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J. Newcombe def. R. Hawkes

6-3 6-2 6-2

Match Information

Date	Feb 2, 1969*
Tournament	Auckland
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	R16
Winner	J. Newcombe
Score	6-3 6-2 6-2
Loser	R. Hawkes

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	J. Newcombe	R. Hawkes
Country	AUS	NZL
Birth date	May 23, 1944	Nov 29, 1940
Age	24	28
Height	183	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,845	1,423
Career W-L	556–224	8–24
Career earnings	$1,062,408	—

Pre-match H2H

J. Newcombe 0 – 0 R. Hawkes

Path

J. Newcombe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 1, 1969	R32	Kevin Long	6-1 6-4 6-3	W	—	Match data

J. Newcombe's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 3, 1969	QF	B. Fairlie	7-5 6-4 8-10 0-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data

R. Hawkes's path

No prior matches in this tournament.