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J. Newcombe def. R. Moore

6-2 6-4 6-3

Match Information

Date Jan 29, 1969*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner J. Newcombe
Score6-2 6-4 6-3
Loser R. Moore

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJ. NewcombeR. Moore
Country AUS RSA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Aug 24, 1946
Age2422
Height183183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8461,672
Career W-L556–224357–376
Career earnings$1,062,408$328
Pre-match H2H
J. Newcombe 2 0 R. Moore

Path

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 1969R32 Rod Brent 6-2 7-5 3-6 6-4WMatch data
Jan 24, 1969R64 I. Fletcher 6-2 5-7 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

J. Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 31, 1969QF T. Roche 8-10 6-4 8-6 5-7 3-6LH2HMatch data

R. Moore's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 1969R32 R. Taylor 15-13 13-11 0-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 24, 1969R64 T. Fancutt 6-4 4-6 6-3 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch data