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R. Laver def. J. Newcombe

7-5 6-2 4-6 6-1

Match Information

Date Jul 15, 1969*
Tournament Boston
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundF
Winner R. Laver
Score7-5 6-2 4-6 6-1
Loser J. Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldR. LaverJ. Newcombe
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateAug 9, 1938May 23, 1944
Age3025
Height175183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1822,069
Career W-L576–147556–224
Career earnings$1,565,413$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
R. Laver 5 1 J. Newcombe

Path

R. Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 14, 1969SF K. Rosewall 6-3 5-7 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jul 14, 1969QF T. Okker 6-3 10-8WH2HMatch data
Jul 13, 1969R16 R. Moore 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data

R. Laver's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 14, 1969SF F. Stolle 6-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jul 14, 1969QF P. Barthes 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jul 13, 1969R16 Alejandro Olmedo 6-3 7-5WMatch data