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John Newcombe

AUS Age 82 183 cm / 6'0" Plays: Right-Handed Pro 1968–1981
Peak ranking
1 (Jun 3, 1974)
Elo peak
2202 (98.1%ile)
Career record
556–224 (71.3%)
Career titles
41
Prize money
$1,062,408

Recent ATP Matches full match log →

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceOpponentScoreResultH2HMatch
Apr 23, 1981* Las Vegas ATP 250 R32 Hard Vitas Gerulaitis #8 3-6 2-6 L H2H Match data
Oct 16, 1980* Sydney Indoor ATP 250 R32 Hard Tony Roche #166 4-6 6-7 L H2H Match data
Oct 2, 1980* Maui ATP 250 R32 Hard Sandy Mayer #44 3-6 1-6 L H2H Match data
Nov 9, 1979* Hong Kong ATP 250 R16 Hard Jimmy Connors #2 0-6 2-6 L H2H Match data
Nov 8, 1979* Hong Kong ATP 250 R32 Hard Matt Mitchell #88 6-2 6-3 W H2H Match data

Rivals full rivalries list →

OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Roger Taylor 22 6 28 Nov 21, 1974 H2H
Nikola Pilic 20 6 26 Jun 30, 1974 H2H
Tony Roche 13 11 24 Oct 16, 1980 H2H
Marty Riessen 11 13 24 May 18, 1974 H2H
Ken Rosewall 10 12 22 Oct 19, 1974 H2H

Titles (41)

SeasonAgeTitlesGSM1000500250FinalsTournaments
196824 8 8 Bakersfield Wct , Cannes Wct , Durban Wct , East London Wct , Evansville Wct , Hamburg , Kimberley Wct , Pretoria Wct
196925 2 1 1 Bournemouth , Rome
197026 4 1 3 Casablanca Wct , Hoylake , Melbourne , Wimbledon
197127 6 1 1 4 Chicago Wct , Dallas Wct , Gstaad , Philadelphia Wct , Montreal / Toronto , Wimbledon
197228 7 7 Alamo Wct , Fort Worth Wct , Gothenberg Wct , Johannesburg (2) , Las Vegas Wct , St. Louis Wct , Vancouver Wct
197329 4 2 2 Columbia , Djkarta , Australian Open , US Open
197430 9 9 Dallas Wct , Lacosta Wct , Maui , New Orleans Wct , Orlando Wct , St. Petersburg Wct , Sydney Indoor , Tokyo , Tuscon
197531 1 1 Australian Open
Total 41 5 2 34

Career Results

SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
196824703710765.4%
19692564269071.1%
19702665238873.9%
19712761187977.2%
19722869229175.8%
19732959197875.6%72
197430871610384.5%22
1975312193070.0%220
19763221173855.3%2221
197733561145.5%21119
19783430255554.6%11924
19793543757.1%24226
1980360220.0%
1981370110.0%594594
Career55622478071.3%

Career Results by Surface

SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
196824 1872572.0%1842281.8%1572268.2%19193850.0% 703710765.4%
196925 54955.6%2773479.4%2573278.1%781546.7% 64269071.1%
197026 1782568.0%21366.7%3774484.1%971656.3% 65238873.9%
197127 1051566.7%2262878.6%1241675.0%1732085.0% 61187977.2%
197228 1631984.2%1351872.2%42666.7%36124875.0% 69229175.8%
197329 1441877.8%1772470.8%1822090.0%1061662.5% 59197875.6%
197430 4935294.2%1041471.4%1882669.2%1011190.9% 871610384.5%
197531 961560.0%31475.0%606100.0%32560.0% 2193070.0%
197632 771450.0%43757.1%72977.8%35837.5% 21173855.3%
197733 12333.3%0110.0%43757.1% 561145.5%
197834 54955.6%9112045.0%831172.7%871553.3% 30255554.5%
197935 43757.1% 43757.1%
198036 0220.0% 0220.0%
198137 0110.0% 0110.0%
Career1555921472.4%1255017571.4%1544519977.4%1227019263.5%55622478071.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
197329 471136.4%707100.0%1732085.0%707100.0% 35104577.8%
197430 1041471.4%1621888.9%4064687.0%821080.0% 74148884.1%
197531 202100.0%14520.0%831172.7%707100.0% 1872572.0%
197632 0770.0%52771.4%641060.0%72977.8% 18153354.5%
197733 0110.0%13425.0%303100.0%00 44850.0%
197834 27922.2%571241.7%1161764.7%404100.0% 22204252.4%
197935 0220.0%00404100.0%0110.0% 43757.1%
198036 00000110.0%0110.0% 0220.0%
198137 0110.0%000000 0110.0%
Career 18294738.3%35185366.0%892311279.5%3363984.6% 1757625169.7%

