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John Newcombe def. Nikola Pilic

21-13 12-21 21-19

Match Information

Date	Aug 12, 1968
Tournament	Newport Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	BR
Winner	John Newcombe
Score	21-13 12-21 21-19
Loser	Nikola Pilic

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	John Newcombe	Nikola Pilic
Country	AUS	CRO
Birth date	May 23, 1944	Aug 27, 1939
Age	24	28
Height	183	191
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,663	1,568
Career W-L	556–224	301–248
Career earnings	$1,062,408	—

Pre-match H2H

John Newcombe 6 – 2 Nikola Pilic

Path

John Newcombe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 12, 1968	RR	Roger Taylor	21-10 18-21 21-19	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 12, 1968	RR	Cliff Drysdale	16-21 21-19 21-17	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 12, 1968	RR	Earl Butch Buchholz	21-13 20-21 21-20	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 12, 1968	RR	Pierre Barthes	19-21 2-18 21-19	W	H2H	Match data

John Newcombe's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 17, 1968	SF	Marty Riessen	31-21 31-22	L	H2H	Match data

Nikola Pilic's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 12, 1968	RR	John Newcombe	21-14 21-16	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 12, 1968	RR	Barry Mackay	21-12 21-14	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 12, 1968	RR	Pierre Barthes	21-12 21-14	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 12, 1968	RR	Marty Riessen	21-20 18-21 21-15	W	H2H	Match data