John Newcombe def. Bill Bowrey

6-3 6-2 6-2

John Newcombe defeated Bill Bowrey 6-3 6-2 6-2 in the 1969 Roland Garros round of 64 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 1, 1969*
Tournament: Roland Garros
Edition: 1969
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Clay
Round: R64

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	John Newcombe	Bill Bowrey
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	May 23, 1944	Dec 25, 1943
Age	25	25
Height	183 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,974	1,683
Current career W-L	544–220	122–114
Current career earnings	$1,062,408	—

Pre-match H2H

John Newcombe 0 – 0 Bill Bowrey

Path

John Newcombe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Charlie Pasarell	6-1 6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	May 30, 1969	R128

John Newcombe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Manuel Orantes	6-4 6-3 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1969	R32

Bill Bowrey's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Vittorio Crotta	6-4 8-6 6-1	W	—	Match data	May 30, 1969	R128