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John Newcombe def. Tom Okker

6-2 4-6 8-6

Match Information

Date Sep 17, 1969*
Tournament Atlanta
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-2 4-6 8-6
Loser Tom Okker

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeTom Okker
Country AUS NED
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Feb 22, 1944
Age2525
Height183177
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9842,021
Career W-L556–224672–279
Career earnings$1,062,408$1,257,200
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 1 4 Tom Okker

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 17, 1969QF Roger Taylor 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 18, 1969F Earl Butch Buchholz 6-4 5-7 6-4 5-7 6-2LH2HMatch data

Tom Okker's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 17, 1969QF Pierre Barthes 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Sep 12, 1969BR Tony Roche 8-6WH2HMatch data