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John Newcombe def. Mal Anderson

6-2 6-3 6-1

Match Information

Date Jun 29, 1969*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR32
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-2 6-3 6-1
Loser Mal Anderson

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeMal Anderson
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Mar 3, 1935
Age2534
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9991,658
Career W-L556–22481–54
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 1 0 Mal Anderson

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 27, 1969R64 Brian Fairlie 7-5 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jun 25, 1969R128 Nikola Pilic 12-10 6-4 4-6 7-5WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 2, 1969R16 Fred Stolle 6-4 7-5 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch data

Mal Anderson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 27, 1969R64 John Cooper 13-11 8-6 6-4WMatch data
Jun 25, 1969R128 Daniel Contet 6-4 11-9 6-8 6-4WH2HMatch data