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John Newcombe def. Richard Hawkes

6-3 6-2 6-2

Match Information

Date Feb 2, 1969*
Tournament Auckland
Category ATP 250
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-3 6-2 6-2
Loser Richard Hawkes

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeRichard Hawkes
Country AUS NZL
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Nov 29, 1940
Age2428
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8451,423
Career W-L556–2248–24
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 0 0 Richard Hawkes

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 1, 1969R32 Kevin Long 6-1 6-4 6-3WMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 3, 1969QF Brian Fairlie 5-7 4-6 10-8 6-0 6-3LH2HMatch data

Richard Hawkes's path

No prior matches in this tournament.