Australia
John Newcombe
Key facts
- Height
- 183 cm
- Born
- 23 May 1944
- Plays
- Right-handed
- Tour
- ATP
- Born in
- Sydney
Official profile
Every game we hold
Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.
| Season | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Atp tourAustralia | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 1980 Atp tourAustralia | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 1979 Atp tourAustralia | 7 | 4 | – | – | – | 8 | 7 | 66 | 67 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 1978 Atp tourAustralia | 55 | 30 | – | – | 3 | 60 | 61 | 643 | 624 | 15 | 4 | – | – | – |
| 1977 Atp tourAustralia | 10 | 5 | – | – | – | 17 | 12 | 162 | 150 | 5 | 4 | – | – | – |
| 1976 Atp tourAustralia | 38 | 21 | – | – | 1 | 57 | 45 | 568 | 536 | 19 | 10 | – | – | – |
| 1975 Atp tourAustralia | 30 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 29 | 438 | 366 | 8 | 6 | – | – | – |
| 1974 Atp tourAustralia | 101 | 87 | 9 | – | 10 | 191 | 52 | 1,426 | 983 | 35 | 15 | – | 4 | – |
| 1973 Atp tourAustralia | 76 | 58 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 143 | 58 | 1,150 | 872 | 35 | 13 | – | 4 | 1 |
| 1972 Atp tourAustralia | 94 | 72 | 8 | – | 9 | 164 | 62 | 1,274 | 952 | 35 | 6 | – | – | – |
| 1971 Atp tourAustralia | 75 | 59 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 138 | 57 | 1,117 | 896 | 27 | 10 | – | – | 1 |
| 1970 Atp tourAustralia | 88 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 158 | 77 | 1,398 | 1,120 | 8 | 15 | – | – | – |
| 1969 Atp tourAustralia | 89 | 64 | 2 | – | 7 | 184 | 97 | 1,632 | 1,328 | 0 | 22 | 10 | – | – |
| 1968 Atp tourAustralia | 107 | 70 | 8 | – | 14 | 157 | 92 | 3,408 | 3,144 | 0 | 9 | – | – | – |
| Career14 seasons | 773 | 556 | 42 | 5 | 73 | 1,329 | 655 | 13,301 | 11,075 | 188 | 114 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
Game log, 1981 Atp tour
| Game | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas: Round of 32 v Vitas GerulaitisL 0-2 20 Apr | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
Splits, Atp tour
| Split | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WinsResult | 556 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 17.7 | 11.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – |
| LossesResult | 217 | 0.0 | – | – | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 16.0 | 20.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Regular seasonStage · won 338 of 433 | 433 | 0.8 | – | – | – | 1.8 | 0.7 | 17.5 | 13.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| FinalsStage · won 218 of 340 | 340 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 16.9 | 15.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Roger TaylorOpponent · won 22 of 28 | 28 | 0.8 | – | – | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 23.3 | 18.1 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Nikola PilicOpponent · won 20 of 26 | 26 | 0.8 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 25.7 | 21.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| Marty RiessenOpponent · won 12 of 25 | 25 | 0.5 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 17.9 | 19.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| Tony RocheOpponent · won 13 of 24 | 24 | 0.5 | 0.2 | – | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 22.8 | 24.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Ken RosewallOpponent · won 10 of 22 | 22 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | – | – | – |
| Tom OkkerOpponent · won 11 of 21 | 21 | 0.5 | 0.1 | – | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 15.2 | 14.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | – | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Cliff DrysdaleOpponent · won 14 of 19 | 19 | 0.7 | 0.3 | – | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 29.3 | 25.3 | 0.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Pierre BarthesOpponent · won 12 of 17 | 17 | 0.7 | – | – | – | 1.4 | 0.6 | 26.2 | 23.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| Rod LaverOpponent · won 4 of 17 | 17 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 11.8 | 16.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| Arthur AsheOpponent · won 11 of 16 | 16 | 0.7 | 0.2 | – | 0.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 16.5 | 14.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | – | – | – |
| Earl Butch BuchholzOpponent · won 6 of 14 | 14 | 0.4 | – | – | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 37.5 | 37.1 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | – | – |
| Fred StolleOpponent · won 11 of 14 | 14 | 0.8 | – | – | 0.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 19.1 | 16.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | – | – | – |
| Stan SmithOpponent · won 8 of 13 | 13 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 16.0 | 14.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | – | – | – |
| Charlie PasarellOpponent · won 11 of 12 | 12 | 0.9 | – | – | – | 2.1 | 0.5 | 15.8 | 11.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | – | – | – |
| Dennis RalstonOpponent · won 5 of 12 | 12 | 0.4 | – | – | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 38.1 | 39.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | – | – | – |
| Jeff BorowiakOpponent · won 10 of 12 | 12 | 0.8 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 12.6 | 9.0 | 0.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Andres GimenoOpponent · won 6 of 11 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 14.8 | 13.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| John AlexanderOpponent · won 10 of 11 | 11 | 0.9 | 0.2 | – | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 14.8 | 10.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| Raymond MooreOpponent · won 11 of 11 | 11 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.1 | 0.3 | 15.4 | 9.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | – | – | – |
| Phil DentOpponent · won 8 of 10 | 10 | 0.8 | – | – | – | 1.8 | 0.6 | 13.4 | 9.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | – | – | – |
