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John Newcombe def. Arthur Ashe

8-6 6-3

Match Information

Date Apr 20, 1969*
Tournament Monte Carlo
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner John Newcombe
Score8-6 6-3
Loser Arthur Ashe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeArthur Ashe
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Jul 10, 1943
Age2425
Height183185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,7741,943
Career W-L556–224800–258
Career earnings$1,062,408$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 0 1 Arthur Ashe

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 19, 1969R16 Patrick Proisy 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Apr 18, 1969R32 Alvin Gardiner 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data
Apr 17, 1969R64 Jean Claude Barclay 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 20, 1969SF Martin Mulligan 6-2 6-4 6-2WMatch data

Arthur Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 19, 1969R16 Roger Taylor 3-6 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Apr 18, 1969R32 Georges Goven 6-2 1-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Apr 17, 1969R64 John Ward 6-2 6-2WMatch data