Buchholz v Newcombe
ATP Tour career
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John Newcombe takes it, 8–1 on categories
Newcombe wins on titles. Butch Buchholz’s case rests on games won, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Butch Buchholz 178 matches, Newcombe 773 matches.
- Newcombe has 42 titles (one every 16.7 matches) to Butch Buchholz’s 6 titles (one every 25 matches).
- Butch Buchholz averages 24.3 games won a match to Newcombe’s 17.2 (41% more).
- Newcombe averages 14.3 games lost a match to Butch Buchholz’s 24.
- Winners’ edge: Newcombe’s team won 72%, Butch Buchholz’s team won 55% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Newcombe has 773 matches across 14 seasons, Butch Buchholz 178 in 8 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- 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.
- 0.06 total · best 1Titlesper game0.142 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.05 total · best 1
- 24.34,322 total · best 69Games wonper game17.213,301 total · best 83
- 52.3Sets won %67.0
- 50.3Games won %54.6
- 0.112 total · best 1Finalsper game0.173 total · best 1
Head to head
814 matches
since 19686
since 19686
- Carpet · 7 matchesBuchholz 4Newcombe 3
- Hard · 3 matchesBuchholz 3Newcombe 0
- Grass · 3 matchesBuchholz 0Newcombe 3
- Clay · 1 matchBuchholz 1Newcombe 0
- Finals · 1 matchBuchholz 1Newcombe 0
Last meetings
- 26 Mar 1975 · Jackson · Semifinal · CarpetBuchholz won 7-6 6-1
- 2 Feb 1970 · Philadelphia WCT · Quarterfinal · CarpetNewcombe won 8-6 3-6 8-6
- 12 Sept 1969 · Atlanta · Final · HardBuchholz won 6-4 5-7 6-4 5-7 6-2
- 4 Aug 1969 · Toronto · Semifinal · ClayBuchholz won 3-6 6-4 7-5 6-0
- 16 June 1969 · London / Queen's Club · Round of 32 · GrassNewcombe won 8-10 6-0 10-8
- 2 Oct 1968 · Johannesburg WCT · Semifinal · Hard
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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