Newcombe v Taylor
ATP Tour career
Lineball analyst9–0
John Newcombe takes it, 9–0 on categories
Newcombe wins on titles. ATP Tour career: Newcombe 773 matches, Taylor 654 matches.
- Newcombe has 42 titles (one every 16.7 matches) to Taylor’s 9 titles (one every 50 matches).
- Newcombe averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Taylor’s 1.1.
- Newcombe averages 17.2 games won a match to Taylor’s 15.9 (9% more).
- Winners’ edge: Newcombe’s team won 72%, Taylor’s team won 56% of the matches they played.
- 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.
- 0.142 total · best 1Titlesper game0.09 total · best 1
- 0.05 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game–
- 17.213,301 total · best 83Games wonper game15.910,366 total · best 91
- 67.0Sets won %55.3
- 54.6Games won %50.8
- 0.173 total · best 1Finalsper game0.017 total · best 1
Head to head
2228 matches
since 19686
since 19686
- Hard · 9 matchesNewcombe 7Taylor 2
- Carpet · 9 matchesNewcombe 6Taylor 3
- Clay · 6 matchesNewcombe 5Taylor 1
- Grass · 4 matchesNewcombe 4Taylor 0
- Finals · 1 matchNewcombe 0Taylor 1
Last meetings
- 11 Nov 1974 · Manila · Quarterfinal · ClayNewcombe won 6-3 7-5
- 4 Nov 1974 · Hong Kong · Quarterfinal · HardNewcombe won 6-2 9-8
- 26 Sept 1972 · Alamo WCT · Round of 32 · HardNewcombe won 3-6 6-0 6-1
- 17 July 1972 · Washington WCT · Round of 16 · ClayNewcombe won 6-1 6-4
- 3 Apr 1972 · Houston WCT · Quarterfinal · ClayTaylor won 6-4 6-3
- 14 Feb 1972 · Toronto WCT · Round of 16 · Carpet
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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