H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Bob Hewitt vs Brian Fairlie H2H: 1-3

Brian Fairlie holds a 3–1 lead over Bob Hewitt in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Brian Fairlie leads 3–1 on clay. Most recently, Bob Hewitt won the 1977 Hamburg Open round of 16 7-5 6-4.

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Bob Hewitt
RSA Age 86 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
1 – 3
4 main draw meetings
Brian Fairlie
NZL Age 78 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Bob Hewitt #57 7-5 6-4 Brian Fairlie #39 Match data May 13, 1977* R16 Hamburg Open ATP 250 Clay
Brian Fairlie 6-3 3-6 6-3 Bob Hewitt Match data Aug 23, 1976* QF Canadian Open ATP 500 Clay
Brian Fairlie 4-6 6-3 6-2 Bob Hewitt Match data Jul 30, 1970* R32 Indianapolis ATP 250 Clay
Brian Fairlie 4-6 6-3 6-2 Bob Hewitt Match data Jul 30, 1970* R32 Indianapolis ATP 250 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. 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
Bob Hewitt #669 #34 0 2,005 285 177 61.7% 0 0 0 0 11 11
Brian Fairlie #332 #24 0 1,903 233 220 51.4% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Bob Hewitt Brian Fairlie
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
20 — — — — — — — 1968 8–9 47.1% — 1,530 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 1969 13–14 48.1% — 1,619 0 0
22 — — — — — — — 1970 36–20 64.3% — 1,814 0 0
23 — — — — — — — 1971 20–29 40.8% — 1,667 0 0
24 — — — — — — — 1972 13–27 32.5% — 1,721 0 1
25 — — — — — — — 1973 33–21 61.1% #25 1,769 0 2
26 — — — — — — — 1974 11–12 47.8% #58 1,790 0 2
27 — — — — — — — 1975 21–16 56.8% #66 1,807 0 2
28 1968 51–15 77.3% — 1,819 0 2 1976 41–29 58.6% #36 1,831 0 3
29 1969 31–11 73.8% — 1,859 0 4 1977 26–25 51.0% #86 1,665 0 3
30 1970 41–16 71.9% — 1,820 0 5 1978 9–13 40.9% #123 1,649 0 3
31 1971 22–10 68.8% — 1,846 0 6 1979 2–5 28.6% #332 1,607 0 3
32 1972 52–16 76.5% — 1,908 0 11 — — — — — — —
33 1973 2–5 28.6% #157 1,891 0 11 — — — — — — —
34 1974 13–17 43.3% #59 1,728 0 11 — — — — — — —
35 1975 27–15 64.3% #34 1,847 0 11 — — — — — — —
36 1976 11–22 33.3% #83 1,667 0 11 — — — — — — —
37 1977 29–25 53.7% #52 1,722 0 11 — — — — — — —
38 1978 6–21 22.2% #206 1,596 0 11 — — — — — — —
39 1979 0–3 0.0% #546 1,547 0 11 — — — — — — —
40 1980 0–1 0.0% — 1,544 0 11 — — — — — — —

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 Bob Hewitt Brian Fairlie
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 2 1 3 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 4 3 7 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0%
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 5 5 10 50.0% 20 8 28 71.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 2 4 50.0%
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 7 8 15 46.7% 4 8 12 33.3% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 7 10 30.0%
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 8 8 16 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 14 16 12.5%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 5 0 5 100.0% 10 10 20 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 15 8 23 65.2%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 3 7 10 30.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
28 1968 19 6 25 76.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 4 0 4 100.0% 1976 16 6 22 72.7% 19 16 35 54.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 4 6 33.3%
29 1969 3 1 4 75.0% 17 6 23 73.9% 8 2 10 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1977 0 3 3 0.0% 14 10 24 58.3% 10 8 18 55.6% 2 4 6 33.3%
30 1970 12 3 15 80.0% 20 9 29 69.0% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — 1978 0 2 2 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
31 1971 13 4 17 76.5% — — — — 7 5 12 58.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 1979 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
32 1972 8 4 12 66.7% 24 4 28 85.7% 13 2 15 86.7% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1973 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1974 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1975 5 4 9 55.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1976 2 4 6 33.3% 8 9 17 47.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 7 8 12.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1977 6 5 11 54.5% 15 11 26 57.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 8 6 14 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1978 0 5 5 0.0% 1 10 11 9.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 1980 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 74 46 120 61.7% 105 57 162 64.8% 60 31 91 65.9% 46 43 89 51.7% — 56 51 107 52.3% 86 80 166 51.8% 51 40 91 56.0% 40 49 89 44.9%

