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

J. Newcombe vs N. Pilic H2H: 20-6

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

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J. Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
20 – 6
26 main draw meetings
N. Pilic
CRO Left-Handed 191 cm / 6'3"

Career Comparison

MetricJ. NewcombeN. Pilic
Peak Ranking #1 #12
Peak Points 0 0
Peak Elo 2,201 1,953
Singles W-L 556–224 301–248
Win % 71.3% 54.8%
Grand Slam titles 5 0
Masters 1000 titles 2 0
ATP Finals titles 0 0
ATP 500 titles 0 0
ATP 250 titles 34 6
Total titles 41 6
Age J. Newcombe N. Pilic
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 1968 42–46 47.7% — 1,638 0 1
29 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,052 4 31 1969 27–24 52.9% — 1,767 0 2
30 1974 87–16 84.5% #2 2,115 4 40 1970 47–31 60.3% — 1,891 0 3
31 1975 21–9 70.0% #20 2,004 5 41 1971 39–31 55.7% — 1,836 0 4
32 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,827 5 41 1972 34–28 54.8% — 1,894 0 5
33 1977 5–6 45.5% #119 1,833 5 41 1973 44–27 62.0% #15 1,840 0 5
34 1978 30–25 54.5% #24 1,815 5 41 1974 22–12 64.7% #32 1,898 0 5
35 1979 4–3 57.1% #226 1,831 5 41 1975 20–15 57.1% #50 1,857 0 6
36 1980 0–2 0.0% — 1,799 5 41 1976 13–14 48.1% #68 1,743 0 6
37 1981 0–1 0.0% #594 1,792 5 41 1977 11–13 45.8% #91 1,701 0 6
38 — — — — — — — 1978 2–7 22.2% #284 1,622 0 6

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jun 30, 1974* Wimbledon Grand Slam R32 Grass J. Newcombe #1 6-2 7-5 7-5 N. Pilic #15 Match data
Aug 25, 1973* Toronto Masters 1000 R16 Clay J. Newcombe #7 6-4 6-4 N. Pilic #16 Match data
Aug 10, 1973* Louisville ATP 250 QF Clay J. Newcombe 6-4 4-6 6-1 N. Pilic Match data
Nov 3, 1972* Essen Wct ATP 250 QF Carpet N. Pilic 6-2 6-4 J. Newcombe Match data
Jul 7, 1972* St. Louis Wct ATP 250 F Carpet J. Newcombe 6-3 6-3 N. Pilic Match data
Jun 10, 1971* Bristol ATP 250 R32 Grass N. Pilic 9-8 6-4 J. Newcombe Match data
May 1, 1971* Chicago Wct ATP 250 R32 Carpet J. Newcombe 6-4 6-4 N. Pilic Match data
Jul 10, 1970* Newport ATP 250 SF Grass J. Newcombe 6-3 6-3 N. Pilic Match data
Jun 13, 1970* Bristol ATP 250 SF Grass N. Pilic 4-6 14-12 8-6 J. Newcombe Match data
Jun 12, 1970* Casablanca Wct ATP 250 SF Carpet J. Newcombe 6-2 7-9 8-6 6-0 N. Pilic Match data
Jun 7, 1970* St. Louis Wct ATP 250 R16 Carpet J. Newcombe 6-3 6-1 N. Pilic Match data
Jan 4, 1970 Australian Round Robin ATP 250 RR Grass J. Newcombe 6-2 6-3 N. Pilic Match data
Jun 25, 1969* Wimbledon Grand Slam R128 Grass J. Newcombe 12-10 6-4 4-6 7-5 N. Pilic Match data
Oct 14, 1968* East London Wct ATP 250 SF Hard J. Newcombe 11-9 N. Pilic Match data
Oct 1, 1968* Pretoria Wct ATP 250 QF Clay J. Newcombe 6-4 6-2 N. Pilic Match data
Aug 18, 1968* Hamburg ATP 250 SF Clay J. Newcombe 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3 N. Pilic Match data
Aug 12, 1968 Newport Wct ATP 250 RR Grass N. Pilic 21-14 21-16 J. Newcombe Match data
Aug 12, 1968 Newport Wct ATP 250 BR Grass J. Newcombe 21-13 12-21 21-19 N. Pilic Match data
Aug 6, 1968* Cannes Wct ATP 250 QF Hard J. Newcombe 13-11 6-3 N. Pilic Match data
Jul 26, 1968 Bastad Wct ATP 250 RR Clay N. Pilic 6-1 6-4 1-6 6-4 J. Newcombe Match data
May 9, 1968* Minneapolis Wct ATP 250 SF Carpet J. Newcombe 31-20 31-27 N. Pilic Match data
Apr 26, 1968* Evansville Wct ATP 250 F Carpet J. Newcombe 31-17 31-17 N. Pilic Match data
Apr 6, 1968* Bakersfield Wct ATP 250 QF Carpet J. Newcombe 31-22 N. Pilic Match data
Feb 16, 1968 New Orleans Wct ATP 250 RR Carpet J. Newcombe 31-28 31-27 N. Pilic Match data
Feb 13, 1968* Shreveport Wct ATP 250 QF Hard J. Newcombe 31-28 N. Pilic Match data
Feb 13, 1968 Houston Wct ATP 250 RR Carpet N. Pilic 27-31 31-22 J. Newcombe Match data