H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Colin Dowdeswell vs Bob Hewitt H2H: 0-1

Bob Hewitt holds a 1–0 lead over Colin Dowdeswell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Bob Hewitt leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Bob Hewitt won the 1978 Wimbledon round of 64 6-4 4-6 6-2 6-4.

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Colin Dowdeswell
GBR Age 71 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Bob Hewitt
RSA Age 86 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Bob Hewitt 6-4 4-6 6-2 6-4 Colin Dowdeswell #71 Match data Jun 30, 1978* R64 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 Dowdeswell #901 #31 0 1,730 119 174 40.6% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Bob Hewitt #669 #34 0 2,005 285 177 61.7% 0 0 0 0 11 11

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 Dowdeswell Bob Hewitt
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1972 1–1 50.0% — 1,504 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1973 4–5 44.4% #148 1,522 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1974 4–4 50.0% #138 1,537 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1975 22–24 47.8% #85 1,611 0 1 — — — — — — —
21 1976 14–26 35.0% #122 1,626 0 1 — — — — — — —
22 1977 9–13 40.9% #94 1,576 0 1 — — — — — — —
23 1978 20–22 47.6% #75 1,652 0 1 — — — — — — —
24 1979 12–16 42.9% #104 1,616 0 1 — — — — — — —
25 1980 1–13 7.1% #269 1,492 0 1 — — — — — — —
27 1982 2–4 33.3% — 1,520 0 1 — — — — — — —
28 1983 17–10 63.0% #33 1,717 0 1 1968 51–15 77.3% — 1,819 0 2
29 1984 10–24 29.4% #179 1,608 0 1 1969 31–11 73.8% — 1,859 0 4
30 1985 2–11 15.4% #258 1,477 0 1 1970 41–16 71.9% — 1,820 0 5
31 1986 1–1 50.0% #414 1,511 0 1 1971 22–10 68.8% — 1,846 0 6
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 Colin Dowdeswell Bob Hewitt
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 %
17 1972 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1973 2 1 3 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1975 2 2 4 50.0% 20 19 39 51.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 2 4 6 33.3% 10 16 26 38.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 7 10 17 41.2% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1978 10 6 16 62.5% 9 14 23 39.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1979 5 9 14 35.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1980 1 2 3 33.3% 0 10 10 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1982 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1983 8 3 11 72.7% 9 5 14 64.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1968 19 6 25 76.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 4 0 4 100.0%
29 1984 4 5 9 44.4% 2 9 11 18.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 5 5 0.0% 1969 3 1 4 75.0% 17 6 23 73.9% 8 2 10 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
30 1985 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — 1970 12 3 15 80.0% 20 9 29 69.0% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — —
31 1986 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1971 13 4 17 76.5% — — — — 7 5 12 58.3% 2 1 3 66.7%
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 — 39 41 80 48.8% 65 94 159 40.9% 10 22 32 31.2% 5 17 22 22.7% — 74 46 120 61.7% 105 57 162 64.8% 60 31 91 65.9% 46 43 89 51.7%

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 Dowdeswell Bob Hewitt
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
17 1972 1505 99.4 — — — — — — — 57.1% -0.57 — 3–0 (100%) — +0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1973 1522 117.3 — — — — +87 +60 — 47.6% -0.19 0–1 — — +0.51 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 1538 103.5 — — — — +109 — — 50.0% -0.39 1–1 1–1 — +1.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1975 1612 121.7 — — — — -27 +57 — 45.4% -0.20 4–8 (33%) 5–2 (71%) — +4.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 1627 127.0 — — — — -79 +48 -171 39.4% -0.75 5–9 (36%) 7–4 (64%) — +0.35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1977 1577 118.3 — — — — -40 +40 — 43.9% -0.53 4–4 (50%) 3–4 (43%) — +1.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1978 1652 125.6 — — — — +16 -49 — 43.1% -0.41 13–5 (72%) 4–10 (29%) — +1.98 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1979 1617 120.0 — — — — -46 +21 — 43.1% -0.64 5–5 (50%) 7–5 (58%) — -0.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1980 1493 109.7 — — — — +86 +4 — 17.6% -2.09 0–4 (0%) 1–1 — -0.29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1982 1521 119.2 — — — — — — — 31.3% -0.94 1–0 1–2 (33%) — -0.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1983 1718 139.0 — — — — -9 -106 — 59.1% +0.92 6–4 (60%) 4–3 (57%) — +1.78 1968 1820 126.5 — — — — +136 -148 -56 69.9% +1.44 15–6 (71%) — — +1.26
29 1984 1609 124.9 — — — — +55 -52 -92 31.7% -1.22 4–4 (50%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.62 1969 1859 141.4 — — — — +123 -19 -20 69.7% +1.56 3–4 (43%) — — -0.24
30 1985 1477 105.6 — — — — +122 — -48 26.7% -1.57 0–3 (0%) 1–3 (25%) — +0.51 1970 1820 143.6 — — — — +238 +46 +34 67.5% +1.36 7–7 (50%) — — -0.83
31 1986 1511 104.0 — — — — — — — 42.9% -0.71 — — — -0.18 1971 1846 128.5 — — — — +173 — -27 66.3% +1.23 5–2 (71%) 3–2 (60%) — +2.83
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 — 1730 128.5 — — — — +11 +10 -93 41.4% -0.57 43–48 (47%) 39–37 (51%) 103.8 +3.56 — 2006 142.5 — — — — +69 +58 -16 60.8% +0.87 68–48 (59%) 26–30 (46%) 97.3 +0.39

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.