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J. Newcombe def. G. Battrick

6-2 6-3 6-3

Match Information

Date May 26, 1969*
Tournament Rome
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner J. Newcombe
Score6-2 6-3 6-3
Loser G. Battrick

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJ. NewcombeG. Battrick
Country AUS GBR
Birth dateMay 23, 1944May 27, 1947
Age2521
Height183178
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8931,650
Career W-L556–224186–200
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
J. Newcombe 0 0 G. Battrick

Path

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 24, 1969R32 D. Contet 6-1 3-6 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
May 23, 1969R64 Stepan Koudelka 6-3 6-2WMatch data

J. Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 27, 1969QF Martin Mulligan 7-5 6-4 6-0WMatch data

G. Battrick's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 24, 1969R32 Ingo Buding 6-3 4-6 3-6 6-3 6-1WMatch data
May 23, 1969R64 G. Merlo 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data