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John Newcombe def. Pierre Barthes

6-2 6-1

Match Information

Date Jul 26, 1968*
Tournament Gstaad
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-2 6-1
Loser Pierre Barthes

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombePierre Barthes
Country AUS FRA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Sep 13, 1941
Age2426
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,6621,465
Career W-L556–224185–190
Career earnings$1,062,408$8,040
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 4 2 Pierre Barthes

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 25, 1968R16 Torben Ulrich 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jul 24, 1968R32 Fred Berli 6-1 6-1WMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 26, 1968SF Cliff Drysdale 3-6 6-0 3-6 6-4 3-6LH2HMatch data

Pierre Barthes's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 25, 1968R16 Boro Jovanovic 3-6 8-6 6-4WMatch data
Jul 24, 1968R32 Tom Edlefsen 10-12 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data