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John Newcombe def. Daniel Contet

6-1 3-6 6-2 6-1

Match Information

Date May 24, 1969*
Tournament Rome
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundR32
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-1 3-6 6-2 6-1
Loser Daniel Contet

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeDaniel Contet
Country AUS FRA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Nov 3, 1943
Age2525
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8871,548
Career W-L556–22420–33
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 0 0 Daniel Contet

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 23, 1969R64 Stepan Koudelka 6-3 6-2WMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 26, 1969R16 Gerald Battrick 6-2 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data

Daniel Contet's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 23, 1969R64 Allan Stone 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data