SF Atlanta 1969

John Newcombe def. Tom Okker

6-2 4-6 8-6

John Newcombe defeated Tom Okker 6-2 4-6 8-6 in the 1969 Atlanta semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 17, 1969*
Tournament: Atlanta
Edition: 1969
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	John Newcombe	Tom Okker
Country	AUS	NED
Birth date	May 23, 1944	Feb 22, 1944
Age	25	25
Height	183 cm	177 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,988	2,000
Current career W-L	544–220	668–278
Current career earnings	$1,062,408	$1,257,200

Pre-match H2H

John Newcombe 1 – 4 Tom Okker

Path

John Newcombe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roger Taylor	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 17, 1969	QF

John Newcombe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Earl Butch Buchholz	4-6 7-5 4-6 7-5 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 18, 1969	F

Tom Okker's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Pierre Barthes	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 17, 1969	QF