Ken Rosewall def. John Newcombe

6-4 4-6 7-5 6-4

Ken Rosewall defeated John Newcombe 6-4 4-6 7-5 6-4 in the 1968 Wembley 3 final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

FieldKen RosewallJohn Newcombe
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateNov 2, 1934May 23, 1944
Age3424
Height170 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8571,862
Current career W-L535–193544–220
Current career earnings$1,602,700$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H

Path

Ken Rosewall's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andres Gimeno 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataNov 20, 1968SF
Nikola Pilic 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataNov 20, 1968QF
Cliff Drysdale 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataNov 19, 1968R16

Ken Rosewall's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

John Newcombe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fred Stolle 3-6 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataNov 20, 1968SF
Dennis Ralston 7-5 9-7WH2HMatch dataNov 20, 1968QF
Marty Riessen 10-8 7-5WH2HMatch dataNov 19, 1968R16