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John Newcombe def. Tony Roche

10-6

Match Information

Date Oct 22, 1968*
Tournament Kimberley Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundF
Winner John Newcombe
Score10-6
Loser Tony Roche

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeTony Roche
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944May 17, 1945
Age2423
Height183178
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8331,793
Career W-L556–224360–191
Career earnings$1,062,408$529,199
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 4 3 Tony Roche

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 21, 1968SF Pierre Barthes 10-6WH2HMatch data
Oct 21, 1968QF Roger Taylor 8-2WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Tony Roche's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 21, 1968SF Marty Riessen 12-10WH2HMatch data
Oct 21, 1968QF Nikola Pilic 8-5WH2HMatch data