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J. Newcombe vs C. Drysdale H2H: 14-5

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

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J. Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
14 – 5
19 main draw meetings
C. Drysdale
RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

Career Comparison

MetricJ. NewcombeC. Drysdale
Peak Ranking #1 #13
Peak Points 0 0
Peak Elo 2,201 2,134
Singles W-L 556–224 402–253
Win % 71.3% 61.4%
Grand Slam titles 5 0
Masters 1000 titles 2 0
ATP Finals titles 0 0
ATP 500 titles 0 0
ATP 250 titles 34 8
Total titles 41 8
Age J. Newcombe C. Drysdale
SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
24 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 8 — — — — — — —
25 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,887 0 10 — — — — — — —
26 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,031 1 14 — — — — — — —
27 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,082 2 20 1968 53–37 58.9% — 1,675 0 3
28 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,129 2 27 1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 3
29 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,052 4 31 1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,908 0 3
30 1974 87–16 84.5% #2 2,115 4 40 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,997 0 6
31 1975 21–9 70.0% #20 2,004 5 41 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,935 0 6
32 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,827 5 41 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,872 0 6
33 1977 5–6 45.5% #119 1,833 5 41 1974 27–13 67.5% #18 1,901 0 7
34 1978 30–25 54.5% #24 1,815 5 41 1975 32–20 61.5% #36 1,827 0 7
35 1979 4–3 57.1% #226 1,831 5 41 1976 17–13 56.7% #25 1,833 0 7
36 1980 0–2 0.0% — 1,799 5 41 1977 17–17 50.0% #27 1,870 0 7
37 1981 0–1 0.0% #594 1,792 5 41 1978 14–13 51.9% #47 1,862 0 8
38 — — — — — — — 1979 5–12 29.4% #217 1,710 0 8
39 — — — — — — — 1980 1–2 33.3% #423 1,707 0 8

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Mar 26, 1976* Palm Springs ATP 250 R16 Hard J. Newcombe #23 6-2 7-6 C. Drysdale #29 Match data
Oct 7, 1972* Alamo Wct ATP 250 F Carpet J. Newcombe 6-1 6-1 7-5 C. Drysdale Match data
May 7, 1972* Las Vegas Wct ATP 250 F Hard J. Newcombe 6-3 6-4 C. Drysdale Match data
May 4, 1972* Denver Wct ATP 250 R16 Carpet J. Newcombe 6-3 6-7 7-5 C. Drysdale Match data
Mar 26, 1972* Hilton Head ATP 250 SF Clay J. Newcombe 6-4 6-2 C. Drysdale Match data
Feb 11, 1972* Richmond Wct ATP 250 SF Carpet C. Drysdale 4-6 6-4 6-3 J. Newcombe Match data
Aug 13, 1971* Boston Wct ATP 250 SF Hard C. Drysdale 6-3 1-6 5-7 6-4 6-4 J. Newcombe Match data
Feb 14, 1971* Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 SF Carpet J. Newcombe 3-6 2-6 6-1 6-4 7-6(4) C. Drysdale Match data
Aug 7, 1970* Louisville ATP 250 QF Hard J. Newcombe 6-3 6-4 C. Drysdale Match data
Oct 15, 1968* East London Wct ATP 250 F Hard J. Newcombe 10-6 C. Drysdale Match data
Oct 2, 1968 Johannesburg Wct ATP 250 BR Hard J. Newcombe 6-3 3-6 6-1 C. Drysdale Match data
Aug 19, 1968* Hamburg ATP 250 F Clay J. Newcombe 6-3 6-2 6-4 C. Drysdale Match data
Aug 12, 1968 Newport Wct ATP 250 RR Grass J. Newcombe 16-21 21-19 21-17 C. Drysdale Match data
Jul 26, 1968* Gstaad ATP 250 SF Clay C. Drysdale 6-3 0-6 6-3 4-6 6-3 J. Newcombe Match data
May 15, 1968* Buffalo Wct ATP 250 QF Carpet C. Drysdale 31-29 27-31 5-2 J. Newcombe Match data
Apr 7, 1968* Bakersfield Wct ATP 250 F Carpet J. Newcombe 31-12 31-22 C. Drysdale Match data
Feb 22, 1968* New Orleans Wct ATP 250 F Carpet C. Drysdale 31-28 J. Newcombe Match data
Feb 1, 1968 Wct World Cup ATP 250 RR Carpet J. Newcombe 31-30 25-31 5-2 C. Drysdale Match data
Jan 20, 1968 Sydney Wct ATP 250 RR Carpet J. Newcombe 74-72 C. Drysdale Match data