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John Newcombe def. Tony Roche

6-3 4-6 6-2 5-7 6-3

Match Information

Date May 28, 1969*
Tournament Rome
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundF
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-3 4-6 6-2 5-7 6-3
Loser Tony Roche

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeTony Roche
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944May 17, 1945
Age2524
Height183178
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,9361,982
Career W-L556–224360–191
Career earnings$1,062,408$529,199
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 5 – 5 Tony Roche

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Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 27, 1969SF Jan Kodes 6-3 4-6 6-1 7-9 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 27, 1969QF Martin Mulligan 7-5 6-4 6-0W—Match data
May 26, 1969R16 Gerald Battrick 6-2 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 24, 1969R32 Daniel Contet 6-1 3-6 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
May 23, 1969R64 Stepan Koudelka 6-3 6-2W—Match data

John Newcombe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Tony Roche's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 27, 1969SF Tom Okker 4-6 4-6 7-5 12-10 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 27, 1969QF Cliff Drysdale 6-4 4-6 6-0 7-5WH2HMatch data
May 26, 1969R16 Ilie Nastase 7-5 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 24, 1969R32 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6-3 8-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 23, 1969R64 Nicola Spear 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch data