H2H data updated: 2026-07-14 14:15 UTC

J. Higueras vs J. Newcombe H2H: 2-1

J. Higueras leads J. Newcombe 2–1 in 3 ATP main-draw meetings. J. Newcombe leads 1–0 on carpet courts; J. Higueras leads 1–0 on clay courts. Their latest meeting was at Nations Cup in 1978, where J. Higueras won 6-2 6-3.

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J. Higueras

ESP Age 73 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H

2 – 1

3 main draw meetings

J. Newcombe

AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

Career Comparison

Metric	J. Higueras	J. Newcombe
Peak Ranking	#6	#1
Peak Points	0	0
Peak Elo	2,088	2,201
Singles W-L	427–226	556–224
Win %	65.4%	71.3%
Grand Slam titles	0	5
Masters 1000 titles	0	2
ATP Finals titles	0	0
ATP 500 titles	0	0
ATP 250 titles	17	34
Total titles	17	41

Age	J. Higueras							J. Newcombe
Age	Season	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Season	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
15	1968	0–1	0.0%	—	1,474	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
16	1969	0–1	0.0%	—	1,444	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	1970	0–1	0.0%	—	1,430	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	1971	1–1	50.0%	—	1,443	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	1973	6–2	75.0%	#128	1,564	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	1974	12–12	50.0%	#108	1,644	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	1975	31–27	53.4%	#46	1,740	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	1976	32–19	62.7%	#42	1,860	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
24	1977	42–23	64.6%	#30	1,847	0	2	1968	70–37	65.4%	—	1,819	0	8
25	1978	62–19	76.5%	#14	2,008	0	7	1969	64–26	71.1%	—	1,887	0	10
26	1979	61–22	73.5%	#9	1,959	0	10	1970	65–23	73.9%	—	2,031	1	14
27	1980	16–14	53.3%	#30	1,848	0	10	1971	61–18	77.2%	—	2,082	2	20
28	1981	35–23	60.3%	#35	1,758	0	10	1972	69–22	75.8%	—	2,129	2	27
29	1982	53–22	70.7%	#12	1,929	0	12	1973	59–19	75.6%	#2	2,052	4	31
30	1983	44–14	75.9%	#7	1,931	0	15	1974	87–16	84.5%	#2	2,115	4	40
31	1984	25–12	67.6%	#21	1,875	0	17	1975	21–9	70.0%	#20	2,004	5	41
32	1985	5–12	29.4%	#182	1,687	0	17	1976	21–17	55.3%	#21	1,827	5	41
33	1986	2–1	66.7%	#330	1,722	0	17	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

H2H Match Log

Date	Tournament	Category	Round	Surface	Winner	Score	Loser	Match
May 14, 1978*	Nations Cup	ATP 250	F	Clay	J. Higueras #25	6-2 6-3	J. Newcombe #16	Match data
Feb 3, 1978*	Richmond Wct	ATP 250	R16	Carpet	J. Newcombe #114	6-2 6-2	J. Higueras #30	Match data
Nov 1, 1975*	Manila	ATP 250	QF	Hard	J. Higueras #48	6-3 6-4	J. Newcombe #8	Match data