1973 Event 61st Australian Mens Tennis: John Newcombe beats O Parun (63 67 75 61) 1973 Event 93rd U.S. Mens Tennis: John Newcombe beats Jan Kodes (64 16 46 62 62) 1971 Event John Newcombe is 1st top-seed man to lose in 1st round of U.S. Open 1971 Event 85th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: J Newcombe beats S Smith (63 57 26 64 64) 1970 Event 84th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Newcombe beats K Rosewall (57 63 62 36 61) 1969 Event 83rd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats J Newcombe (64 57 64 64) 1967 Event 87th U.S. Mens Tennis: John Newcombe beats Clark Graebner (64 64 86) 1967 Event 81st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: John Newcombe beats W Bungert (63 61 61) 1966 Event 86th U.S. Mens Tennis: Fred Stolle beats John Newcombe (46 12-10 63 64) 1956 Event Don Newcombe, wins NL MVP and 1st-ever Cy Young Award 1955 Event Phillies Don Newcombe hits NL pitcher record 7th home run of season 1949 Event Don Newcombe, 1st start, shuts out Cincinnati on 5 hits to win 3-0 1943 Birthday John Newcombe, Australia, tennis pro, Wimbledon 1967, 70, 71
