H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Geoff Masters vs John Newcombe H2H: 1-6

John Newcombe holds a 6–1 lead over Geoff Masters in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, John Newcombe leads 2–1 on clay and 2–0 on grass. Most recently, John Newcombe won the 1975 Australian Open quarterfinal 1-6 6-3 6-7 6-3 10-8.

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Geoff Masters
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed
H2H
1 – 6
7 main draw meetings
John Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jan 1, 1975* Australian Open Grand Slam QF Grass John Newcombe #2 1-6 6-3 6-7 6-3 10-8 Geoff Masters #53 Match data
Oct 26, 1974* Melbourne ATP 250 SF Clay Geoff Masters #48 6-3 3-6 6-2 John Newcombe #2 Match data
Jun 28, 1974* Wimbledon Grand Slam R64 Grass John Newcombe #1 9-8 6-3 8-6 Geoff Masters #44 Match data
Apr 12, 1974* Orlando Wct ATP 250 R16 Hard John Newcombe #2 6-1 6-1 Geoff Masters #57 Match data
Nov 16, 1973* Sydney Indoor ATP 250 QF Hard John Newcombe #2 6-3 6-4 Geoff Masters #53 Match data
Oct 12, 1973* Tokyo ATP 250 R16 Clay John Newcombe #2 6-3 5-7 6-2 Geoff Masters #56 Match data
Jul 14, 1971* Gstaad ATP 250 R16 Clay John Newcombe 6-4 6-4 Geoff Masters Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Geoff Masters #826 #41 0 1,881 238 255 48.3% 0 0 0 0 2 2
John Newcombe #826 #1 0 2,201 556 224 71.3% 5 2 0 0 34 41

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 Geoff Masters John Newcombe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1968 2–2 50.0% — 1,510 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1969 7–6 53.8% — 1,547 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1970 10–7 58.8% — 1,581 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1971 19–22 46.3% — 1,571 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1972 18–18 50.0% — 1,669 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1973 28–23 54.9% #52 1,754 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1974 24–22 52.2% #53 1,767 0 1 — — — — — — —
24 1975 27–25 51.9% #44 1,804 0 1 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 8
25 1976 27–31 46.6% #53 1,780 0 2 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,887 0 10
26 1977 22–27 44.9% #78 1,660 0 2 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,031 1 14
27 1978 20–20 50.0% #59 1,699 0 2 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,082 2 20
28 1979 21–23 47.7% #62 1,723 0 2 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,129 2 27
29 1980 13–28 31.7% #166 1,516 0 2 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,052 4 31
30 1981 0–1 0.0% #166 1,499 0 2 1974 87–16 84.5% #2 2,115 4 40
31 — — — — — — — 1975 21–9 70.0% #20 2,004 5 41
32 — — — — — — — 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,827 5 41
33 — — — — — — — 1977 5–6 45.5% #119 1,833 5 41
34 — — — — — — — 1978 30–25 54.5% #24 1,815 5 41
35 — — — — — — — 1979 4–3 57.1% #226 1,831 5 41
36 — — — — — — — 1980 0–2 0.0% — 1,799 5 41
37 — — — — — — — 1981 0–1 0.0% #594 1,792 5 41