Shafei v Newcombe
ATP Tour career
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John Newcombe takes it, 8–1 on categories
Newcombe wins on titles. El Shafei’s case rests on games lost, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: El Shafei 524 matches, Newcombe 773 matches.
- Newcombe has 42 titles (one every 16.7 matches) to El Shafei’s 2 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
- Newcombe averages 17.2 games won a match to El Shafei’s 12.1 (42% more).
- Newcombe averages 0.9 sets lost a match to El Shafei’s 1.3.
- Winners’ edge: Newcombe’s team won 72%, El Shafei’s team won 45% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Newcombe has 773 matches across 14 seasons, El Shafei 524 in 15 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- 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.
- 0.02 total · best 1Titlesper game0.142 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.05 total · best 1
- 12.16,358 total · best 34Games wonper game17.213,301 total · best 83
- 47.9Sets won %67.0
- 49.5Games won %54.6
- 0.04 total · best 1Finalsper game0.173 total · best 1
Head to head
28 matches
since 19696
since 19696
- Clay · 6 matchesShafei 2Newcombe 4
- Carpet · 2 matchesShafei 0Newcombe 2
Last meetings
- 11 Nov 1974 · Manila · Semifinal · ClayShafei won 6-4 7-6
- 22 Apr 1974 · St. Louis WCT · Quarterfinal · CarpetNewcombe won 7-6(2) 7-6(1)
- 17 July 1972 · Washington WCT · Quarterfinal · ClayNewcombe won 7-6 6-0
- 28 Feb 1972 · Miami WCT · Round of 16 · ClayShafei won 6-4 6-0
- 14 Feb 1972 · Toronto WCT · Round of 32 · CarpetNewcombe won 4-6 6-1 6-1
- 5 July 1971 · Gstaad · Semifinal · ClayNewcombe won 6-2 6-3 6-4
- 12 May 1969 · Brussels · Quarterfinal · ClayNewcombe won 5-7 7-5 6-3 5-7 6-1
- 28 Apr 1969 · Bournemouth · Round of 32 · ClayNewcombe won 6-2 3-6 6-4 3-6 6-1
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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