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R. Taylor def. J. Newcombe

10-4

Match Information

Date Oct 15, 1968*
Tournament Port Elizabeth Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner R. Taylor
Score10-4
Loser J. Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldR. TaylorJ. Newcombe
Country GBR AUS
Birth dateOct 14, 1941May 23, 1944
Age2724
Height183183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,5181,865
Career W-L369–296556–224
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
R. Taylor 2 8 J. Newcombe

Path

R. Taylor's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 15, 1968QF C. Drysdale 7-1WH2HMatch data

R. Taylor's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 16, 1968F T. Roche 10-8WH2HMatch data

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 15, 1968QF P. Barthes 7-3WH2HMatch data