R16 Hamburg Open 1968

John Newcombe def. Mal Anderson

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

John Newcombe defeated Mal Anderson 4-6 4-6 8-6 6-4 6-1 in the 1968 Hamburg Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 17, 1968*
Tournament: Hamburg Open
Edition: 1968
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R16

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	John Newcombe	Mal Anderson
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	May 23, 1944	Mar 3, 1935
Age	24	33
Height	183 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,681	1,593
Current career W-L	544–220	81–54
Current career earnings	$1,062,408	—

Pre-match H2H

John Newcombe 0 – 0 Mal Anderson

Path

John Newcombe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John Alexander	6-4 8-10 10-8 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 16, 1968	R32

John Newcombe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marty Riessen	3-6 4-6 6-4 6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 18, 1968	QF

Mal Anderson's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Barry Phillips Moore	6-8 7-5 7-5 6-3	W	—	Match data	Aug 16, 1968	R32
Bob Howe	6-3 15-13 6-3	W	—	Match data	Aug 15, 1968	R64