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

Colin Dibley vs John Newcombe H2H: 1-6

John Newcombe holds a 6–1 lead over Colin Dibley in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, John Newcombe leads 3–0 on grass and 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, John Newcombe won the 1978 Los Angeles Open round of 32 6-2 6-1.

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Colin Dibley
AUS Age 81 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 6
7 main draw meetings
John Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Newcombe #21 6-2 6-1 Colin Dibley #63 Match data Sep 21, 1978* R32 Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Carpet
John Newcombe 6-4 7-6 6-3 Colin Dibley #35 Match data Dec 25, 1977* R32 Australian Open (2) Grand Slam Grass
John Newcombe 6-4 6-3 Colin Dibley Match data Dec 16, 1974 R16 Sydney International ATP 250 Grass
John Newcombe #2 7-6 6-3 Colin Dibley #35 Match data Oct 13, 1973* QF Japan Open ATP 250 Clay
Colin Dibley 6-3 5-7 6-4 John Newcombe Match data May 18, 1973* R16 Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
John Newcombe 6-3 6-4 Colin Dibley Match data Nov 2, 1972* R16 Essen Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John Newcombe 6-1 6-2 6-3 Colin Dibley Match data Jul 2, 1971* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
Colin Dibley #240 #33 0 1,877 341 310 52.4% 0 0 0 0 5 5
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 Colin Dibley John Newcombe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
23 1968 3–2 60.0% — 1,521 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 — — — — — — — 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 6
25 1970 7–10 41.2% — 1,526 0 0 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,916 0 8
26 1971 41–21 66.1% — 1,753 0 1 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,035 1 12
27 1972 52–30 63.4% — 1,819 0 2 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,085 2 18
28 1973 35–31 53.0% #39 1,694 0 4 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,130 2 25
29 1974 35–35 50.0% #87 1,692 0 4 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,056 4 29
30 1975 18–28 39.1% #94 1,624 0 4 1974 81–16 83.5% #2 2,119 4 37
31 1976 39–40 49.4% #85 1,636 0 4 1975 17–8 68.0% #20 2,017 5 38
32 1977 52–33 61.2% #35 1,780 0 4 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,832 5 38
33 1978 18–28 39.1% #115 1,629 0 4 1977 5–6 45.5% #185 1,838 5 38
34 1979 20–22 47.6% #116 1,700 0 4 1978 28–22 56.0% #24 1,824 5 38
35 1980 18–23 43.9% #57 1,651 0 5 1979 4–3 57.1% #226 1,839 5 38
36 1981 3–7 30.0% #99 1,633 0 5 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 Colin Dibley 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 %
23 1968 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 18 7 25 72.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 19 19 38 50.0%
25 1970 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 1969 5 4 9 55.6% 27 7 34 79.4% 25 7 32 78.1% 7 8 15 46.7%
26 1971 14 9 23 60.9% 8 6 14 57.1% 19 6 25 76.0% — — — — 1970 17 8 25 68.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 37 7 44 84.1% 9 7 16 56.3%
27 1972 9 10 19 47.4% 14 5 19 73.7% 20 9 29 69.0% 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 1973 14 9 23 60.9% 7 9 16 43.8% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 1972 16 3 19 84.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 36 12 48 75.0%
29 1974 6 11 17 35.3% 6 7 13 46.2% 17 9 26 65.4% 6 8 14 42.9% 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 7 24 70.8% 18 2 20 90.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
