H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Jan Kodes vs John Newcombe H2H: 2-5

John Newcombe holds a 5–2 lead over Jan Kodes in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, John Newcombe leads 3–1 on clay, while they are tied 1–1 on grass. Most recently, John Newcombe won the 1976 Italian Open quarterfinal 6-3 6-4.

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

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Newcombe 6-3 6-4 Jan Kodes Match data May 30, 1976* QF Italian Open ATP 500 Clay
John Newcombe #2 6-4 6-1 Jan Kodes #9 Match data Dec 4, 1973 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
John Newcombe 6-4 1-6 4-6 6-2 6-3 Jan Kodes Match data Sep 12, 1973* F US Open Grand Slam Grass
Jan Kodes 2-6 7-6 7-6 6-3 John Newcombe Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128 US Open Grand Slam Grass
Jan Kodes 2-6 6-1 7-5 John Newcombe Match data May 9, 1971* QF Italian Open ATP 250 Clay
John Newcombe 6-1 6-4 0-6 8-10 11-9 Jan Kodes Match data Jun 6, 1969* R16 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
John Newcombe 6-3 4-6 6-1 7-9 6-3 Jan Kodes Match data May 27, 1969* SF Italian Open ATP 250 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Jan Kodes #1,109 #5 14 2,122 471 276 63.1% 3 0 0 0 7 10
John Newcombe #826 #1 0 2,203 544 220 71.2% 5 0 0 0 33 38

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 Jan Kodes John Newcombe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
22 1968 23–18 56.1% — 1,605 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1969 32–19 62.7% — 1,738 0 1 — — — — — — —
24 1970 58–31 65.2% — 1,820 1 3 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 6
25 1971 49–23 68.1% — 1,977 2 5 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,916 0 8
26 1972 44–15 74.6% — 1,941 2 6 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,035 1 12
27 1973 51–20 71.8% #9 1,936 3 8 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,085 2 18
28 1974 45–23 66.2% #17 1,922 3 8 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,130 2 25
29 1975 55–21 72.4% #19 1,985 3 9 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,056 4 29
30 1976 49–21 70.0% #19 1,986 3 10 1974 81–16 83.5% #2 2,119 4 37
31 1977 30–25 54.5% #41 1,854 3 10 1975 17–8 68.0% #20 2,017 5 38
32 1978 13–18 41.9% #119 1,757 3 10 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,832 5 38
33 1979 16–16 50.0% #88 1,704 3 10 1977 5–6 45.5% #185 1,838 5 38
34 1980 5–13 27.8% #221 1,583 3 10 1978 28–22 56.0% #24 1,824 5 38
35 1981 1–7 12.5% — 1,510 3 10 1979 4–3 57.1% #226 1,839 5 38
36 1982 0–5 0.0% — 1,466 3 10 1980 0–2 0.0% — 1,807 5 38
37 1983 0–1 0.0% #504 1,449 3 10 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,799 5 38

