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John Newcombe def. Roger Taylor

6-3 6-3

Match Information

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

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeRoger 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
John Newcombe 7 2 Roger Taylor

Path

John Newcombe's path

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

John Newcombe's next match

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

Roger Taylor's path

No prior matches in this tournament.