R16 Sydney International 1969

John Newcombe def. Vittorio Crotta

6-1 1-6 6-1 3-6 6-1

John Newcombe defeated Vittorio Crotta 6-1 1-6 6-1 3-6 6-1 in the 1969 Sydney International round of 16 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 17, 1969*
Tournament: Sydney International
Edition: 1969
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: R16

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	John Newcombe	Vittorio Crotta
Country	AUS	ITA
Birth date	May 23, 1944	Apr 12, 1946
Age	24	22
Height	183 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,831	1,435
Current career W-L	544–220	—
Current career earnings	$1,062,408	—

Pre-match H2H

John Newcombe 0 – 0 Vittorio Crotta

Path

John Newcombe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Allan Stone	10-12 8-6 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 16, 1969	R32

John Newcombe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Richard Gonzalez	5-7 18-16 6-3 14-12	W	—	Match data	Jan 18, 1969	QF

Vittorio Crotta's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Pierre Barthes	4-6 7-5 6-1 6-1	W	—	Match data	Jan 16, 1969	R32