Career 1981 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 John Newcombe takes it, 8–1 on categories Newcombe wins on titles. ATP Tour career: Anderson 125 matches, Newcombe 773 matches.
Newcombe has 42 titles (one every 16.7 matches) to Anderson’s 2 titles (one every 25 matches). Newcombe averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Anderson’s 1.3. Newcombe has the better sets won %: 67 to Anderson’s 56.6. Winners’ edge: Newcombe’s team won 72%, Anderson’s team won 58% of the matches they played. Longevity: Newcombe has 773 matches across 14 seasons, Anderson 125 in 13 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, finals…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 2 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.1 42 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 5 total · best 1
16.4 2,046 total · best 39 Games wonper game 17.2 13,301 total · best 83
56.6 Sets won % 67.0
52.4 Games won % 54.6
0.1 5 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 73 total · best 1
Head to head 2 4 matches since 1968 2
Grass · 3 matches Anderson 2 Newcombe 1 Clay · 1 match Anderson 0 Newcombe 1 Grand Slams · 2 matches Anderson 1 Newcombe 1 Last meetings 1 Jan 1973 · Sydney Outdoor · Semifinal · Grass Anderson won 5-7 6-4 6-4 6-4 26 Dec 1971 · Australian Open · Quarterfinal · Grass Anderson won 2-6 6-3 6-4 3-6 9-7 23 June 1969 · Wimbledon · Round of 32 · Grass Newcombe won 6-2 6-3 6-1 13 Aug 1968 · Hamburg · Round of 16 · Clay Newcombe won 4-6 4-6 8-6 6-4 6-1 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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