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John Newcombe v Tom Okker: 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: Newcombe 773 matches, Okker 946 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.
0.142 total · best 1Titlesper game0.137 total · best 1
0.05 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game–
17.213,301 total · best 83Games wonper game14.113,339 total · best 37
67.0Sets won %66.1
54.6Games won %55.6
0.173 total · best 1Finalsper game0.167 total · best 1
Head to head
1121 matches since 196910
Clay · 7 matchesNewcombe 2Okker 5
Carpet · 6 matchesNewcombe 4Okker 2
Hard · 6 matchesNewcombe 3Okker 3
Grass · 2 matchesNewcombe 2Okker 0
Grand Slams · 2 matchesNewcombe 1Okker 1
Finals · 4 matchesNewcombe 2Okker 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 ret.
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.
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1.71,329 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.71,616 total · best 3
0.9655 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better0.9830 total · best 3
14.311,075 total · best 97Games lostper game · lower is better11.210,637 total · best 39
0.2188 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.2206 total · best 3
0.2114 total · best 1Grand Slam matchesper game0.1102 total · best 1
0.110 total · best 1Masters/1000 matchesper game0.112 total · best 1
0.18 total · best 1Tour Finals matchesper game0.05 total · best 1
–Davis/BJK Cup matchesper game0.02 total · best 1
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