JAPAN: FORMER WIMBLEDON CHAMPION MARIA BUENO MAKES TRIUMPHANT COME-BACK TO WIN JAPAN OPEN TOURNAMENT.

Record ID: 190439

  • Title: JAPAN: FORMER WIMBLEDON CHAMPION MARIA BUENO MAKES TRIUMPHANT COME-BACK TO WIN JAPAN OPEN TOURNAMENT.
  • Date: 15th October 1974
  • Summary: 1. SV Players names listed on board 0.03 2. GV Crowd 0.05 3. TV Rosewall serves to Newcombe and Rosewall wins point with lob(Rosewall in foreground) 0.11 4. SV Crowd applaud 0.14 5. SV&GV Rosewall serves and wins point when Newcombe nets ball Players walk off court 0.29 6. GV Crowd 0.30 7. SV PULL OUT GV Newcombe serves from far end and Rosewall wins point to win first set (2 shots) 0.42 8. SV&GV Rosewall serves and Newcombe wins point after long rally 1.00 9. Crowd applaud 1.02 10. GV Scoreboard Newcombe winning two seta to one 1.04 11. SV Newcombe serves ace to win game set and match. Players shake hands at net and walk off 1.20 12. GV PAN FROM Scoreboard to Ebbinghaus serving to Bueno and wins point after rally (3 shots) 1.33 13. GV Crowd applaud 1.36 14. SV Bueno serves and wins point 1.43 15. GV Crowd 1.46 16. SV&GV Bueno serves and Ebbinghaus nets ball Bueno wins game set and match. 1.58 Initials ET/013 ET/042 SPORT: TENNIS Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 30th October 1974 12:00
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  • Location: TOKYO, JAPAN
  • Country: Japan
  • Reuters ID: LVADND2FE1EKNQV3BA1M9HBFLSIZ
  • Story Text: Former Wimbledon Champion, Maria Bueno of Brazil, made a triumphant comeback to international tennis on Monday (14 October) when she won the Women's Singles in the Japan Open Tournament in Tokyo. She defeated the number one seed, Katja Ebbinghaus of West Germany, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 to pick up the title and the 6,000 U.S. dollars (GBP 2,500 sterling) prize money.

    Miss Bueno, Wimbledon Champion in 1959 and 1964, returned to top-class tennis only five weeks ago. Her last victory was in South America in March 1969. She was seeded third for the Japan Tournament, and the five year lay-off with persistent arm trouble seemed to have little effect on her playing skill.

    The Men's Singles Final provided yet another clash between top Australian tennis star John Newcombe and Ken Rosewall. Newcombe defeated his compatriot to take the championship 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, after Rosewall had won the first set easily.

    Newcombe lost to the veteran Rosewall in both the Wimbledon and the United States Championships earlier in the year, but on this occasion he managed to secure both the title and the 15,000 U.S. dollars (GBP 6,250 sterling) prize-money.
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