Dent v Newcombe
ATP Tour career
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John Newcombe takes it, 8–1 on categories
Newcombe wins on titles. Dent’s case rests on games lost, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Dent 754 matches, Newcombe 773 matches.
- Newcombe has 42 titles (one every 16.7 matches) to Dent’s 3 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
- Newcombe averages 17.2 games won a match to Dent’s 12.8 (35% more).
- Newcombe averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Dent’s 1.2.
- Winners’ edge: Newcombe’s team won 72%, Dent’s team won 54% of the matches they played.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, finals…): 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.
- 0.03 total · best 1Titlesper game0.142 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.05 total · best 1
- 12.89,635 total · best 34Games wonper game17.213,301 total · best 83
- 53.1Sets won %67.0
- 50.6Games won %54.6
- 0.013 total · best 1Finalsper game0.173 total · best 1
Head to head
210 matches
since 19708
since 19708
- Grass · 4 matchesDent 1Newcombe 3
- Hard · 3 matchesDent 1Newcombe 2
- Carpet · 2 matchesDent 0Newcombe 2
- Clay · 1 matchDent 0Newcombe 1
- Grand Slams · 2 matchesDent 0Newcombe 2
Last meetings
- 26 June 1978 · Wimbledon · Round of 32 · GrassNewcombe won 6-1 1-6 6-4 6-4
- 17 Oct 1977 · Sydney Indoor · Round of 16 · HardDent won 7-6 7-5
- 16 Dec 1974 · Sydney Outdoor-2 · Quarterfinal · GrassDent won 6-4 6-4
- 5 Nov 1973 · Sydney Indoor · Semifinal · HardNewcombe won 6-3 6-4
- 18 June 1973 · London / Queen's Club · Round of 32 · GrassNewcombe won 8-6 6-4
- 13 Nov 1972 · Rotterdam WCT · Round of 16 · Carpet
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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