Match log updated: 2026-08-25 14:24 UTC
John Newcombe — ATP Match Log
Main draw matches: 107 | W: 70 | L: 37 | Win %: 65.4%
| Opponent | Score | Result | H2H | Match Data | Date ↓ | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andres Gimeno | 6-3 3-6 5-7 | L | H2H | Match data | Dec 3, 1968* | QF | New York 3 | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Ken Rosewall | 4-6 6-4 5-7 4-6 | L | H2H | Match data | Nov 21, 1968* | F | Wembley 3 | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Fred Stolle | 3-6 6-2 6-4 | W | H2H | Match data | Nov 20, 1968* | SF | Wembley 3 | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Dennis Ralston | 7-5 9-7 | W | H2H | Match data | Nov 20, 1968* | QF | Wembley 3 | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Marty Riessen | 10-8 7-5 | W | H2H | Match data | Nov 19, 1968* | R16 | Wembley 3 | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Tony Roche | 4-6 5-7 | L | H2H | Match data | Nov 13, 1968* | F | Vienna Open | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Roger Taylor | 6-4 6-2 | W | H2H | Match data | Nov 12, 1968* | SF | Vienna Open | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Tony Roche | 10-6 | W | H2H | Match data | Oct 22, 1968* | F | Kimberley Wct | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Pierre Barthes | 10-6 | W | H2H | Match data | Oct 21, 1968* | SF | Kimberley Wct | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Roger Taylor | 8-2 | W | H2H | Match data | Oct 21, 1968* | QF | Kimberley Wct | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Pierre Barthes | 6-4 2-6 2-6 | L | H2H | Match data | Oct 16, 1968* | QF | Cape Town Wct | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Cliff Drysdale | 10-6 | W | H2H | Match data | Oct 15, 1968* | F | East London Wct | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Roger Taylor | 4-10 | L | H2H | Match data | Oct 15, 1968* | SF | Port Elizabeth Wct | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Pierre Barthes | 7-3 | W | H2H | Match data | Oct 15, 1968* | QF | Port Elizabeth Wct | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Nikola Pilic | 11-9 | W | H2H | Match data | Oct 14, 1968* | SF | East London Wct | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Raymond Moore | 8-6 | W | H2H | Match data | Oct 14, 1968* | QF | East London Wct | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Tony Roche | 6-3 6-4 | W | H2H | Match data | Oct 12, 1968* | F | Durban Wct | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Raymond Moore | 8-6 9-7 | W | H2H | Match data | Oct 11, 1968* | SF | Durban Wct | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Pierre Barthes | 6-8 6-3 6-1 | W | H2H | Match data | Oct 11, 1968* | QF | Durban Wct | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Cliff Drysdale | 6-3 3-6 6-1 | W | H2H | Match data | Oct 8, 1968* | BR | Johannesburg Wct | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Earl Butch Buchholz | 4-6 6-3 10-12 | L | H2H | Match data | Oct 7, 1968* | SF | Johannesburg Wct | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Roger Taylor | 6-3 6-3 | W | H2H | Match data | Oct 7, 1968* | QF | Johannesburg Wct | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Tony Roche | 11-9 4-6 6-3 | W | H2H | Match data | Oct 2, 1968* | F | Pretoria Wct | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Marty Riessen | 7-5 6-4 | W | H2H | Match data | Oct 1, 1968* | SF | Pretoria Wct | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Nikola Pilic | 6-4 6-2 | W | H2H | Match data | Oct 1, 1968* | QF | Pretoria Wct | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Tom Leonard | 6-1 3-6 4-6 | L | H2H | Match data | Sep 17, 1968* | R32 | Los Angeles Open | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Jim Sheperd | 6-2 6-4 | W | — | Match data | Sep 16, 1968* | R64 | Los Angeles Open | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Clark Graebner | 7-5 9-11 1-6 4-6 | L | H2H | Match data | Sep 9, 1968* | QF | US Open | Grand Slam | Grass |
| Torben Ulrich | 5-7 4-6 6-4 10-8 6-4 | W | H2H | Match data | Sep 7, 1968* | R16 | US Open | Grand Slam | Grass |
| Chuck Mckinley | 6-3 6-2 6-2 | W | — | Match data | Sep 4, 1968* | R32 | US Open | Grand Slam | Grass |
| Ramanathan Krishnan | 6-4 6-4 6-2 | W | — | Match data | Sep 2, 1968* | R64 | US Open | Grand Slam | Grass |
| Allen Quay | 6-1 6-3 6-3 | W | — | Match data | Aug 31, 1968* | R128 | US Open | Grand Slam | Grass |
| Cliff Drysdale | 6-3 6-2 6-4 | W | H2H | Match data | Aug 19, 1968* | F | Hamburg Open | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Nikola Pilic | 21-13 12-21 21-19 | W | H2H | Match data | Aug 18, 1968* | BR | Newport Wct | ATP 250 | Grass |
| Nikola Pilic | 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3 | W | H2H | Match data | Aug 18, 1968* | SF | Hamburg Open | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Marty Riessen | 3-6 4-6 6-4 6-0 6-1 | W | H2H | Match data | Aug 18, 1968* | QF | Hamburg Open | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Marty Riessen | 21-31 22-31 | L | H2H | Match data | Aug 17, 1968* | SF | Newport Wct | ATP 250 | Grass |
