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Tony Roche def. John Newcombe

10-8 4-6 6-8 7-5 6-3

Match Information

Date Jan 31, 1969*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundQF
Winner Tony Roche
Score10-8 4-6 6-8 7-5 6-3
Loser John Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldTony RocheJohn Newcombe
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 17, 1945May 23, 1944
Age2324
Height178183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9411,858
Career W-L360–191556–224
Career earnings$529,199$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Tony Roche 4 5 John Newcombe

Path

Tony Roche's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 29, 1969R16 Mal Anderson 8-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 1969R32 Ray Keldie 8-6 6-0 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 24, 1969R64 Barry Phillips Moore 6-3 6-3 6-4WMatch data

Tony Roche's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 2, 1969SF Rod Laver 5-7 20-22 11-9 6-1 3-6LH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 29, 1969R16 Raymond Moore 6-2 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 1969R32 Rod Brent 6-2 7-5 3-6 6-4WMatch data
Jan 24, 1969R64 Ian Fletcher 6-2 5-7 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data