Taylor v Newcombe
ATP Tour career
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John Newcombe takes it, 9–0 on categories
Newcombe wins on titles. ATP Tour career: Taylor 654 matches, Newcombe 773 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.
- 0.09 total · best 1Titlesper game0.142 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.05 total · best 1
- 15.910,366 total · best 91Games wonper game17.213,301 total · best 83
- 55.3Sets won %67.0
- 50.8Games won %54.6
- 0.017 total · best 1Finalsper game0.173 total · best 1
Head to head
628 matches
since 196822
since 196822
- Hard · 9 matchesTaylor 2Newcombe 7
- Carpet · 9 matchesTaylor 3Newcombe 6
- Clay · 6 matchesTaylor 1Newcombe 5
- Grass · 4 matchesTaylor 0Newcombe 4
- Finals · 1 matchTaylor 1Newcombe 0
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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