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John Newcombe def. Roger Taylor

3-6 6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date Jun 20, 1969*
Tournament London / Queen's Club
Category ATP 250
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner John Newcombe
Score3-6 6-3 6-4
Loser Roger Taylor

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeRoger Taylor
Country AUS GBR
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Oct 14, 1941
Age2527
Height183183
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9671,774
Career W-L556–224369–296
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 10 3 Roger Taylor

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 19, 1969R32 Earl Butch Buchholz 8-10 6-0 10-8WH2HMatch data
Jun 18, 1969R64 Ken Fletcher 6-1 6-2WMatch data
Jun 17, 1969R128 Thomaz Koch 2-6 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 21, 1969QF Andres Gimeno 8-6 6-3WH2HMatch data

Roger Taylor's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 19, 1969R32 Stan Smith 3-6 6-2 17-15WMatch data
Jun 18, 1969R64 Terry Ryan 7-5 13-11WMatch data
Jun 17, 1969R128 Jaime Fillol 6-3 1-6 6-3WH2HMatch data