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

Gene Mayer vs John Newcombe H2H: 1-0

Gene Mayer holds a 1–0 lead over John Newcombe in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Gene Mayer leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Gene Mayer won the 1978 Guadalajara final 6-3 6-4.

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Gene Mayer
USA Age 70 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
John Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Gene Mayer #65 6-3 6-4 John Newcombe #21 Match data Apr 22, 1978* F Guadalajara 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
Gene Mayer #976 #4 6 2,208 309 157 66.3% 0 0 0 0 14 14
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 Gene Mayer John Newcombe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1973 0–1 0.0% — 1,492 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1975 6–10 37.5% #144 1,541 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1976 17–16 51.5% #48 1,702 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1977 17–27 38.6% #86 1,692 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1978 25–18 58.1% #64 1,734 0 1 — — — — — — —
23 1979 54–25 68.4% #12 1,981 0 2 — — — — — — —
24 1980 69–14 83.1% #5 2,154 0 7 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 6
25 1981 37–8 82.2% #7 2,073 0 11 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,916 0 8
26 1982 33–11 75.0% #7 2,076 0 12 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,035 1 12
27 1983 25–10 71.4% #10 1,967 0 14 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,085 2 18
28 1984 24–15 61.5% #18 1,874 0 14 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,130 2 25
29 1985 2–1 66.7% #368 1,864 0 14 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,056 4 29
30 1986 0–1 0.0% #870 1,842 0 14 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 Gene Mayer 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 %
17 1973 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1976 7 4 11 63.6% 7 8 15 46.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1977 0 2 2 0.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 9 14 35.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1978 6 4 10 60.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 6 12 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1979 26 8 34 76.5% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 12 9 21 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1980 19 4 23 82.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 34 5 39 87.2% 1968 18 7 25 72.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 19 19 38 50.0%
25 1981 18 3 21 85.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 17 3 20 85.0% 1969 5 4 9 55.6% 27 7 34 79.4% 25 7 32 78.1% 7 8 15 46.7%
26 1982 17 6 23 73.9% 5 0 5 100.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1970 17 8 25 68.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 37 7 44 84.1% 9 7 16 56.3%
27 1983 17 5 22 77.3% — — — — — — — — 8 5 13 61.5% 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 22 6 28 78.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0%
28 1984 5 4 9 55.6% 11 4 15 73.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1972 16 3 19 84.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 36 12 48 75.0%
29 1985 — — — — — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 7 24 70.8% 18 2 20 90.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
30 1986 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 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 — 115 41 156 73.7% 74 48 122 60.7% 15 13 28 53.6% 105 55 160 65.6% — 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 Gene Mayer 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
17 1973 1492 100.4 — — — — — — — 33.3% -2.00 0–1 1–0 — -0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1975 1541 117.6 — — — — +18 +30 — 38.9% -0.67 1–2 (33%) 2–2 (50%) — +0.55 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1976 1703 134.8 — — — — -5 -55 — 50.7% +0.17 4–3 (57%) 2–5 (29%) — +1.87 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1977 1693 140.3 — — — — -13 -6 -198 41.8% -0.74 5–3 (63%) 5–2 (71%) — -1.29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1978 1734 142.4 — — — — -21 +21 -205 60.8% +1.16 3–8 (27%) 3–6 (33%) — +2.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1979 1982 164.8 — — — — +59 -89 -319 65.6% +1.04 10–9 (53%) 8–5 (62%) — -4.23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1980 2154 169.4 — — — — +68 -228 -359 78.3% +2.22 12–0 (100%) 9–5 (64%) — -2.23 1968 1819 120.5 — — — — -93 +43 -86 60.5% +1.05 16–14 (53%) — — +1.04
25 1981 2073 158.2 — — — — +97 -180 — 84.9% +2.44 2–4 (33%) 6–2 (75%) — +0.66 1969 1916 144.5 — — — — -167 +98 +137 66.0% +1.08 16–9 (64%) — — -3.03
26 1982 2076 160.9 — — — — +32 -135 -210 75.5% +1.96 3–4 (43%) 6–6 (50%) — -2.35 1970 2035 152.0 — — — — -68 -52 +203 66.8% +1.17 17–9 (65%) 4–4 (50%) — -2.09
27 1983 1968 152.8 — — — — +26 — — 65.4% +0.98 6–1 (86%) 4–4 (50%) — -1.12 1971 2086 160.2 — — — — +48 -10 +108 70.1% +1.06 15–5 (75%) 18–9 (67%) — -5.69
28 1984 1874 154.0 — — — — +82 +43 — 59.8% +0.67 5–3 (63%) 5–7 (42%) — -1.60 1972 2131 156.8 — — — — +83 -60 -24 72.1% +1.41 13–9 (59%) 20–12 (63%) — -3.97
29 1985 1865 112.4 — — — — +71 — — 62.5% +1.13 1–1 — — +0.53 1973 2056 152.9 — — — — +49 -63 +159 70.8% +1.34 14–8 (64%) 22–13 (63%) — +0.26
30 1986 1842 106.8 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — -0.11 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 — 2209 161.8 — — — — +47 -53 -263 65.3% +1.15 52–40 (57%) 51–44 (54%) 101.0 -1.58 — 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.