H2H data updated: 2026-07-14 02:15 UTC

J. Kodes vs J. Newcombe H2H: 2-5

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

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J. Kodes
CZE Age 80 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
2 – 5
7 main draw meetings
J. Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

Career Comparison

MetricJ. KodesJ. Newcombe
Peak Ranking #5 #1
Peak Points 14 0
Peak Elo 2,117 2,201
Singles W-L 465–274 556–224
Win % 62.9% 71.3%
Grand Slam titles 3 5
Masters 1000 titles 0 2
ATP Finals titles 0 0
ATP 500 titles 0 0
ATP 250 titles 7 34
Total titles 10 41
Age J. Kodes J. Newcombe
SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
22 1968 23–18 56.1% — 1,590 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1969 32–19 62.7% — 1,730 0 1 — — — — — — —
24 1970 58–31 65.2% — 1,817 1 3 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 8
25 1971 49–23 68.1% — 1,967 2 5 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,887 0 10
26 1972 44–15 74.6% — 1,937 2 6 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,031 1 14
27 1973 51–20 71.8% #9 1,934 3 8 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,082 2 20
28 1974 43–22 66.2% #17 1,936 3 8 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,129 2 27
29 1975 51–20 71.8% #19 1,982 3 9 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,052 4 31
30 1976 49–21 70.0% #19 1,983 3 10 1974 87–16 84.5% #2 2,115 4 40
31 1977 30–25 54.5% #40 1,851 3 10 1975 21–9 70.0% #20 2,004 5 41
32 1978 13–18 41.9% #119 1,754 3 10 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,827 5 41
33 1979 16–16 50.0% #88 1,701 3 10 1977 5–6 45.5% #119 1,833 5 41
34 1980 5–13 27.8% #221 1,581 3 10 1978 30–25 54.5% #24 1,815 5 41
35 1981 1–7 12.5% #221 1,509 3 10 1979 4–3 57.1% #226 1,831 5 41
36 1982 0–5 0.0% — 1,464 3 10 1980 0–2 0.0% — 1,799 5 41
37 1983 0–1 0.0% #504 1,447 3 10 1981 0–1 0.0% #594 1,792 5 41

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
May 30, 1976* Rome Masters 1000 QF Clay J. Newcombe #25 6-3 6-4 J. Kodes #15 Match data
Dec 4, 1973 Masters ATP Finals RR Carpet J. Newcombe #2 6-4 6-1 J. Kodes #9 Match data
Sep 12, 1973* US Open Grand Slam F Grass J. Newcombe #7 6-4 1-6 4-6 6-2 6-3 J. Kodes #11 Match data
Sep 3, 1971* US Open Grand Slam R128 Grass J. Kodes 2-6 7-6 7-6 6-3 J. Newcombe Match data
May 9, 1971* Rome Masters 1000 QF Clay J. Kodes 2-6 6-1 7-5 J. Newcombe Match data
Jun 6, 1969* Roland Garros Grand Slam R16 Clay J. Newcombe 6-1 6-4 0-6 8-10 11-9 J. Kodes Match data
May 27, 1969* Rome Masters 1000 SF Clay J. Newcombe 6-3 4-6 6-1 7-9 6-3 J. Kodes Match data