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John Newcombe def. Nikola Pilic

3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3

Match Information

Date Aug 18, 1968*
Tournament Hamburg
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundSF
Winner John Newcombe
Score3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3
Loser Nikola Pilic

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeNikola Pilic
Country AUS CRO
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Aug 27, 1939
Age2428
Height183191
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,7321,616
Career W-L556–224301–248
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 7 3 Nikola Pilic

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 18, 1968QF Marty Riessen 3-6 4-6 6-4 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch data
Aug 17, 1968R16 Mal Anderson 4-6 4-6 8-6 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
Aug 16, 1968R32 John Alexander 6-4 8-10 10-8 6-1WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 19, 1968F Cliff Drysdale 6-3 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data

Nikola Pilic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 18, 1968QF Pierre Barthes 7-5 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 17, 1968R16 Istvan Gulyas 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
Aug 16, 1968R32 Jan Kukal 6-3 1-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data