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Tom Okker v John Newcombe: stats compared | Lineball
Newcombe wins on titles. Okker’s case rests on games lost, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Okker 946 matches, Newcombe 773 matches.
Newcombe has 42 titles (one every 16.7 matches) to Okker’s 37 titles (one every 20 matches).
Newcombe averages 17.2 games won a match to Okker’s 14.1 (22% more).
Okker averages 11.2 games lost a match to Newcombe’s 14.3.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, masters/1000 matches, tour finals 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.
0.137 total · best 1Titlesper game0.142 total · best 1
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.05 total · best 1
14.113,339 total · best 37Games wonper game17.213,301 total · best 83
66.1Sets won %67.0
55.6Games won %54.6
0.167 total · best 1Finalsper game0.173 total · best 1
Head to head
1021 matches since 196911
Clay · 7 matchesOkker 5Newcombe 2
Carpet · 6 matchesOkker 2Newcombe 4
Hard · 6 matchesOkker 3Newcombe 3
Grass · 2 matchesOkker 0Newcombe 2
Grand Slams · 2 matchesOkker 1Newcombe 1
Finals · 4 matchesOkker 2Newcombe 2
Last meetings
8 May 1974 · Dallas WCT · Quarterfinal · CarpetNewcombe won 6-3 6-3 6-2
4 Dec 1973 · Masters · Semifinal · HardOkker won 3-6 7-5 3-5
24 Sept 1973 · Chicago · Final · HardOkker won 3-6 7-6 6-3
20 Aug 1973 · Montreal / Toronto · Quarterfinal · ClayOkker won 7-6(3) 6-2
13 Nov 1972 · Rotterdam WCT · Semifinal · Carpet
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
Okker––––––––––
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1.71,616 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.71,329 total · best 3
0.9830 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better0.9655 total · best 3
11.210,637 total · best 39Games lostper game · lower is better14.311,075 total · best 97
0.2206 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.2188 total · best 3
0.1102 total · best 1Grand Slam matchesper game0.2114 total · best 1
0.112 total · best 1Masters/1000 matchesper game0.110 total · best 1
0.05 total · best 1Tour Finals matchesper game0.18 total · best 1
0.02 total · best 1Davis/BJK Cup matchesper game–
0.02 total · best 1Retired hurtper game · lower is better0.02 total · best 1
Okker won 6-4 7-6
31 Oct 1972 · Gothenburg WCT · Semifinal · CarpetNewcombe won 6-4 7-5