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J. Connors vs J. Newcombe H2H: 4-2

Compare the head-to-head record, career totals, season-by-season performance, and match log for J. Connors vs J. Newcombe.

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J. Connors
USA Age 73 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
4 – 2
6 main draw meetings
J. Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

Career Comparison

MetricJ. ConnorsJ. Newcombe
Peak Ranking #1 #1
Peak Points 875 0
Peak Elo 2,410 2,201
Singles W-L 1,262–294 556–224
Win % 81.1% 71.3%
Grand Slam titles 8 5
Masters 1000 titles 1 2
ATP Finals titles 1 0
ATP 500 titles 0 0
ATP 250 titles 99 34
Total titles 109 41
Age J. Connors J. Newcombe
SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,480 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1970 5–4 55.6% — 1,557 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1971 23–13 63.9% — 1,769 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1972 76–25 75.2% — 1,991 0 6 — — — — — — —
20 1973 86–16 84.3% #3 2,152 0 17 — — — — — — —
21 1974 95–6 94.1% #1 2,301 3 32 — — — — — — —
22 1975 79–10 88.8% #1 2,260 3 41 — — — — — — —
23 1976 97–8 92.4% #1 2,370 4 53 — — — — — — —
24 1977 69–15 82.1% #1 2,271 4 61 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 8
25 1978 67–6 91.8% #1 2,326 5 71 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,887 0 10
26 1979 78–12 86.7% #2 2,272 5 79 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,031 1 14
27 1980 73–15 83.0% #3 2,197 5 85 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,082 2 20
28 1981 59–12 83.1% #2 2,162 5 89 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,129 2 27
29 1982 78–11 87.6% #2 2,263 7 96 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,052 4 31
30 1983 52–11 82.5% #3 2,193 8 100 1974 87–16 84.5% #2 2,115 4 40
31 1984 69–12 85.2% #2 2,240 8 105 1975 21–9 70.0% #20 2,004 5 41
32 1985 45–15 75.0% #4 2,133 8 105 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,827 5 41
33 1986 46–15 75.4% #8 2,013 8 105 1977 5–6 45.5% #119 1,833 5 41
34 1987 52–19 73.2% #4 1,985 8 105 1978 30–25 54.5% #24 1,815 5 41
35 1988 40–11 78.4% #7 2,020 8 107 1979 4–3 57.1% #226 1,831 5 41
36 1989 31–13 70.5% #14 1,957 8 109 1980 0–2 0.0% — 1,799 5 41
37 1990 0–3 0.0% #936 1,881 8 109 1981 0–1 0.0% #594 1,792 5 41
38 1991 19–14 57.6% #49 1,887 8 109 — — — — — — —
39 1992 17–16 51.5% #84 1,774 8 109 — — — — — — —
40 1993 3–5 37.5% #370 1,717 8 109 — — — — — — —
41 1994 1–3 25.0% #672 1,681 8 109 — — — — — — —
42 1995 2–2 50.0% #419 1,673 8 109 — — — — — — —
43 1996 0–1 0.0% #1300 1,665 8 109 — — — — — — —

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Nov 9, 1979* Hong Kong ATP 250 R16 Hard J. Connors #2 6-0 6-2 J. Newcombe #71 Match data
Oct 27, 1978* Sydney Indoor ATP 250 QF Hard J. Connors #1 6-4 7-6 J. Newcombe #22 Match data
Mar 9, 1978 Hartford ATP 250 RR Carpet J. Connors #1 6-4 6-4 J. Newcombe #25 Match data
Mar 4, 1976 Hartford ATP 250 RR Carpet J. Connors #1 6-2 6-3 J. Newcombe #22 Match data
Jan 4, 1975* Australian Open Grand Slam F Grass J. Newcombe #2 7-5 3-6 6-4 7-6 J. Connors #1 Match data
Sep 9, 1973* US Open Grand Slam QF Grass J. Newcombe #7 6-4 7-6 7-6 J. Connors #10 Match data