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John Newcombe def. Bob Hewitt

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

Match Information

Date May 4, 1969*
Tournament Bournemouth
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundF
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-8 6-3 5-7 6-4 6-4
Loser Bob Hewitt

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeBob Hewitt
Country AUS RSA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Jan 12, 1940
Age2429
Height183190
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8751,871
Career W-L556–224285–178
Career earnings$1,062,408$613,837
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 0 0 Bob Hewitt

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 3, 1969SF Fred Stolle 6-3 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data
May 3, 1969QF Mark Cox 6-4 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 2, 1969R16 Mike Belkin 8-6 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data
May 1, 1969R32 Ismail El Shafei 6-2 3-6 6-4 3-6 6-1WMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Bob Hewitt's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 3, 1969SF Roger Taylor 6-1 6-3 2-6 6-1WH2HMatch data
May 3, 1969QF Jean Claude Barclay 6-2 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data