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J. Newcombe def. T. Roche

6-4 6-4 4-6 (ret.)

Match Information

Date Jan 16, 1970*
Tournament Melbourne
Category ATP 250
Surface Grass
RoundF
Winner J. Newcombe
Score6-4 6-4 4-6 (ret.)
Loser T. Roche

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJ. NewcombeT. Roche
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944May 17, 1945
Age2524
Height183178
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,9632,061
Career W-L556–224360–191
Career earnings$1,062,408$529,199
Pre-match H2H
J. Newcombe 7 – 9 T. Roche

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Path

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 15, 1970SF R. Taylor 6-3 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data
Jan 15, 1970QF D. Ralston 9-7 15-13 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 14, 1970R16 Bob Lutz 6-3 2-6 6-3W—Match data
Jan 13, 1970R32 John Cooper 6-3 7-9 6-2 8-6W—Match data

J. Newcombe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

T. Roche's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 15, 1970SF A. Ashe 11-9 12-14 12-10 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 15, 1970QF Stan Smith 3-6 16-14 6-1 8-10 6-4W—Match data
Jan 14, 1970R16 J. McManus 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 13, 1970R32 R. Keldie 7-5 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch data