H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Billy Martin vs John Newcombe H2H: 1-0

Billy Martin holds a 1–0 lead over John Newcombe in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Billy Martin leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Billy Martin won the 1978 Forest Hills Wct round robin 6-3 7-6.

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Billy Martin

USA Age 69 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H

1 – 0

1 main draw meetings

John Newcombe

AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

Player	Score	Player	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Billy Martin #66	6-3 7-6	John Newcombe #20	Match data	Jul 10, 1978	RR	Forest Hills Wct	ATP 250	Clay

Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player	Current	Peak	Pts	Elo	W	L	Win %	GS	1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	Finals	500 including documented historical predecessor categories	250 including documented historical predecessor categories	Titles
Billy Martin	#831	#32	0	1,821	146	175	45.5%	0	0	0	0	1	1
John Newcombe	#826	#1	0	2,203	544	220	71.2%	5	0	0	0	33	38

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age	Billy Martin							John Newcombe
Age	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
15	1972	0–1	0.0%	—	1,498	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
16	1973	4–7	36.4%	#145	1,536	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	1974	18–14	56.2%	#36	1,676	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	1975	18–16	52.9%	#67	1,714	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
19	1976	29–31	48.3%	#62	1,701	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	1977	28–29	49.1%	#58	1,792	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	1978	9–23	28.1%	#188	1,665	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	1979	14–14	50.0%	#66	1,680	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	1980	15–24	38.5%	#118	1,608	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
24	1981	10–15	40.0%	—	1,577	0	1	1968	70–37	65.4%	—	1,819	0	6
25	1982	1–1	50.0%	—	1,588	0	1	1969	64–26	71.1%	—	1,916	0	8
26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	65–23	73.9%	—	2,035	1	12
27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	61–18	77.2%	—	2,085	2	18
28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	69–22	75.8%	—	2,130	2	25
29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	59–19	75.6%	#2	2,056	4	29
30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	81–16	83.5%	#2	2,119	4	37
31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	17–8	68.0%	#20	2,017	5	38
32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1976	21–17	55.3%	#21	1,832	5	38
33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1977	5–6	45.5%	#185	1,838	5	38
34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1978	28–22	56.0%	#24	1,824	5	38
35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1979	4–3	57.1%	#226	1,839	5	38
36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1980	0–2	0.0%	—	1,807	5	38
37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1981	0–1	0.0%	—	1,799	5	38

