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John Newcombe def. Martin Mulligan

7-5 6-4 6-0

Match Information

Date May 27, 1969*
Tournament Rome
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner John Newcombe
Score7-5 6-4 6-0
Loser Martin Mulligan

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeMartin Mulligan
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Oct 18, 1940
Age2528
Height183
HandednessRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9021,843
Career W-L556–224
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 1 0 Martin Mulligan

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 26, 1969R16 Gerald Battrick 6-2 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 24, 1969R32 Daniel Contet 6-1 3-6 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
May 23, 1969R64 Stepan Koudelka 6-3 6-2WMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 27, 1969SF Jan Kodes 6-3 4-6 6-1 7-9 6-3WH2HMatch data

Martin Mulligan's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 24, 1969R32 Terry Addison 6-2 9-7 6-8 3-6 6-1WMatch data
May 23, 1969R64 Francois Jauffret 6-2 7-5WMatch data