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

Buster C Mottram vs John Newcombe H2H: 0-2

John Newcombe holds a 2–0 lead over Buster C Mottram in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, John Newcombe leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, John Newcombe won the 1974 St. Louis round of 16 6-3 6-2.

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Buster C Mottram
GBR Age 71 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
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 #2 6-3 6-2 Buster C Mottram #35 Match data Apr 26, 1974* R16 St. Louis ATP 250 Clay
John Newcombe 6-1 3-6 6-3 Buster C Mottram Match data Apr 13, 1974* SF Orlando Wct ATP 250 Hard

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
Buster C Mottram #735 #15 0 1,979 271 174 60.9% 0 0 0 0 3 3
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 Buster C Mottram John Newcombe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,497 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1971 2–1 66.7% — 1,533 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1972 1–2 33.3% — 1,546 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1973 14–11 56.0% #33 1,659 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1974 14–13 51.9% #55 1,781 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1975 26–15 63.4% #34 1,931 0 2 — — — — — — —
21 1976 33–16 67.3% #41 1,860 0 3 — — — — — — —
22 1977 49–23 68.1% #19 1,917 0 3 — — — — — — —
23 1978 28–16 63.6% #28 1,849 0 3 — — — — — — —
24 1979 33–19 63.5% #32 1,889 0 3 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 6
25 1980 25–18 58.1% #43 1,828 0 3 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,916 0 8
26 1981 13–13 50.0% #72 1,776 0 3 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,035 1 12
27 1982 28–16 63.6% #20 1,862 0 3 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,085 2 18
28 1983 5–10 33.3% #91 1,716 0 3 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 Buster C Mottram 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 %
15 1970 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1971 — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1972 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1973 0 1 1 0.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 5 3 8 62.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1975 6 2 8 75.0% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 15 8 23 65.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 — — — — 33 13 46 71.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1977 8 3 11 72.7% 28 11 39 71.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 11 7 18 61.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 21 8 29 72.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1979 6 3 9 66.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 1968 18 7 25 72.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 19 19 38 50.0%
25 1980 9 5 14 64.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 1969 5 4 9 55.6% 27 7 34 79.4% 25 7 32 78.1% 7 8 15 46.7%
26 1981 5 4 9 55.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1970 17 8 25 68.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 37 7 44 84.1% 9 7 16 56.3%
27 1982 5 3 8 62.5% 11 6 17 64.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 22 6 28 78.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0%
28 1983 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 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 — 45 27 72 62.5% 149 78 227 65.6% 17 18 35 48.6% 60 51 111 54.1% — 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 Buster C Mottram 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
15 1970 1498 98.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1971 1534 104.7 — — — — — — +21 57.1% +0.72 1–0 — — -0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1972 1547 100.3 — — — — — — -1 30.0% -1.10 1–0 — — -0.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1973 1659 133.4 — — — — — +68 -120 56.7% +0.55 3–6 (33%) 3–4 (43%) — +0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 1781 141.7 — — — — -124 -49 — 53.8% +0.46 5–5 (50%) 4–5 (44%) — -2.84 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1975 1932 149.6 — — — — +20 -209 — 64.0% +1.10 5–2 (71%) 4–3 (57%) — -2.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 1861 148.9 — — — — — +18 — 65.1% +1.28 7–3 (70%) 5–8 (38%) — -0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1977 1918 152.4 — — — — +25 +10 -340 64.4% +0.91 9–8 (53%) 11–5 (69%) — +1.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1978 1850 144.2 — — — — +33 +43 — 61.0% +0.70 8–6 (57%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.69 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1979 1889 152.8 — — — — +44 -4 — 59.5% +0.80 10–2 (83%) 9–5 (64%) — -2.47 1968 1819 120.5 — — — — -93 +43 -86 60.5% +1.05 16–14 (53%) — — +1.04
25 1980 1828 148.0 — — — — +40 +37 — 57.5% +0.64 10–7 (59%) 6–8 (43%) — -0.77 1969 1916 144.5 — — — — -167 +98 +137 66.0% +1.08 16–9 (64%) — — -3.03
26 1981 1777 143.5 — — — — +28 +90 -145 50.9% +0.40 2–4 (33%) 1–3 (25%) — -2.23 1970 2035 152.0 — — — — -68 -52 +203 66.8% +1.17 17–9 (65%) 4–4 (50%) — -2.09
27 1982 1863 153.4 — — — — +20 -9 -176 60.8% +1.04 6–4 (60%) 3–9 (25%) — -1.73 1971 2086 160.2 — — — — +48 -10 +108 70.1% +1.06 15–5 (75%) 18–9 (67%) — -5.69
28 1983 1716 133.5 — — — — +147 +32 — 41.7% -0.33 0–4 (0%) 1–4 (20%) — -0.88 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 — 1980 154.6 — — — — +21 +11 -138 59.3% +0.76 67–51 (57%) 50–57 (47%) 98.7 -2.63 — 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.