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John Newcombe def. Roger Taylor

6-4 6-2

Match Information

Date Nov 12, 1968*
Tournament Vienna Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-4 6-2
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
Age2427
Height183183
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8471,586
Career W-L556–224369–296
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 9 3 Roger Taylor

Path

John Newcombe's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 13, 1968F Tony Roche 4-6 5-7LH2HMatch data

Roger Taylor's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 7, 1968BR Nikola Pilic 9-7 9-7WH2HMatch data