Davidson v Newcombe
ATP Tour career
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John Newcombe takes it, 6–1 on categories
Newcombe wins on games won. Davidson’s case rests on games lost, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Davidson 187 matches, Newcombe 773 matches.
- Newcombe averages 17.2 games won a match to Davidson’s 12.8 (34% more).
- Newcombe averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Davidson’s 1.4.
- Newcombe has the better sets won %: 67 to Davidson’s 46.
- Best single match: Newcombe 83 games won, Davidson 28.
- Winners’ edge: Newcombe’s team won 72%, Davidson’s team won 43% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Newcombe has 773 matches across 14 seasons, Davidson 187 in 10 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, finals, masters/1000 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.
- –Titlesper game0.142 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.05 total · best 1
- 12.82,399 total · best 28Games wonper game17.213,301 total · best 83
- 46.0Sets won %67.0
- 49.0Games won %54.6
- 0.02 total · best 1Finalsper game0.173 total · best 1
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Head to head
18 matches
since 19687
since 19687
- Grass · 5 matchesDavidson 1Newcombe 4
- Carpet · 2 matchesDavidson 0Newcombe 2
- Hard · 1 matchDavidson 0Newcombe 1
- Grand Slams · 2 matchesDavidson 0Newcombe 2
- Finals · 1 matchDavidson 0Newcombe 1
Last meetings
- 1 Apr 1974 · New Orleans WCT · Round of 32 · CarpetNewcombe won 6-3 6-1
- 18 June 1973 · London / Queen's Club · Quarterfinal · GrassDavidson won 7-5 6-3
- 1 May 1972 · Las Vegas WCT · Round of 16 · HardNewcombe won 7-6 6-3
- 24 Oct 1971 · Wembley · Round of 32 · CarpetNewcombe won 9-8 9-8
- 14 June 1971 · London / Queen's Club · Semifinal · GrassNewcombe won 6-4 6-4
- 13 July 1970 · Hoylake · Final · Grass
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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