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Tony Roche def. John Newcombe

6-0 6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date Feb 7, 1970*
Tournament Philadelphia Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner Tony Roche
Score6-0 6-3 6-4
Loser John Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldTony RocheJohn Newcombe
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 17, 1945May 23, 1944
Age2425
Height178183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0391,989
Career W-L360–191556–224
Career earnings$529,199$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Tony Roche 9 8 John Newcombe

Path

Tony Roche's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 7, 1970QF Cliff Richey 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
Feb 6, 1970R16 Stan Smith 6-3 6-2WMatch data
Feb 5, 1970R32 Richard Russell 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data

Tony Roche's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 8, 1970F Rod Laver 6-3 8-6 6-2LH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 7, 1970QF Earl Butch Buchholz 8-6 3-6 8-6WH2HMatch data
Feb 6, 1970R16 Jim Osborne 6-3 6-8 7-5WH2HMatch data
Feb 5, 1970R32 Thomaz Koch 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data