Ralston v Newcombe
ATP Tour career
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John Newcombe takes it, 8–1 on categories
Newcombe wins on titles. Ralston’s case rests on games won, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Ralston 268 matches, Newcombe 773 matches.
- Newcombe has 42 titles (one every 16.7 matches) to Ralston’s 6 titles (one every 25 matches).
- Ralston averages 20.2 games won a match to Newcombe’s 17.2 (17% more).
- Newcombe averages 14.3 games lost a match to Ralston’s 19.3.
- Winners’ edge: Newcombe’s team won 72%, Ralston’s team won 55% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Newcombe has 773 matches across 14 seasons, Ralston 268 in 12 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, masters/1000 matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- 0.06 total · best 1Titlesper game0.142 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.05 total · best 1
- 20.25,401 total · best 78Games wonper game17.213,301 total · best 83
- 54.4Sets won %67.0
- 51.1Games won %54.6
- 0.113 total · best 1Finalsper game0.173 total · best 1
Head to head
712 matches
since 19685
since 19685
- Carpet · 7 matchesRalston 5Newcombe 2
- Grass · 3 matchesRalston 1Newcombe 2
- Hard · 1 matchRalston 0Newcombe 1
- Clay · 1 matchRalston 1Newcombe 0
- Grand Slams · 2 matchesRalston 1Newcombe 1
- Finals · 1 matchRalston 1Newcombe 0
Last meetings
- 24 Apr 1971 · WCT Aetna World Cup · Round robin · CarpetNewcombe won 6-3 3-6 6-4
- 22 June 1970 · Wimbledon · Round of 16 · GrassNewcombe won 14-12 9-7 6-2
- 19 Jan 1970 · Australian Open · Quarterfinal · GrassRalston won 19-17 20-18 4-6 6-3
- 10 Jan 1970 · Melbourne · Quarterfinal · GrassNewcombe won 9-7 15-13 4-6 6-2
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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