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John Newcombe def. Brian Fairlie

7-5 6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date Jun 27, 1969*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR64
Winner John Newcombe
Score7-5 6-4 6-4
Loser Brian Fairlie

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeBrian Fairlie
Country AUS NZL
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Jun 13, 1948
Age2521
Height183173
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9941,609
Career W-L556–224233–220
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 0 1 Brian Fairlie

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 25, 1969R128 Nikola Pilic 12-10 6-4 4-6 7-5WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 29, 1969R32 Mal Anderson 6-2 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data

Brian Fairlie's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 25, 1969R128 Patricio Rodriguez Chi 6-2 8-6 6-3WMatch data