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

J. Newcombe vs P. Gerken H2H: 3-1

J. Newcombe holds a 3–1 lead over P. Gerken in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, J. Newcombe leads 2–0 on hard courts, while P. Gerken leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, J. Newcombe won the 1975 Las Vegas third round 6-3 5-7 6-2.

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J. Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main draw meetings
P. Gerken
USA Age 76 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
May 15, 1975* Las Vegas ATP 250 R32 Hard J. Newcombe #4 6-3 5-7 6-2 P. Gerken #68 Match data
Jun 20, 1974* Nottingham ATP 250 R32 Grass J. Newcombe #1 6-3 6-2 P. Gerken #52 Match data
May 17, 1974* Las Vegas ATP 250 R16 Hard J. Newcombe #2 6-3 6-2 P. Gerken #45 Match data
Jun 15, 1973* Hamburg ATP 250 R16 Clay P. Gerken 6-2 3-6 6-3 6-7 15-13 J. Newcombe Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
J. Newcombe #826 #1 0 2,201 556 224 71.3% 5 2 0 0 34 41
P. Gerken #496 #35 0 1,830 124 129 49.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age J. Newcombe P. Gerken
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1968 4–3 57.1% — 1,541 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1969 4–8 33.3% — 1,515 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1970 3–7 30.0% — 1,516 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 1971 7–9 43.8% — 1,560 0 0
22 — — — — — — — 1972 14–12 53.8% — 1,652 0 0
23 — — — — — — — 1973 50–33 60.2% #50 1,752 0 0
24 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 8 1974 24–32 42.9% #65 1,654 0 0
25 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,887 0 10 1975 15–20 42.9% #80 1,613 0 0
26 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,031 1 14 — — — — — — —
27 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,082 2 20 1977 3–5 37.5% #250 1,603 0 0
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 — — — — — — —