Opponent ranking data available for 251/780 (32.2%) of John Newcombe's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Season Age ELO ELO % Hard % Clay % Grass % Set Win % Set Margin SoS % Deep Run % Dec. Set W% TB W TB L TB W%
1968 24 1820 99 96 99 97 60.8% +1.12 75 78 55 0 1
1969 25 1887 98 89 99 99 65.6% +1.24 84 74 64 0 0
1970 26 2032 99 96 98 100 67.2% +1.24 88 77 67 4 4 50
1971 27 2082 100 99 99 100 70.1% +1.26 93 75 75 18 9 67
1972 28 2129 99 100 99 99 70.6% +1.52 91 69 57 20 12 63
1973 29 2053 99 98 98 100 70.3% +1.52 83 76 61 22 13 63
1974 30 2115 99 100 97 99 78.1% +1.99 88 85 83 24 11 69
1975 31 2004 98 98 95 99 63.4% +0.95 65 60 67 3 5 38
1976 32 1828 92 94 93 99 53.9% +0.27 83 40 67 12 7 63
1977 33 1834 93 93 98 54.8% +0.20 88 33 25 3 2 60
1978 34 1815 92 92 86 97 50.8% +0.05 91 35 71 8 7 53
1979 35 1832 92 95 53.3% -0.14 93 33 0 0
1980 36 1800 92 0.0% -2.75 93 0 0 1
1981 37 1792 92 0.0% -3.50 99 0 0 0
Career 1971 98 97 97 99 66.1% +1.10 85 67 65 114 72 61

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

SeasonAge AORGWUSO
196824 R16QF
196925 QFQFFSF
197026 QFWSF
197127 R16WR128
197228 QFR32
197329 WR128W
197430 QFQFSF
197531 W
197632 FR128R32
197733 QF
197834 R16

Masters 1000

SeasonAge ROMMONTOR
196925 WSF
197127 QFW
197329 R64QF
197632 SFR64
197834 R16

ATP 250

SeasonAge ATLAUCBADBARDALGSTHALHAMHKGHOUMCMELMIANWPPARQUEROMROTSDGSPBTKYVIEWASALAAUSBAKBALBIRBOSBOSBOSBOUBRIBRUBUFCAMCANCAPCASCHACHACHACHICHICOLCORDENDJKDUREASESSEVAFORFORFORFREGOTGUAHARHEMHILHOLHOYJACJOHJOHKIMLACLASLASLONLOSLOSLOSLOULOUMANMAUMEMMEMMIDMILMINMONNATNEWNEWNEWNOTOAKORLPALPERPHIPORPREQUERICRICSHRST.ST.SYDSYDSYDSYDTEHTEHTORTULTUSVANVANWCTWEMWEMWOR
196824 RRSFWRRQFSFFSFFWQFFQFWQFWWWQFSFWQFR32FFQFRRSFWSFRRRRRRF
196925 FQFFQFFRRFWQFSFR16QFR16R16SFSFR32QFR16SFR32
197026 SFR16WFFFR32SFRRWRRFSFWQFFFFSFQFR16QFR16
197127 QFWWR32QFFSFRRSFR32RRWFQFWSFSFQF
197228 QFQFR16QFSFSFSFWR32R16R16QFQFWWRRFWWSFQFR16R32SFWR16W
197329 R16QFFFWWQFRRR16FSFSFFFSF
197430 QFWQFSFWWQFRRFWSFSFWWR16WR64SFR32WQFW
197531 QFQFRRSFR16QFR32R32SF
197632 RRSFR16RRR16QFQFQFR32R64
197733 R64R32R16R32SF
197834 R32R32R16R16QFRRFRRQFR16R32R16R32FR64FQFQF
197935 R16R32QF
198036 R32R32
198137 R32

