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John Newcombe def. Fred Stolle

7-9 3-6 6-1 6-4 13-11

Match Information

Date Sep 7, 1969*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundQF
Winner John Newcombe
Score7-9 3-6 6-1 6-4 13-11
Loser Fred Stolle

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeFred Stolle
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Oct 8, 1938
Age2530
Height183190
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0081,896
Career W-L556–224177–168
Career earnings$1,062,408$328
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 5 1 Fred Stolle

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 5, 1969R16 Marty Riessen 4-6 6-3 6-4 25-23WH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1969R32 Pierre Barthes 6-8 6-1 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1969R64 Jasjit Singh 6-3 6-4 6-4WMatch data
Aug 29, 1969R128 Paul Sullivan 6-2 6-3 6-3WMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 9, 1969SF Tony Roche 6-3 4-6 6-4 3-6 6-8LH2HMatch data

Fred Stolle's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 5, 1969R16 Roger Taylor 6-4 6-2 2-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1969R32 Cliff Richey 7-5 6-8 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1969R64 Woody Blocher 6-1 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data
Aug 29, 1969R128 Humphrey Hose 6-4 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data