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

Bob Hewitt vs John Newcombe H2H: 0-2

John Newcombe holds a 2–0 lead over Bob Hewitt in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, John Newcombe leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, John Newcombe won the 1971 Wimbledon round of 128 6-4 6-3 7-5.

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Bob Hewitt
RSA Age 86 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main draw meetings
John Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Newcombe 6-4 6-3 7-5 Bob Hewitt Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
John Newcombe 6-8 6-3 5-7 6-4 6-4 Bob Hewitt Match data May 4, 1969* F Bournemouth 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
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 Bob Hewitt John Newcombe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
24 — — — — — — — 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 6
25 — — — — — — — 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 1968 51–15 77.3% — 1,819 0 2 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,130 2 25
29 1969 31–11 73.8% — 1,859 0 4 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,056 4 29
30 1970 41–16 71.9% — 1,820 0 5 1974 81–16 83.5% #2 2,119 4 37
31 1971 22–10 68.8% — 1,846 0 6 1975 17–8 68.0% #20 2,017 5 38
32 1972 52–16 76.5% — 1,908 0 11 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,832 5 38
33 1973 2–5 28.6% #157 1,891 0 11 1977 5–6 45.5% #185 1,838 5 38
34 1974 13–17 43.3% #59 1,728 0 11 1978 28–22 56.0% #24 1,824 5 38
35 1975 27–15 64.3% #34 1,847 0 11 1979 4–3 57.1% #226 1,839 5 38
36 1976 11–22 33.3% #83 1,667 0 11 1980 0–2 0.0% — 1,807 5 38
37 1977 29–25 53.7% #52 1,722 0 11 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,799 5 38
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 John Newcombe
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 %
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 18 7 25 72.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 19 19 38 50.0%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 1968 19 6 25 76.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 4 0 4 100.0% 1972 16 3 19 84.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 36 12 48 75.0%
29 1969 3 1 4 75.0% 17 6 23 73.9% 8 2 10 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 7 24 70.8% 18 2 20 90.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
30 1970 12 3 15 80.0% 20 9 29 69.0% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — 1974 43 3 46 93.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2% 10 1 11 90.9%
31 1971 13 4 17 76.5% — — — — 7 5 12 58.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 0 6 100.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
32 1972 8 4 12 66.7% 24 4 28 85.7% 13 2 15 86.7% 7 6 13 53.8% 1976 7 7 14 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5%
33 1973 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
34 1974 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 1978 5 4 9 55.6% 7 8 15 46.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 8 7 15 53.3%
35 1975 5 4 9 55.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1979 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1976 2 4 6 33.3% 8 9 17 47.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 7 8 12.5% 1980 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1977 6 5 11 54.5% 15 11 26 57.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1981 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 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 Bob Hewitt John Newcombe
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
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1819 120.5 — — — — -93 +43 -86 60.5% +1.05 16–14 (53%) — — +1.04
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 1968 1820 126.5 — — — — +136 -148 -56 69.9% +1.44 15–6 (71%) — — +1.26 1972 2131 156.8 — — — — +83 -60 -24 72.1% +1.41 13–9 (59%) 20–12 (63%) — -3.97
29 1969 1859 141.4 — — — — +123 -19 -20 69.7% +1.56 3–4 (43%) — — -0.24 1973 2056 152.9 — — — — +49 -63 +159 70.8% +1.34 14–8 (64%) 22–13 (63%) — +0.26
30 1970 1820 143.6 — — — — +238 +46 +34 67.5% +1.36 7–7 (50%) — — -0.83 1974 2120 157.1 — — — — +217 -156 +7 77.7% +1.78 13–3 (81%) 21–10 (68%) — +0.43
31 1971 1846 128.5 — — — — +173 — -27 66.3% +1.23 5–2 (71%) 3–2 (60%) — +2.83 1975 2017 140.1 — — — — +109 -67 +183 61.1% +0.76 8–4 (67%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.06
32 1972 1908 140.8 — — — — -33 +104 -12 69.6% +1.43 14–4 (78%) 6–2 (75%) — +2.46 1976 1833 148.7 — — — — +121 +46 +317 53.9% +0.25 5–3 (63%) 12–7 (63%) — -0.96
33 1973 1891 121.7 — — — — -22 — — 50.0% +0.83 1–0 0–2 — -0.90 1977 1839 137.4 — — — — +69 — +255 54.8% +0.19 1–3 (25%) 3–2 (60%) — -1.06
34 1974 1729 124.7 — — — — +61 — +84 45.6% -0.01 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.79 1978 1825 147.7 — — — — +89 -83 +249 51.7% +0.12 10–4 (71%) 8–6 (57%) — -2.37
35 1975 1848 148.0 — — — — -54 +144 — 62.4% +1.13 6–4 (60%) 6–4 (60%) — +0.13 1979 1840 126.6 — — — — +74 — — 53.3% -0.07 1–0 — — -1.21
36 1976 1668 136.3 — — — — -1 +183 — 37.9% -0.56 3–5 (38%) 1–5 (17%) — -0.50 1980 1807 107.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.75 — 0–1 — -0.42
37 1977 1722 139.7 — — — — +65 +45 -79 53.3% +0.17 9–7 (56%) 7–7 (50%) — +0.51 1981 1799 108.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.45
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 — 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.