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J. Newcombe def. M. Orantes

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

Match Information

Date Jun 3, 1969*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR32
Winner J. Newcombe
Score6-4 6-3 4-6 6-3
Loser M. Orantes

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJ. NewcombeM. Orantes
Country AUS ESP
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Feb 6, 1949
Age2520
Height183178
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9781,798
Career W-L556–224696–286
Career earnings$1,062,408$1,398,303
Pre-match H2H
J. Newcombe 0 0 M. Orantes

Path

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 1, 1969R64 B. Bowrey 6-3 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 30, 1969R128 C. Pasarell 6-1 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data

J. Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 6, 1969R16 J. Kodes 6-1 6-4 0-6 8-10 11-9WH2HMatch data

M. Orantes's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 1, 1969R64 Z. Guerry 6-1 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 30, 1969R128 T. Ulrich 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data