Contet v Newcombe

John Newcombe takes it, 7–0 on categories

Newcombe wins on games won. ATP Tour career: Contet 55 matches, Newcombe 773 matches.

• Newcombe averages 17.2 games won a match to Contet’s 13.2 (31% more).
• Newcombe has the better sets won %: 67 to Contet’s 42.8.
• Newcombe averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Contet’s 1.7.
• Best single match: Newcombe 83 games won, Contet 30.
• Winners’ edge: Newcombe’s team won 72%, Contet’s team won 38% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Newcombe has 773 matches across 14 seasons, Contet 55 in 9 — 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.