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John Newcombe def. Pierre Barthes

6-8 6-1 6-2 6-2

Match Information

Date Sep 2, 1969*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR32
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-8 6-1 6-2 6-2
Loser Pierre Barthes

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombePierre Barthes
Country AUS FRA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Sep 13, 1941
Age2527
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9901,667
Career W-L556–224185–190
Career earnings$1,062,408$8,040
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 10 4 Pierre Barthes

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1969R64 Jasjit Singh 6-3 6-4 6-4WMatch data
Aug 29, 1969R128 Paul Sullivan 6-2 6-3 6-3WMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 5, 1969R16 Marty Riessen 4-6 6-3 6-4 25-23WH2HMatch data

Pierre Barthes's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1969R64 Ray Keldie 8-6 7-5 2-6 9-7WH2HMatch data
Aug 29, 1969R128 Patricio Cornejo 6-8 6-3 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data