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J. Newcombe def. R. Taylor

6-3 6-3

Match Information

Date Oct 7, 1968*
Tournament Johannesburg Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner J. Newcombe
Score6-3 6-3
Loser R. Taylor

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJ. NewcombeR. Taylor
Country AUS GBR
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Oct 14, 1941
Age2426
Height183183
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8321,527
Career W-L556–224369–296
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
J. Newcombe 7 2 R. Taylor

Path

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 2, 1968BR C. Drysdale 6-3 3-6 6-1WH2HMatch data

J. Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 7, 1968SF E. Buchholz 4-6 6-3 10-12LH2HMatch data

R. Taylor's path

No prior matches in this tournament.