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Jan Kodes John Newcombe
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
22 1968 10 6 16 62.5% 13 8 21 61.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1969 7 5 12 58.3% 20 9 29 69.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1970 16 12 28 57.1% 42 11 53 79.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 7 7 0.0% 1968 18 7 25 72.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 19 19 38 50.0%
25 1971 15 9 24 62.5% 25 6 31 80.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1969 5 4 9 55.6% 27 7 34 79.4% 25 7 32 78.1% 7 8 15 46.7%
26 1972 5 3 8 62.5% 31 7 38 81.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1970 17 8 25 68.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 37 7 44 84.1% 9 7 16 56.3%
27 1973 0 3 3 0.0% 19 7 26 73.1% 16 2 18 88.9% 16 8 24 66.7% 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 22 6 28 78.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0%
28 1974 7 4 11 63.6% 16 9 25 64.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 12 7 19 63.2% 1972 16 3 19 84.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 36 12 48 75.0%
29 1975 1 2 3 33.3% 35 10 45 77.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 17 7 24 70.8% 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 7 24 70.8% 18 2 20 90.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
30 1976 — — — — 38 13 51 74.5% — — — — 11 8 19 57.9% 1974 43 3 46 93.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2% 10 1 11 90.9%
31 1977 7 8 15 46.7% 19 10 29 65.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 0 6 100.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
32 1978 3 3 6 50.0% 8 10 18 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1976 7 7 14 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5%
33 1979 6 6 12 50.0% 10 9 19 52.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
34 1980 0 3 3 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1978 5 4 9 55.6% 7 8 15 46.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 8 7 15 53.3%
35 1981 0 1 1 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1979 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1982 — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1980 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1983 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1981 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 77 65 142 54.2% 281 127 408 68.9% 43 22 65 66.2% 70 62 132 53.0% — 145 58 203 71.4% 123 47 170 72.4% 154 45 199 77.4% 122 70 192 63.5%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Jan Kodes John Newcombe
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
22 1968 1605 118.0 — — — — -36 +42 — 56.1% +0.68 5–9 (36%) — — -0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1969 1738 130.3 — — — — -81 +93 -208 60.3% +0.76 10–9 (53%) — — +2.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1970 1820 143.1 — — — — -122 +159 — 63.2% +1.07 11–11 (50%) 3–0 (100%) — +2.16 1968 1819 120.5 — — — — -93 +43 -86 60.5% +1.05 16–14 (53%) — — +1.04
25 1971 1978 151.3 — — — — -117 +115 -220 62.9% +0.93 16–9 (64%) 7–2 (78%) — -1.49 1969 1916 144.5 — — — — -167 +98 +137 66.0% +1.08 16–9 (64%) — — -3.03
26 1972 1942 149.8 — — — — -111 +207 -133 68.5% +1.30 8–5 (62%) 7–3 (70%) — +0.38 1970 2035 152.0 — — — — -68 -52 +203 66.8% +1.17 17–9 (65%) 4–4 (50%) — -2.09
27 1973 1937 151.7 — — — — -54 +97 +95 65.5% +1.02 14–8 (64%) 4–7 (36%) — -0.84 1971 2086 160.2 — — — — +48 -10 +108 70.1% +1.06 15–5 (75%) 18–9 (67%) — -5.69
28 1974 1923 150.6 — — — — +12 +34 +136 63.7% +0.97 10–9 (53%) 8–7 (53%) — -2.48 1972 2131 156.8 — — — — +83 -60 -24 72.1% +1.41 13–9 (59%) 20–12 (63%) — -3.97
29 1975 1986 152.7 — — — — -43 +124 -4 65.8% +1.06 14–8 (64%) 8–6 (57%) — +1.04 1973 2056 152.9 — — — — +49 -63 +159 70.8% +1.34 14–8 (64%) 22–13 (63%) — +0.26
30 1976 1986 154.1 — — — — -46 +46 — 64.5% +1.06 11–6 (65%) 8–12 (40%) — +1.98 1974 2120 157.1 — — — — +217 -156 +7 77.7% +1.78 13–3 (81%) 21–10 (68%) — +0.43
31 1977 1855 150.0 — — — — -30 +83 — 55.2% +0.36 9–10 (47%) 8–3 (73%) — -2.80 1975 2017 140.1 — — — — +109 -67 +183 61.1% +0.76 8–4 (67%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.06
32 1978 1757 139.9 — — — — +40 +72 — 43.8% -0.40 5–5 (50%) 3–4 (43%) — -2.06 1976 1833 148.7 — — — — +121 +46 +317 53.9% +0.25 5–3 (63%) 12–7 (63%) — -0.96
33 1979 1704 135.5 — — — — +72 +67 — 47.7% -0.22 8–6 (57%) 7–7 (50%) — +0.10 1977 1839 137.4 — — — — +69 — +255 54.8% +0.19 1–3 (25%) 3–2 (60%) — -1.06
34 1980 1584 112.7 — — — — +90 +91 — 30.4% -1.65 2–4 (33%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.22 1978 1825 147.7 — — — — +89 -83 +249 51.7% +0.12 10–4 (71%) 8–6 (57%) — -2.37
35 1981 1510 103.4 — — — — — +86 — 15.8% -2.63 0–1 — — +0.28 1979 1840 126.6 — — — — +74 — — 53.3% -0.07 1–0 — — -1.21
36 1982 1466 103.6 — — — — — +64 — 0.0% -3.20 — — — -0.03 1980 1807 107.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.75 — 0–1 — -0.42
37 1983 1449 96.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.31 1981 1799 108.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.45
Career — 2122 150.1 — — — — -50 +102 -11 60.1% +0.73 123–100 (55%) 65–52 (56%) 100.3 -0.18 — 2204 153.9 — — — — +40 -13 +125 66.3% +1.08 129–71 (65%) 111–69 (62%) 108.3 -2.59

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.