Anderson v Newcombe
ATP Tour career
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John Newcombe takes it, 8–1 on categories
Newcombe wins on titles. ATP Tour career: Anderson 125 matches, Newcombe 773 matches.
- Newcombe has 42 titles (one every 16.7 matches) to Anderson’s 2 titles (one every 25 matches).
- Newcombe averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Anderson’s 1.3.
- Newcombe has the better sets won %: 67 to Anderson’s 56.6.
- Winners’ edge: Newcombe’s team won 72%, Anderson’s team won 58% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Newcombe has 773 matches across 14 seasons, Anderson 125 in 13 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- 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.
- 0.02 total · best 1Titlesper game0.142 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.05 total · best 1
- 16.42,046 total · best 39Games wonper game17.213,301 total · best 83
- 56.6Sets won %67.0
- 52.4Games won %54.6
- 0.15 total · best 1Finalsper game0.173 total · best 1
Head to head
24 matches
since 19682
since 19682
- Grass · 3 matchesAnderson 2Newcombe 1
- Clay · 1 matchAnderson 0Newcombe 1
- Grand Slams · 2 matchesAnderson 1Newcombe 1
Last meetings
- 1 Jan 1973 · Sydney Outdoor · Semifinal · GrassAnderson won 5-7 6-4 6-4 6-4
- 26 Dec 1971 · Australian Open · Quarterfinal · GrassAnderson won 2-6 6-3 6-4 3-6 9-7
- 23 June 1969 · Wimbledon · Round of 32 · GrassNewcombe won 6-2 6-3 6-1
- 13 Aug 1968 · Hamburg · Round of 16 · ClayNewcombe won 4-6 4-6 8-6 6-4 6-1
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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