| Mal Anderson | 4-6 4-6 8-6 6-4 6-1 | W | H2H | Match data | Aug 17, 1968* | R16 | Hamburg Open | ATP 250 | Clay |
| John Alexander | 6-4 8-10 10-8 6-1 | W | H2H | Match data | Aug 16, 1968* | R32 | Hamburg Open | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Nikola Pilic | 14-21 16-21 | L | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1968 | RR | Newport Wct | ATP 250 | Grass |
| Barry Mackay | 20-21 21-20 19-21 | L | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1968 | RR | Newport Wct | ATP 250 | Grass |
| Cliff Drysdale | 16-21 21-19 21-17 | W | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1968 | RR | Newport Wct | ATP 250 | Grass |
| Pierre Barthes | 19-21 2-18 21-19 | W | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1968 | RR | Newport Wct | ATP 250 | Grass |
| Earl Butch Buchholz | 21-13 20-21 21-20 | W | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1968 | RR | Newport Wct | ATP 250 | Grass |
| Marty Riessen | 18-21 18-21 | L | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1968 | RR | Newport Wct | ATP 250 | Grass |
| Roger Taylor | 21-10 18-21 21-19 | W | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1968 | RR | Newport Wct | ATP 250 | Grass |
| Marty Riessen | 7-5 6-2 | W | H2H | Match data | Aug 7, 1968* | F | Cannes Wct | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Roger Taylor | 6-4 6-3 | W | H2H | Match data | Aug 6, 1968* | SF | Cannes Wct | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Nikola Pilic | 13-11 6-3 | W | H2H | Match data | Aug 6, 1968* | QF | Cannes Wct | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Cliff Drysdale | 3-6 6-0 3-6 6-4 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data | Jul 26, 1968* | SF | Swiss Open Gstaad | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Pierre Barthes | 6-2 6-1 | W | H2H | Match data | Jul 26, 1968* | QF | Swiss Open Gstaad | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Roger Taylor | 6-3 6-3 6-2 | W | H2H | Match data | Jul 26, 1968 | RR | Bastad Wct | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Dennis Ralston | 7-5 6-8 3-6 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data | Jul 26, 1968 | RR | Bastad Wct | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Nikola Pilic | 1-6 4-6 6-1 4-6 | L | H2H | Match data | Jul 26, 1968 | RR | Bastad Wct | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Torben Ulrich | 6-3 6-3 | W | H2H | Match data | Jul 25, 1968* | R16 | Swiss Open Gstaad | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Fred Berli | 6-1 6-1 | W | — | Match data | Jul 24, 1968* | R32 | Swiss Open Gstaad | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Rod Laver | 2-6 2-6 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data | Jul 13, 1968* | F | Paris 2 | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Fred Stolle | 6-4 6-1 4-6 5-7 6-1 | W | H2H | Match data | Jul 12, 1968* | SF | Paris 2 | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Ken Rosewall | 6-4 6-1 5-7 1-6 6-4 | W | H2H | Match data | Jul 12, 1968* | QF | Paris 2 | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Pancho Segura | 4-6 6-4 6-1 6-2 | W | H2H | Match data | Jul 11, 1968* | R16 | Paris 2 | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Arthur Ashe | 4-6 4-6 6-4 6-1 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data | Jul 3, 1968* | R16 | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | Grass |
| David Lloyd | 7-5 6-0 6-1 | W | H2H | Match data | Jun 30, 1968* | R32 | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | Grass |
| John Alexander | 6-1 6-4 6-3 | W | H2H | Match data | Jun 28, 1968* | R64 | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | Grass |
| Owen Davidson | 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-3 | W | H2H | Match data | Jun 26, 1968* | R128 | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | Grass |
| Rod Laver | 4-6 4-6 7-9 | L | H2H | Match data | Jun 18, 1968* | F | U.S. Pro Tennis Championships | ATP 250 | Grass |
| Tony Roche | 6-2 6-3 8-10 11-13 6-4 | W | H2H | Match data | Jun 17, 1968* | SF | U.S. Pro Tennis Championships | ATP 250 | Grass |
| Earl Butch Buchholz | 11-9 6-3 6-4 | W | H2H | Match data | Jun 17, 1968* | QF | U.S. Pro Tennis Championships | ATP 250 | Grass |
| Richard Gonzalez | 6-4 6-3 | W | — | Match data | Jun 16, 1968* | R16 | U.S. Pro Tennis Championships | ATP 250 | Grass |