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age	Billy Martin																	John Newcombe
	Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet
	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
15	1972	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
16	1973	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	1974	4	3	7	57.1%	5	2	7	71.4%	0	2	2	0.0%	9	7	16	56.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	1975	3	3	6	50.0%	2	5	7	28.6%	—	—	—	—	13	8	21	61.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
19	1976	2	6	8	25.0%	13	10	23	56.5%	3	3	6	50.0%	11	12	23	47.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	1977	11	10	21	52.4%	6	6	12	50.0%	5	3	8	62.5%	6	10	16	37.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	1978	0	2	2	0.0%	4	10	14	28.6%	4	3	7	57.1%	1	8	9	11.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	1979	6	6	12	50.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	1980	5	7	12	41.7%	3	6	9	33.3%	4	5	9	44.4%	3	6	9	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
24	1981	3	5	8	37.5%	5	7	12	41.7%	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	1968	18	7	25	72.0%	18	4	22	81.8%	15	7	22	68.2%	19	19	38	50.0%
25	1982	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1969	5	4	9	55.6%	27	7	34	79.4%	25	7	32	78.1%	7	8	15	46.7%
26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	17	8	25	68.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	37	7	44	84.1%	9	7	16	56.3%
27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	10	5	15	66.7%	22	6	28	78.6%	12	4	16	75.0%	17	3	20	85.0%
28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	16	3	19	84.2%	13	5	18	72.2%	4	2	6	66.7%	36	12	48	75.0%
29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	14	4	18	77.8%	17	7	24	70.8%	18	2	20	90.0%	10	6	16	62.5%
30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	43	3	46	93.5%	10	4	14	71.4%	18	8	26	69.2%	10	1	11	90.9%
31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	5	5	10	50.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	6	0	6	100.0%	3	2	5	60.0%
32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1976	7	7	14	50.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	7	2	9	77.8%	3	5	8	37.5%
33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1977	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	—	—	—	—
34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1978	5	4	9	55.6%	7	8	15	46.7%	8	3	11	72.7%	8	7	15	53.3%
35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1979	4	3	7	57.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1980	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1981	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career	—	34	44	78	43.6%	42	52	94	44.7%	20	23	43	46.5%	50	56	106	47.2%	—	145	58	203	71.4%	123	47	170	72.4%	154	45	199	77.4%	122	70	192	63.5%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age	Billy Martin																John Newcombe
Age	Yr	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule	Yr	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
15	1972	1498	111.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25.0%	-2.00	—	—	—	-0.28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
16	1973	1536	117.4	—	—	—	—	+49	—	+38	39.3%	-0.68	0–1	—	—	-0.12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	1974	1677	129.0	—	—	—	—	+16	-52	—	53.4%	-0.03	4–7 (36%)	10–2 (83%)	—	+1.49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	1975	1714	138.7	—	—	—	—	+86	-137	—	51.9%	-0.03	6–6 (50%)	10–1 (91%)	—	+0.47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
19	1976	1702	146.0	—	—	—	—	+33	0	-182	49.3%	-0.08	6–13 (32%)	5–5 (50%)	—	-2.86	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	1977	1793	146.8	—	—	—	—	-15	-102	-130	52.2%	-0.03	4–12 (25%)	4–6 (40%)	—	-2.58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	1978	1665	137.0	—	—	—	—	-32	-6	+57	36.1%	-1.01	3–8 (27%)	9–3 (75%)	—	-2.93	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	1979	1680	132.8	—	—	—	—	+4	-7	—	51.4%	-0.33	3–5 (38%)	7–3 (70%)	—	+1.16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	1980	1609	126.7	—	—	—	—	+37	+11	+57	40.2%	-0.73	4–6 (40%)	5–4 (56%)	—	-0.92	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
24	1981	1577	119.0	—	—	—	—	+36	+39	+70	41.9%	-0.84	2–3 (40%)	5–2 (71%)	—	+1.85	1968	1819	120.5	—	—	—	—	-93	+43	-86	60.5%	+1.05	16–14 (53%)	—	—	+1.04
25	1982	1588	105.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.0%	-1.00	1–0	1–0	—	+0.08	1969	1916	144.5	—	—	—	—	-167	+98	+137	66.0%	+1.08	16–9 (64%)	—	—	-3.03
26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	2035	152.0	—	—	—	—	-68	-52	+203	66.8%	+1.17	17–9 (65%)	4–4 (50%)	—	-2.09
27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	2086	160.2	—	—	—	—	+48	-10	+108	70.1%	+1.06	15–5 (75%)	18–9 (67%)	—	-5.69
28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	2131	156.8	—	—	—	—	+83	-60	-24	72.1%	+1.41	13–9 (59%)	20–12 (63%)	—	-3.97
29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	2056	152.9	—	—	—	—	+49	-63	+159	70.8%	+1.34	14–8 (64%)	22–13 (63%)	—	+0.26
30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	2120	157.1	—	—	—	—	+217	-156	+7	77.7%	+1.78	13–3 (81%)	21–10 (68%)	—	+0.43
31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	2017	140.1	—	—	—	—	+109	-67	+183	61.1%	+0.76	8–4 (67%)	3–5 (38%)	—	-0.06
32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1976	1833	148.7	—	—	—	—	+121	+46	+317	53.9%	+0.25	5–3 (63%)	12–7 (63%)	—	-0.96
33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1977	1839	137.4	—	—	—	—	+69	—	+255	54.8%	+0.19	1–3 (25%)	3–2 (60%)	—	-1.06
34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1978	1825	147.7	—	—	—	—	+89	-83	+249	51.7%	+0.12	10–4 (71%)	8–6 (57%)	—	-2.37
35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1979	1840	126.6	—	—	—	—	+74	—	—	53.3%	-0.07	1–0	—	—	-1.21
36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1980	1807	107.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.75	—	0–1	—	-0.42
37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1981	1799	108.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	-0.45
Career	—	1821	142.5	—	—	—	—	+23	-23	-18	47.0%	-0.36	33–61 (35%)	56–26 (68%)	104.7	-1.45	—	2204	153.9	—	—	—	—	+40	-13	+125	66.3%	+1.08	129–71 (65%)	111–69 (62%)	108.3	-2.59

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.

Billy Martin's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Raul Ramirez	1	7	8	Feb 2, 1980	H2H
Stan Smith	1	7	8	Feb 23, 1978	H2H
Tim Gullikson	3	2	5	Jun 11, 1981	—
Jeff Borowiak	2	3	5	Mar 12, 1981	H2H
Gene Mayer	3	2	5	Jul 17, 1980	H2H

John Newcombe's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
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