ATP Finals

SeasonAge MAS
197329 SF
197430 SF

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
1
Career-high date
Jun 3, 1974
First top 100
Aug 27, 1973
First top 50
Aug 27, 1973
First top 20
Aug 27, 1973
First top 10
Aug 27, 1973

Ranking History Matrix

SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
19732972222
197430222122222
1975312244420
1976321621
1977332227315663185
1978341142525212220202221232224
197935253831617171226
198238826

Similar Players

Other ATP players ranked by a composite similarity score over country, era, and peak rank.

Player Country Peak Rank Peak Elo Grand Slams Titles M W L Win % Active Years Match Log
Rod Laver AUS 3 2,300 5 72 723 576 147 79.7% 1968-1979 Match log
Ken Rosewall AUS 2 2,231 4 40 736 541 195 73.5% 1968-1980 Match log
John Alexander AUS 8 2,067 0 9 1,001 579 422 57.8% 1968-1985 Match log
Jimmy Connors USA 1 2,410 8 109 1,556 1,262 294 81.1% 1969-1996 Match log
Ivan Lendl USA 1 2,424 8 94 1,280 1,051 229 82.1% 1978-1994 Match log
Guillermo Vilas ARG 2 2,338 4 63 1,180 898 282 76.1% 1968-1992 Match log
Ilie Nastase ROU 1 2,260 2 64 1,190 859 331 72.2% 1968-1985 Match log
John McEnroe USA 1 2,496 7 76 1,022 833 189 81.5% 1976-1994 Match log
Arthur Ashe USA 2 2,255 3 49 1,058 800 258 75.6% 1968-1979 Match log
Manuel Orantes ESP 2 2,229 1 38 982 696 286 70.9% 1968-1984 Match log
Brian Gottfried USA 3 2,237 0 25 1,017 695 322 68.3% 1970-1984 Match log
Tom Okker NED 3 2,198 0 37 951 672 279 70.7% 1968-1981 Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is John Newcombe?
John Newcombe is 82 years old, born on May 23, 1944.
Which country is John Newcombe from?
John Newcombe is from Australia.
How tall is John Newcombe?
John Newcombe is 183 cm / 6'0".
Is John Newcombe left-handed or right-handed?
John Newcombe plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has John Newcombe won?
John Newcombe has won 5 Grand Slam titles. The most recent was Australian Open in 1975.
How many Masters 1000 titles has John Newcombe won?
John Newcombe has won 2 Masters 1000 titles. The most recent was Montreal / Toronto in 1971.
How many ATP titles has John Newcombe won?
John Newcombe has won 41 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Tuscon in 1974.
What is John Newcombe's highest ATP ranking?
John Newcombe's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 1, first achieved on June 3, 1974.
What is John Newcombe's career win-loss record?
John Newcombe has a career ATP singles record of 556 wins and 224 losses (71.3%).
How much career prize money has John Newcombe earned?
John Newcombe has earned at least $1,062,408 in career prize money from professional tennis.
When did John Newcombe play professional tennis?
John Newcombe turned professional in 1968 and was active through 1981.
What is John Newcombe's best surface?
John Newcombe's best surface is grass court with a 77.4% win rate (154W-45L).
Who is John Newcombe's biggest rival?
John Newcombe's most frequent opponent is Roger Taylor, with a head-to-head record of 22–6 across 28 meetings.