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John Newcombe def. Bill Bowrey

6-3 6-2 6-2

Match Information

Date Jun 1, 1969*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR64
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-3 6-2 6-2
Loser Bill Bowrey

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeBill Bowrey
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Dec 25, 1943
Age2525
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9721,648
Career W-L556–224122–114
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 0 0 Bill Bowrey

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 30, 1969R128 Charlie Pasarell 6-1 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 3, 1969R32 Manuel Orantes 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch data

Bill Bowrey's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 30, 1969R128 Vittorio Crotta 6-4 8-6 6-1WMatch data