| Tony Roche | 5-8 | L | H2H | Match data | Jun 5, 1968* | QF | Baltimore Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Cliff Drysdale | 29-31 31-27 2-5 | L | H2H | Match data | May 15, 1968* | QF | Buffalo Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Dennis Ralston | 26-31 31-19 4-5 | L | H2H | Match data | May 10, 1968* | F | Minneapolis Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Nikola Pilic | 31-20 31-27 | W | H2H | Match data | May 9, 1968* | SF | Minneapolis Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Pierre Barthes | 31-21 | W | H2H | Match data | May 9, 1968* | QF | Minneapolis Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Nikola Pilic | 31-17 31-17 | W | H2H | Match data | Apr 26, 1968* | F | Evansville Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Dennis Ralston | 31-25 | W | H2H | Match data | Apr 25, 1968* | SF | Evansville Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Roger Taylor | 31-17 | W | H2H | Match data | Apr 25, 1968* | QF | Evansville Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Roger Taylor | 21-13 19-21 2-5 | L | H2H | Match data | Apr 10, 1968* | QF | Fresno Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Cliff Drysdale | 31-12 31-22 | W | H2H | Match data | Apr 7, 1968* | F | Bakersfield Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Pierre Barthes | 31-28 | W | H2H | Match data | Apr 6, 1968* | SF | Bakersfield Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Nikola Pilic | 31-22 | W | H2H | Match data | Apr 6, 1968* | QF | Bakersfield Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Tony Roche | 28-31 28-31 | L | H2H | Match data | Apr 2, 1968* | QF | Los Altos Hills Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Roger Taylor | 31-28 31-23 | W | H2H | Match data | Mar 28, 1968* | BR | San Diego Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Dennis Ralston | 31-25 20-31 3-5 | L | H2H | Match data | Mar 27, 1968* | SF | San Diego Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Pierre Barthes | 31-18 31-28 | W | H2H | Match data | Mar 27, 1968* | QF | San Diego Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Dennis Ralston | 25-31 31-28 3-5 | L | H2H | Match data | Feb 27, 1968 | RR | Tulsa Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Roger Taylor | 31-30 31-18 | W | H2H | Match data | Feb 27, 1968 | RR | Tulsa Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Tony Roche | 22-31 31-28 5-4 | W | H2H | Match data | Feb 27, 1968 | RR | Tulsa Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Cliff Drysdale | 28-31 | L | H2H | Match data | Feb 22, 1968* | F | New Orleans Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Roger Taylor | 31-27 24-31 4-5 | L | H2H | Match data | Feb 20, 1968 | RR | Orlando Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Pierre Barthes | 30-31 31-25 4-5 | L | H2H | Match data | Feb 20, 1968 | RR | Orlando Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Dennis Ralston | 26-31 20-31 | L | H2H | Match data | Feb 20, 1968 | RR | Orlando Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Earl Butch Buchholz | 31-23 31-20 | W | H2H | Match data | Feb 16, 1968 | RR | New Orleans Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Nikola Pilic | 31-28 31-27 | W | H2H | Match data | Feb 16, 1968 | RR | New Orleans Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Pierre Barthes | 31-27 | W | H2H | Match data | Feb 16, 1968 | RR | New Orleans Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Earl Butch Buchholz | 27-31 26-31 | L | H2H | Match data | Feb 14, 1968* | QF | Miami Open | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Earl Butch Buchholz | 29-31 | L | H2H | Match data | Feb 13, 1968* | SF | Shreveport Wct | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Nikola Pilic | 31-28 | W | H2H | Match data | Feb 13, 1968* | QF | Shreveport Wct | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Pierre Barthes | 31-25 17-31 | L | H2H | Match data | Feb 13, 1968 | RR | Houston Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Earl Butch Buchholz | 26-31 19-31 | L | H2H | Match data | Feb 13, 1968 | RR | Houston Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Nikola Pilic | 31-27 22-31 | L | H2H | Match data | Feb 13, 1968 | RR | Houston Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Dennis Ralston | 20-31 29-31 | L | H2H | Match data | Feb 1, 1968 | RR | Wct World Cup | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Cliff Drysdale | 31-30 25-31 5-2 | W | H2H | Match data | Feb 1, 1968 | RR | Wct World Cup | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Earl Butch Buchholz | 29-31 30-31 | L | H2H | Match data | Feb 1, 1968 | RR | Wct World Cup | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Roger Taylor | 31-23 31-25 | W | H2H | Match data | Feb 1, 1968 | RR | Wct World Cup | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Earl Butch Buchholz | 83-69 | W | H2H | Match data | Jan 20, 1968 | RR | Sydney Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Cliff Drysdale | 74-72 | W | H2H | Match data | Jan 20, 1968 | RR | Sydney Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Tony Roche | 64-97 | L | H2H | Match data | Jan 20, 1968 | RR | Sydney Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
Estimated from the tournament schedule where an exact match date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Mapping details.