H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Charlie Owens vs John Newcombe H2H: 0-1

John Newcombe holds a 1–0 lead over Charlie Owens in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, John Newcombe leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, John Newcombe won the 1973 Fort Worth round of 32 6-2 6-2.

USA Right-Handed
H2H
0 1
1 main draw meetings
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Newcombe #2 6-2 6-2 Charlie Owens #135 Match data Oct 10, 1973* R32 Fort Worth 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
Charlie Owens #571 #36 0 1,719 57 82 41.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
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.

Charlie Owens John Newcombe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 0–1 0.0% 1,475 0 0 1968 70–37 65.4% 1,819 0 6
1969 0–3 0.0% 1,431 0 0 1969 64–26 71.1% 1,916 0 8
1970 0–5 0.0% 1,398 0 0 1970 65–23 73.9% 2,035 1 12
1972 6–7 46.2% 1,477 0 0 1971 61–18 77.2% 2,085 2 18
1973 11–13 45.8% #151 1,557 0 0 1972 69–22 75.8% 2,130 2 25
1974 18–13 58.1% #113 1,699 0 0 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,056 4 29
1975 11–16 40.7% #111 1,644 0 0 1974 81–16 83.5% #2 2,119 4 37
1976 6–6 50.0% #215 1,644 0 0 1975 17–8 68.0% #20 2,017 5 38
1977 0–1 0.0% #234 1,639 0 0 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,832 5 38
1978 0–1 0.0% #436 1,631 0 0 1977 5–6 45.5% #185 1,838 5 38
1979 1–7 12.5% #64 1,541 0 0 1978 28–22 56.0% #24 1,824 5 38
1980 3–8 27.3% #274 1,543 0 0 1979 4–3 57.1% #226 1,839 5 38
1981 1–1 50.0% 1,548 0 0 1980 0–2 0.0% 1,807 5 38
1981 0–1 0.0% 1,799 5 38

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Charlie Owens 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 %
1968 0 1 1 0.0% 1968 18 7 25 72.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 19 19 38 50.0%
1969 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1969 5 4 9 55.6% 27 7 34 79.4% 25 7 32 78.1% 7 8 15 46.7%
1970 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1970 17 8 25 68.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 37 7 44 84.1% 9 7 16 56.3%
1972 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 22 6 28 78.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0%
1973 6 5 11 54.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1972 16 3 19 84.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 36 12 48 75.0%
1974 3 3 6 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 9 7 16 56.3% 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 7 24 70.8% 18 2 20 90.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
1975 3 3 6 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 8 12 33.3% 1974 43 3 46 93.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2% 10 1 11 90.9%
1976 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 0 6 100.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
1977 0 1 1 0.0% 1976 7 7 14 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5%
1978 0 1 1 0.0% 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
1979 0 2 2 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1978 5 4 9 55.6% 7 8 15 46.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 8 7 15 53.3%
1980 2 3 5 40.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1979 4 3 7 57.1%
1981 1 1 2 50.0% 1980 0 2 2 0.0%
1981 0 1 1 0.0%
Career 17 18 35 48.6% 16 23 39 41.0% 7 10 17 41.2% 17 31 48 35.4% Career 145 58 203 71.4% 123 47 170 72.4% 154 45 199 77.4% 122 70 192 63.5%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Charlie Owens 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
1968 1475 95.7 0.0% -3.67 +0.05 1968 1819 120.5 -93 +43 -86 60.5% +1.05 16–14 (53%) +1.04
1969 1432 96.2 33.3% -1.11 0–3 (0%) +0.27 1969 1916 144.5 -167 +98 +137 66.0% +1.08 16–9 (64%) -3.03
1970 1398 93.2 0.0% -2.83 +0.21 1970 2035 152.0 -68 -52 +203 66.8% +1.17 17–9 (65%) 4–4 (50%) 104.8 -2.09
1972 1478 122.0 +95 +81 51.7% +0.31 2–3 (40%) 3–2 (60%) 100.9 +0.65 1971 2086 160.2 +48 -10 +108 70.1% +1.06 15–5 (75%) 18–9 (67%) 111.2 -5.69
1973 1558 115.0 +15 +12 -61 47.4% -0.05 2–5 (29%) 4–4 (50%) 98.6 +1.60 1972 2131 156.8 +83 -60 -24 72.1% +1.41 13–9 (59%) 20–12 (63%) 101.6 -3.97
1974 1700 118.6 -84 -56 -159 52.6% +0.23 10–3 (77%) 10–3 (77%) 111.9 +4.41 1973 2056 152.9 +49 -63 +159 70.8% +1.34 14–8 (64%) 22–13 (63%) 101.7 +0.26
1975 1645 123.6 -42 -38 -33 42.6% -0.40 5–4 (56%) 2–1 (67%) +1.59 1974 2120 157.1 +217 -156 +7 77.7% +1.78 13–3 (81%) 21–10 (68%) 107.9 +0.43
1976 1644 111.8 -50 -26 50.0% -0.04 1–1 2–2 (50%) +1.93 1975 2017 140.1 +109 -67 +183 61.1% +0.76 8–4 (67%) 3–5 (38%) 96.7 -0.06
1977 1640 102.2 0.0% -5.00 -0.13 1976 1833 148.7 +121 +46 +317 53.9% +0.25 5–3 (63%) 12–7 (63%) 100.4 -0.96
1978 1631 103.2 0.0% -3.50 -0.08 1977 1839 137.4 +69 +255 54.8% +0.19 1–3 (25%) 3–2 (60%) 97.3 -1.06
1979 1542 111.1 -5 +16 20.0% -1.95 1–2 (33%) 1–1 +0.57 1978 1825 147.7 +89 -83 +249 51.7% +0.12 10–4 (71%) 8–6 (57%) 103.6 -2.37
1980 1544 123.5 -29 +22 32.0% -0.88 1–2 (33%) 0–4 (0%) 96.6 -0.01 1979 1840 126.6 +74 53.3% -0.07 1–0 -1.21
1981 1548 102.1 40.0% -0.80 1–0 1–0 +0.23 1980 1807 107.0 0.0% -2.75 0–1 -0.42
1981 1799 108.5 0.0% -3.50 -0.45
Career 1720 122.3 -31 0 -79 43.0% -0.38 23–23 (50%) 23–17 (58%) 105.7 +8.24 Career 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.