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John Newcombe def. Nikola Pilic

31-17 31-17

Match Information

Date Apr 26, 1968*
Tournament Evansville Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundF
Winner John Newcombe
Score31-17 31-17
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
Age2328
Height183191
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,5291,516
Career W-L556–224301–248
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 3 1 Nikola Pilic

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 25, 1968SF Dennis Ralston 31-25WH2HMatch data
Apr 25, 1968QF Roger Taylor 31-17WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Nikola Pilic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 25, 1968SF Pierre Barthes 31-24WH2HMatch data
Apr 25, 1968QF Tony Roche 31-23WH2HMatch data