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John Newcombe def. Nikola Pilic

11-9

Match Information

Date Oct 14, 1968*
Tournament East London Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner John Newcombe
Score11-9
Loser Nikola Pilic

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeNikola Pilic
Country AUS CRO
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Aug 27, 1939
Age2429
Height183191
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8511,672
Career W-L556–224301–248
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 9 3 Nikola Pilic

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 14, 1968QF Raymond Moore 8-6WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 15, 1968F Cliff Drysdale 10-6WH2HMatch data

Nikola Pilic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 14, 1968QF Marty Riessen 8-3WH2HMatch data
Oct 13, 1968R16 Earl Butch Buchholz 8-5WH2HMatch data