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John Newcombe def. Mal Anderson

4-6 4-6 8-6 6-4 6-1

Match Information

Date Aug 17, 1968*
Tournament Hamburg
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner John Newcombe
Score4-6 4-6 8-6 6-4 6-1
Loser Mal Anderson

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeMal Anderson
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Mar 3, 1935
Age2433
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,6971,591
Career W-L556–22481–54
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 0 0 Mal Anderson

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 16, 1968R32 John Alexander 6-4 8-10 10-8 6-1WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 18, 1968QF Marty Riessen 3-6 4-6 6-4 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch data

Mal Anderson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 16, 1968R32 Barry Phillips Moore 6-8 7-5 7-5 6-3WMatch data
Aug 15, 1968R64 Bob Howe 6-3 15-13 6-3WMatch data