John Newcombe def. Tony Roche

10-6

John Newcombe defeated Tony Roche 10-6 in the 1968 Kimberley Wct final on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

Detailed match statistics are not 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)1,8321,792
Career W-L556–224360–191
Career earnings$1,062,408$529,199
Pre-match H2H

Path

John Newcombe's path

OpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Pierre Barthes 10-6WH2HMatch dataOct 21, 1968SF
Roger Taylor 8-2WH2HMatch dataOct 21, 1968QF

John Newcombe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Tony Roche's path

OpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marty Riessen 12-10WH2HMatch dataOct 21, 1968SF
Nikola Pilic 8-5WH2HMatch dataOct 21, 1968QF