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J. Newcombe def. K. Rosewall

5-7 6-3 6-3 3-6 6-1

Match Information

Date	Jul 6, 1970*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	F
Winner	J. Newcombe
Score	5-7 6-3 6-3 3-6 6-1
Loser	K. Rosewall

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	J. Newcombe	K. Rosewall
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	May 23, 1944	Nov 2, 1934
Age	26	35
Height	183	170
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,071	2,087
Career W-L	556–224	541–195
Career earnings	$1,062,408	$1,602,700

Pre-match H2H

J. Newcombe 2 – 3 K. Rosewall

Path

J. Newcombe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 5, 1970	SF	A. Gimeno	6-3 8-6 6-0	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 3, 1970	QF	R. Emerson	6-1 5-7 3-6 6-2 11-9	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 1, 1970	R16	D. Ralston	14-12 9-7 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 28, 1970	R32	O. Davidson	9-7 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 26, 1970	R64	N. Kalogeropoulos	6-1 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 24, 1970	R128	R. Barth	6-2 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

J. Newcombe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

K. Rosewall's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 5, 1970	SF	R. Taylor	6-3 4-6 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 3, 1970	QF	T. Roche	10-8 6-1 4-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 1, 1970	R16	T. Gorman	6-2 6-2 3-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 28, 1970	R32	T. Addison	6-2 6-4 6-0	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 26, 1970	R64	J. Barclay	6-2 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 24, 1970	R128	C. Dibley	6-3 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data