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J. Newcombe def. P. Barthes

10-6

Match Information

Date	Oct 21, 1968*
Tournament	Kimberley Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	SF
Winner	J. Newcombe
Score	10-6
Loser	P. Barthes

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	J. Newcombe	P. Barthes
Country	AUS	FRA
Birth date	May 23, 1944	Sep 13, 1941
Age	24	27
Height	183	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,826	1,592
Career W-L	556–224	185–190
Career earnings	$1,062,408	$8,040

Pre-match H2H

J. Newcombe 8 – 3 P. Barthes

Path

J. Newcombe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 21, 1968	QF	R. Taylor	8-2	W	H2H	Match data

J. Newcombe's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 22, 1968	F	T. Roche	10-6	W	H2H	Match data

P. Barthes's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 21, 1968	QF	E. Buchholz	8-6	W	H2H	Match data