Tony Roche def. John Newcombe

6-4 7-5

Tony Roche defeated John Newcombe 6-4 7-5 in the 1968 Vienna Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldTony RocheJohn Newcombe
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 17, 1945May 23, 1944
Age2324
Height178 cm183 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,7881,851
Current career W-L360–191544–220
Current career earnings$529,199$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H

Path

Tony Roche's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nikola Pilic 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataNov 12, 1968SF

Tony Roche's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

John Newcombe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Taylor 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataNov 12, 1968SF