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John Newcombe def. Cliff Drysdale

31-12 31-22

Match Information

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

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeCliff 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
John Newcombe 2 1 Cliff Drysdale

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 6, 1968SF Pierre Barthes 31-28WH2HMatch data
Apr 6, 1968QF Nikola Pilic 31-22WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Cliff Drysdale's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 6, 1968SF Earl Butch Buchholz 31-28WH2HMatch data
Apr 6, 1968QF Tony Roche 31-23WH2HMatch data