Tony Roche def. John Newcombe

6-0 6-3 6-4

Tony Roche defeated John Newcombe 6-0 6-3 6-4 in the 1970 Philadelphia Wct semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldTony RocheJohn Newcombe
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 17, 1945May 23, 1944
Age2425
Height178 cm183 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0372,005
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
Cliff Richey 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 7, 1970QF
Stan Smith 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 6, 1970R16
Richard Russell 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 5, 1970R32

Tony Roche's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rod Laver 3-6 6-8 2-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 8, 1970F

John Newcombe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Earl Butch Buchholz 8-6 3-6 8-6WH2HMatch dataFeb 7, 1970QF
Jim Osborne 6-3 6-8 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 6, 1970R16
Thomaz Koch 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 5, 1970R32