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John Newcombe def. Cliff Drysdale

10-6

Match Information

Date Oct 15, 1968*
Tournament East London Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundF
Winner John Newcombe
Score10-6
Loser Cliff Drysdale

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeCliff Drysdale
Country AUS RSA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944May 26, 1941
Age2427
Height183188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8371,702
Career W-L556–224402–253
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 6 3 Cliff Drysdale

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 14, 1968SF Nikola Pilic 11-9WH2HMatch data
Oct 14, 1968QF Raymond Moore 8-6WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Cliff Drysdale's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 14, 1968SF Pierre Barthes 11-9WH2HMatch data
Oct 14, 1968QF Roger Taylor 8-5WH2HMatch data