| Mark CoxOpponent · won 8 of 9 | 9 | 0.9 | – | – | – | 2.1 | 0.4 | 14.8 | 9.9 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Ross CaseOpponent · won 6 of 9 | 9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 13.7 | 11.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | – | – | – |
| Roy EmersonOpponent · won 5 of 9 | 9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 15.7 | 12.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| Ismail El ShafeiOpponent · won 6 of 8 | 8 | 0.8 | – | – | – | 1.9 | 1.1 | 16.0 | 12.8 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – |
| Owen DavidsonOpponent · won 7 of 8 | 8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 15.8 | 12.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | – | – | – |
| Ray RuffelsOpponent · won 7 of 8 | 8 | 0.9 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.5 | 14.5 | 10.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| Robert LutzOpponent · won 3 of 8 | 8 | 0.4 | – | – | – | 1.1 | 1.4 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 0.6 | – | – | – | – |
| Brian FairlieOpponent · won 6 of 7 | 7 | 0.9 | – | – | – | 2.1 | 0.7 | 16.4 | 12.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| Cliff RicheyOpponent · won 5 of 7 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 13.1 | 10.9 | 0.6 | – | – | – | – |
| Colin DibleyOpponent · won 6 of 7 | 7 | 0.9 | – | – | – | 2.1 | 0.3 | 14.3 | 8.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | – | – | – |
| Geoff MastersOpponent · won 6 of 7 | 7 | 0.9 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.7 | 16.6 | 12.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | – | – | – |
| Jan KodesOpponent · won 5 of 7 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 20.0 | 17.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – |
| Tom GormanOpponent · won 6 of 7 | 7 | 0.9 | – | – | – | 1.9 | 0.7 | 14.7 | 12.0 | 0.6 | – | – | 0.1 | – |
| Bob CarmichaelOpponent · won 5 of 6 | 6 | 0.8 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.3 | 13.8 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | – | – | – |
| Brian GottfriedOpponent · won 3 of 6 | 6 | 0.5 | – | – | – | 1.2 | 1.2 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Dick StocktonOpponent · won 4 of 6 | 6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | – | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 13.0 | 11.0 | 0.7 | – | – | – | – |
| Eddie DibbsOpponent · won 4 of 6 | 6 | 0.7 | – | – | – | 1.7 | 0.8 | 13.7 | 10.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | – | – | – |
| Jimmy ConnorsOpponent · won 2 of 6 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 11.3 | 14.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | – | – | – |
| Allan StoneOpponent · won 5 of 5 | 5 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.2 | 0.4 | 17.4 | 12.6 | 0.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Clark GraebnerOpponent · won 3 of 5 | 5 | 0.6 | – | – | – | 1.6 | 1.0 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | – | – | – |
| Frank FroehlingOpponent · won 5 of 5 | 5 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.2 | 13.6 | 5.8 | 0.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Gerald BattrickOpponent · won 5 of 5 | 5 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.4 | 0.2 | 16.0 | 9.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Graham StilwellOpponent · won 5 of 5 | 5 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.2 | 0.0 | 13.2 | 6.6 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Harold SolomonOpponent · won 2 of 5 | 5 | 0.4 | – | – | – | 0.8 | 1.2 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Ilie NastaseOpponent · won 1 of 5 | 5 | 0.2 | – | – | – | 0.6 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 15.2 | 0.4 | – | – | 0.4 | – |
| Onny ParunOpponent · won 5 of 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 16.4 | 11.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | – | 0.2 | – |
| Raul RamirezOpponent · won 2 of 5 | 5 | 0.4 | – | – | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 16.0 | 17.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | – | – | – |
| Richard GonzalezOpponent · won 3 of 5 | 5 | 0.6 | – | – | – | 1.4 | 1.4 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 0.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Roscoe TannerOpponent · won 1 of 5 | 5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | – | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 10.8 | 13.6 | 0.6 | – | – | – | – |
| Tom LeonardOpponent · won 4 of 5 | 5 | 0.8 | – | – | – | 1.8 | 0.4 | 12.4 | 7.4 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Barry Phillips MooreOpponent · won 4 of 4 | 4 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.3 | 0.3 | 14.5 | 8.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | – | – | – |
| Bjorn BorgOpponent · won 3 of 4 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | – | 0.3 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 14.5 | 11.8 | 0.5 | – | – | 0.3 | – |
| Dick CrealyOpponent · won 4 of 4 | 4 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 5.8 | 0.3 | – | – | – | – |
| Erik Van DillenOpponent · won 4 of 4 | 4 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.3 | 0.0 | 13.8 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | – | – | – |
| Kim WarwickOpponent · won 4 of 4 | 4 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.8 | 15.8 | 11.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | – | – | – |
| Mal AndersonOpponent · won 2 of 4 | 4 | 0.5 | – | – | – | 2.3 | 2.0 | 22.8 | 19.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | – | – | – |
Most played opponents
- 28 matchesRoger Taylor 22-6
- 26 matchesNikola Pilic 20-6
- 25 matchesMarty Riessen 12-13
- 24 matchesTony Roche 13-11
- 22 matchesKen Rosewall 10-12
- 21 matchesTom Okker 11-10
Wins-losses for Newcombe. Tap a rival for the full head to head.
Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Tennis history by Jeff Sackmann / Tennis Abstract (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).