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J. Newcombe def. N. Neely

6-1 7-5 6-1

Match Information

Date Jan 25, 1970*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR32
Winner J. Newcombe
Score6-1 7-5 6-1
Loser N. Neely

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJ. NewcombeN. Neely
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Jan 14, 1940
Age2530
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9841,524
Career W-L556–2241–2
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
J. Newcombe 0 0 N. Neely

Path

J. Newcombe's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

J. Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 28, 1970R16 P. Dent 6-2 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data

N. Neely's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 23, 1970R64 Ian Bidmeade NAWMatch data