Dibley v Newcombe
ATP Tour career
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John Newcombe takes it, 7–1 on categories
Newcombe wins on titles. Dibley’s case rests on games lost, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Dibley 621 matches, Newcombe 773 matches.
- Newcombe has 42 titles (one every 16.7 matches) to Dibley’s 3 titles (one every 50 matches).
- Newcombe averages 17.2 games won a match to Dibley’s 12.7 (36% more).
- Newcombe averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Dibley’s 1.3.
- Winners’ edge: Newcombe’s team won 72%, Dibley’s team won 51% of the matches they played.
- 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.
- 0.03 total · best 1Titlesper game0.142 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.05 total · best 1
- 12.77,881 total · best 33Games wonper game17.213,301 total · best 83
- 50.4Sets won %67.0
- 50.7Games won %54.6
- 0.07 total · best 1Finalsper game0.173 total · best 1
Head to head
17 matches
since 19716
since 19716
- Grass · 3 matchesDibley 0Newcombe 3
- Carpet · 2 matchesDibley 0Newcombe 2
- Clay · 1 matchDibley 0Newcombe 1
- Hard · 1 matchDibley 1Newcombe 0
- Grand Slams · 2 matchesDibley 0Newcombe 2
Last meetings
- 18 Sept 1978 · Los Angeles · Round of 32 · CarpetNewcombe won 6-2 6-1
- 19 Dec 1977 · Australian Open-2 · Round of 32 · GrassNewcombe won 6-4 7-6 6-3
- 16 Dec 1974 · Sydney Outdoor-2 · Round of 16 · GrassNewcombe won 6-4 6-3
- 8 Oct 1973 · Tokyo · Quarterfinal · ClayNewcombe won 7-6 6-3
- 14 May 1973 · Las Vegas · Round of 16 · HardDibley won 6-3 5-7 6-4
- 23 Oct 1972 · Essen WCT · Round of 16 · Carpet
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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