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John Newcombe def. Tony Roche

6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date Oct 12, 1968*
Tournament Durban Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundF
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-3 6-4
Loser Tony Roche

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeTony Roche
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944May 17, 1945
Age2423
Height183178
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8291,770
Career W-L556–224360–191
Career earnings$1,062,408$529,199
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 3 3 Tony Roche

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 11, 1968SF Raymond Moore 8-6 9-7WH2HMatch data
Oct 11, 1968QF Pierre Barthes 6-8 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Tony Roche's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 11, 1968SF Marty Riessen 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Oct 11, 1968QF Nikola Pilic 14-12 6-2WH2HMatch data