob Lutz
1972-11-26 · Rome WCT · Carpet
Bob Lutz6-77-66-3QuarterfinalJohn Newcombe
1972-07-06 · Boston WCT · Hard
Bob Lutz4-66-17-6Round of 32John Newcombe