H2H data updated: 2026-07-14 14:15 UTC

B. Borg vs J. Newcombe H2H: 2-3

J. Newcombe leads B. Borg 3–2 in 5 ATP main-draw meetings. J. Newcombe leads 2–0 on carpet courts; B. Borg leads 1–0 on clay courts. Their latest meeting was at Richmond Wct in 1978, where J. Newcombe won 6-0 1-0 RET.

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B. Borg
SWE Age 70 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2 – 3
5 main draw meetings
J. Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

Career Comparison

MetricB. BorgJ. Newcombe
Peak Ranking #1 #1
Peak Points 10 0
Peak Elo 2,497 2,201
Singles W-L 608–143 556–224
Win % 81.0% 71.3%
Grand Slam titles 11 5
Masters 1000 titles 3 2
ATP Finals titles 2 0
ATP 500 titles 0 0
ATP 250 titles 45 34
Total titles 61 41
Age B. Borg J. Newcombe
SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,496 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1972 11–10 52.4% — 1,613 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1973 48–25 65.8% #18 1,861 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1974 90–24 78.9% #3 2,057 1 8 — — — — — — —
19 1975 77–19 80.2% #3 2,178 2 13 — — — — — — —
20 1976 54–12 81.8% #2 2,292 3 19 — — — — — — —
21 1977 76–8 90.5% #3 2,336 4 30 — — — — — — —
22 1978 68–9 88.3% #2 2,331 6 38 — — — — — — —
23 1979 80–7 92.0% #1 2,427 8 50 — — — — — — —
24 1980 66–7 90.4% #1 2,376 10 58 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 8
25 1981 35–6 85.4% #4 2,334 11 61 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,887 0 10
26 1982 2–1 66.7% #90 2,308 11 61 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,031 1 14
27 1983 1–1 50.0% #262 2,282 11 61 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,082 2 20
28 1984 0–1 0.0% #745 2,251 11 61 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,129 2 27
29 — — — — — — — 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,052 4 31
30 — — — — — — — 1974 87–16 84.5% #2 2,115 4 40
31 — — — — — — — 1975 21–9 70.0% #20 2,004 5 41
32 — — — — — — — 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,827 5 41
33 — — — — — — — 1977 5–6 45.5% #119 1,833 5 41
34 — — — — — — — 1978 30–25 54.5% #24 1,815 5 41
35 1991 0–1 0.0% #1131 2,221 11 61 1979 4–3 57.1% #226 1,831 5 41
36 1992 0–8 0.0% #769 1,985 11 61 1980 0–2 0.0% — 1,799 5 41
37 1993 0–3 0.0% #1120 1,908 11 61 1981 0–1 0.0% #594 1,792 5 41

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Feb 4, 1978* Richmond Wct ATP 250 QF Carpet J. Newcombe #114 6-0 1-0 (ret.) B. Borg #3 Match data
Oct 1, 1977* World Invitational Classic ATP 250 SF Clay B. Borg #3 6-2 6-4 J. Newcombe #185 Match data
Feb 15, 1976 Wct Challenge Cup ATP 250 RR Hard B. Borg #3 2-6 7-5 6-2 6-2 J. Newcombe #22 Match data
Dec 10, 1974 Masters ATP Finals RR Grass J. Newcombe #2 7-6 7-6 B. Borg #4 Match data
May 14, 1974* Dallas Wct ATP 250 F Carpet J. Newcombe #2 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-2 B. Borg #11 Match data