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J. Newcombe def. C. Drysdale

31-12 31-22

Match Information

Date Apr 7, 1968*
Tournament Bakersfield Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundF
Winner J. Newcombe
Score31-12 31-22
Loser C. Drysdale

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJ. NewcombeC. Drysdale
Country AUS RSA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944May 26, 1941
Age2326
Height183188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,5011,601
Career W-L556–224402–253
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
J. Newcombe 2 1 C. Drysdale

Path

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 6, 1968SF P. Barthes 31-28WH2HMatch data
Apr 6, 1968QF N. Pilic 31-22WH2HMatch data

J. Newcombe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

C. Drysdale's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 6, 1968SF E. Buchholz 31-28WH2HMatch data
Apr 6, 1968QF T. Roche 31-23WH2HMatch data