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 Bob Hewitt Brian Fairlie
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
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1531 109.4 — — — — +57 -40 — 53.2% +0.57 2–1 (67%) — — -0.19
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1619 120.9 — — — — -9 -103 +38 54.4% +0.56 3–6 (33%) — — -0.19
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1814 134.8 — — — — -161 -88 +23 64.2% +1.14 7–8 (47%) 2–4 (33%) — +2.58
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1668 134.3 — — — — -55 -9 +121 47.5% -0.13 4–8 (33%) 10–7 (59%) — -3.36
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1722 140.7 — — — — -54 -40 — 37.6% -0.58 5–7 (42%) 9–10 (47%) — -3.69
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1770 145.7 — — — — +90 -80 -9 57.5% +0.66 12–9 (57%) 4–10 (29%) — -1.88
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1791 136.9 — — — — +39 -92 — 54.0% +0.24 3–5 (38%) 2–3 (40%) — -2.08
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1808 143.0 — — — — -2 -106 +39 56.0% +0.38 6–6 (50%) 11–6 (65%) — -1.86
28 1968 1820 126.5 — — — — +136 -148 -56 69.9% +1.44 15–6 (71%) — — +1.26 1976 1831 141.5 — — — — +35 -56 -24 54.4% +0.29 9–5 (64%) 13–9 (59%) — +0.53
29 1969 1859 141.4 — — — — +123 -19 -20 69.7% +1.56 3–4 (43%) — — -0.24 1977 1665 132.6 — — — — +59 +102 +40 51.6% +0.21 6–7 (46%) 3–7 (30%) — +1.62
30 1970 1820 143.6 — — — — +238 +46 +34 67.5% +1.36 7–7 (50%) — — -0.83 1978 1650 125.4 — — — — +61 +41 +69 44.6% -0.70 2–3 (40%) 3–2 (60%) — +0.03
31 1971 1846 128.5 — — — — +173 — -27 66.3% +1.23 5–2 (71%) 3–2 (60%) — +2.83 1979 1608 111.6 — — — — +51 +62 — 35.3% -0.41 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.35
32 1972 1908 140.8 — — — — -33 +104 -12 69.6% +1.43 14–4 (78%) 6–2 (75%) — +2.46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1973 1891 121.7 — — — — -22 — — 50.0% +0.83 1–0 0–2 — -0.90 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1974 1729 124.7 — — — — +61 — +84 45.6% -0.01 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.79 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1975 1848 148.0 — — — — -54 +144 — 62.4% +1.13 6–4 (60%) 6–4 (60%) — +0.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1976 1668 136.3 — — — — -1 +183 — 37.9% -0.56 3–5 (38%) 1–5 (17%) — -0.50 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1977 1722 139.7 — — — — +65 +45 -79 53.3% +0.17 9–7 (56%) 7–7 (50%) — +0.51 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1978 1596 127.7 — — — — +107 +31 +90 25.9% -1.72 2–3 (40%) 1–4 (20%) — -2.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1979 1548 96.3 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.28 0–1 0–1 — +0.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 1980 1544 106.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2006 142.5 — — — — +69 +58 -16 60.8% +0.87 68–48 (59%) 26–30 (46%) 97.3 +0.39 — 1903 141.9 — — — — 0 -37 +43 52.7% +0.28 60–67 (47%) 58–60 (49%) 99.9 -1.84

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.