30 1975 2 9 11 18.2% 12 11 23 52.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1974 43 3 46 93.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2% 10 1 11 90.9%
31 1976 7 7 14 50.0% 12 19 31 38.7% 5 5 10 50.0% 15 9 24 62.5% 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 0 6 100.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
32 1977 16 10 26 61.5% 11 9 20 55.0% 15 8 23 65.2% 10 6 16 62.5% 1976 7 7 14 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5%
33 1978 5 7 12 41.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 3 9 12 25.0% 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
34 1979 9 7 16 56.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 5 5 0.0% 1978 5 4 9 55.6% 7 8 15 46.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 8 7 15 53.3%
35 1980 2 7 9 22.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 6 8 14 42.9% 1979 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1981 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1980 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 86 91 177 48.6% 79 81 160 49.4% 119 74 193 61.7% 57 64 121 47.1% — 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 Colin Dibley 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
23 1968 1521 100.4 — — — — — +15 — 50.0% +0.07 3–1 (75%) — — -0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1819 120.5 — — — — -93 +43 -86 60.5% +1.05 16–14 (53%) — — +1.04
25 1970 1527 119.6 — — — — — — +43 41.3% -0.13 1–2 (33%) 2–1 (67%) 100.1 +0.99 1969 1916 144.5 — — — — -167 +98 +137 66.0% +1.08 16–9 (64%) — — -3.03
26 1971 1753 136.2 — — — — -77 -90 +64 64.2% +0.99 7–6 (54%) 11–7 (61%) 106.7 +3.94 1970 2035 152.0 — — — — -68 -52 +203 66.8% +1.17 17–9 (65%) 4–4 (50%) 104.8 -2.09
27 1972 1820 133.4 — — — — -107 +19 +44 61.8% +0.85 10–11 (48%) 9–12 (43%) 95.0 +4.65 1971 2086 160.2 — — — — +48 -10 +108 70.1% +1.06 15–5 (75%) 18–9 (67%) 111.2 -5.69
28 1973 1694 131.3 — — — — -6 +47 +143 52.4% +0.23 11–11 (50%) 15–16 (48%) 96.7 +1.46 1972 2131 156.8 — — — — +83 -60 -24 72.1% +1.41 13–9 (59%) 20–12 (63%) 101.6 -3.97
29 1974 1692 131.7 — — — — -39 +7 +124 49.4% +0.02 13–12 (52%) 14–11 (56%) 101.3 +2.15 1973 2056 152.9 — — — — +49 -63 +159 70.8% +1.34 14–8 (64%) 22–13 (63%) 101.7 +0.26
30 1975 1624 129.4 — — — — -25 +67 +117 38.1% -0.72 7–2 (78%) 3–9 (25%) 99.6 -1.23 1974 2120 157.1 — — — — +217 -156 +7 77.7% +1.78 13–3 (81%) 21–10 (68%) 107.9 +0.43
31 1976 1637 139.9 — — — — +133 -89 +109 48.1% +0.14 14–12 (54%) 12–17 (41%) 97.7 +4.03 1975 2017 140.1 — — — — +109 -67 +183 61.1% +0.76 8–4 (67%) 3–5 (38%) 96.7 -0.06
32 1977 1780 143.5 — — — — +35 -122 +37 56.9% +0.58 18–9 (67%) 14–13 (52%) 106.4 +0.53 1976 1833 148.7 — — — — +121 +46 +317 53.9% +0.25 5–3 (63%) 12–7 (63%) 100.4 -0.96
33 1978 1630 137.5 — — — — +25 +44 +130 40.0% -0.38 6–8 (43%) 4–15 (21%) 89.4 -1.58 1977 1839 137.4 — — — — +69 — +255 54.8% +0.19 1–3 (25%) 3–2 (60%) 97.3 -1.06
34 1979 1700 131.0 — — — — -66 -72 +117 48.6% +0.03 6–7 (46%) 10–12 (45%) 99.9 +1.79 1978 1825 147.7 — — — — +89 -83 +249 51.7% +0.12 10–4 (71%) 8–6 (57%) 103.6 -2.37
35 1980 1651 129.6 — — — — -49 — +147 48.6% -0.15 4–10 (29%) 6–4 (60%) 93.6 +0.75 1979 1840 126.6 — — — — +74 — — 53.3% -0.07 1–0 — — -1.21
36 1981 1633 118.6 — — — — -7 — — 30.4% -1.13 2–1 (67%) 2–3 (40%) 103.0 -0.30 1980 1807 107.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.75 — 0–1 — -0.42
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1799 108.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.45
Career — 1878 138.6 — — — — -9 -23 +90 51.8% +0.23 102–92 (53%) 102–120 (46%) 97.5 +2.65 — 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.