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J. Newcombe def. T. Roche

11-9 4-6 6-3

Match Information

Date Oct 2, 1968*
Tournament Pretoria Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundF
Winner J. Newcombe
Score11-9 4-6 6-3
Loser T. Roche

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJ. NewcombeT. Roche
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944May 17, 1945
Age2423
Height183178
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8211,703
Career W-L556–224360–191
Career earnings$1,062,408$529,199
Pre-match H2H
J. Newcombe 2 3 T. Roche

Path

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 1, 1968SF M. Riessen 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data
Oct 1, 1968QF N. Pilic 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data

J. Newcombe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

T. Roche's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 1, 1968SF E. Buchholz 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Oct 1, 1968QF R. Taylor 8-6 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch data