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John Newcombe def. Jan Kodes

6-1 6-4 0-6 8-10 11-9

Match Information

Date Jun 6, 1969*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-1 6-4 0-6 8-10 11-9
Loser Jan Kodes

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeJan Kodes
Country AUS CZE
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Mar 1, 1946
Age2523
Height183175
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9911,790
Career W-L556–224465–274
Career earnings$1,062,408$693,197
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 1 0 Jan Kodes

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 3, 1969R32 Manuel Orantes 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jun 1, 1969R64 Bill Bowrey 6-3 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 30, 1969R128 Charlie Pasarell 6-1 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 8, 1969QF Tom Okker 5-7 6-2 4-6 6-2 6-2LH2HMatch data

Jan Kodes's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 3, 1969R32 Robert Maud 6-2 4-6 11-9 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jun 1, 1969R64 Bob Howe 6-0 6-2 8-6WMatch data
May 30, 1969R128 Eric Drossart 6-1 6-3 6-3WMatch data