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B. Fairlie def. J. Newcombe

5-7 4-6 10-8 6-0 6-3

Match Information

Date Feb 3, 1969*
Tournament Auckland
Category ATP 250
Surface Grass
RoundQF
Winner B. Fairlie
Score5-7 4-6 10-8 6-0 6-3
Loser J. Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldB. FairlieJ. Newcombe
Country NZL AUS
Birth dateJun 13, 1948May 23, 1944
Age2024
Height173183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,5381,849
Career W-L233–220556–224
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
B. Fairlie 0 0 J. Newcombe

Path

B. Fairlie's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 2, 1969R16 M. Anderson 6-0 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

B. Fairlie's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 3, 1969SF R. Laver 3-6 3-6 6-3 5-7LH2HMatch data

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 2, 1969R16 R. Hawkes 6-3 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 1, 1969R32 Kevin Long 6-1 6-4 6-3WMatch data