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J. Newcombe vs Ismail El Shafei H2H: 7-3

J. Newcombe leads Ismail El Shafei 7–3 in 10 ATP main-draw meetings. J. Newcombe's record is 5–0 on clay courts and 2–1 on carpet courts. Their latest meeting was at Manila in 1974, where Ismail El Shafei won 6-4 7-6.

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J. Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
7 – 3
10 main draw meetings
Ismail El Shafei
EGY Age 78 Left-Handed

Career Comparison

MetricJ. NewcombeIsmail El Shafei
Peak Ranking #1 —
Peak Points 0 —
Peak Elo 2,201 1,916
Singles W-L 556–224 —
Win % 71.3% —
Grand Slam titles 5 0
Masters 1000 titles 2 0
ATP Finals titles 0 0
ATP 500 titles 0 0
ATP 250 titles 34 2
Total titles 41 0
Age J. Newcombe Ismail El Shafei
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 — — — — — — —
28 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,129 2 27 — — — — — — —
29 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,052 4 31 — — — — — — —
30 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 — — — — — — —

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Nov 21, 1974* Manila ATP 250 SF Hard Ismail El Shafei 6-4 7-6 J. Newcombe #2 Match data
Apr 27, 1974* St. Louis ATP 250 QF Clay J. Newcombe #2 7-6(2) 7-6(1) Ismail El Shafei Match data
Jul 17, 1972* Washington Wct ATP 250 QF Clay J. Newcombe 7-6 6-0 Ismail El Shafei Match data
Jul 5, 1972* St. Louis Wct ATP 250 R16 Carpet J. Newcombe (w/o) Ismail El Shafei Match data
Mar 9, 1972* Miami Wct ATP 250 R16 Hard Ismail El Shafei 6-4 6-0 J. Newcombe Match data
Feb 23, 1972* Toronto Wct ATP 250 R32 Carpet J. Newcombe 4-6 6-1 6-1 Ismail El Shafei Match data
Jul 15, 1971* Gstaad ATP 250 SF Clay J. Newcombe 6-2 6-3 6-4 Ismail El Shafei Match data
Nov 20, 1969* Wembley ATP 250 R32 Carpet Ismail El Shafei (w/o) J. Newcombe Match data
May 17, 1969* Brussels ATP 250 QF Clay J. Newcombe 5-7 7-5 6-3 5-7 6-1 Ismail El Shafei Match data
May 1, 1969* Bournemouth ATP 250 R32 Clay J. Newcombe 6-2 3-6 6-4 3-6 6-1 Ismail El Shafei Match data