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Ken Rosewall def. John Newcombe

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

Match Information

Date Nov 21, 1968*
Tournament Wembley 3
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundF
Winner Ken Rosewall
Score6-4 4-6 7-5 6-4
Loser John Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldKen RosewallJohn Newcombe
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateNov 2, 1934May 23, 1944
Age3424
Height170183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8601,863
Career W-L541–195556–224
Career earnings$1,602,700$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Ken Rosewall 0 1 John Newcombe

Path

Ken Rosewall's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 20, 1968SF Andres Gimeno 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch data
Nov 20, 1968QF Nikola Pilic 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data
Nov 19, 1968R16 Cliff Drysdale 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data

Ken Rosewall's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 20, 1968SF Fred Stolle 3-6 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
Nov 20, 1968QF Dennis Ralston 7-5 9-7WH2HMatch data
Nov 19, 1968R16 Marty Riessen 10-8 7-5WH2HMatch data