H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 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 Rome 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

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
May 30, 1976* Rome Masters 1000 QF Clay John Newcombe #25 6-3 6-4 Jan Kodes #15 Match data
Dec 4, 1973 Masters ATP Finals RR Carpet John Newcombe #2 6-4 6-1 Jan Kodes #9 Match data
Sep 12, 1973* US Open Grand Slam F Grass John Newcombe #7 6-4 1-6 4-6 6-2 6-3 Jan Kodes #11 Match data
Sep 3, 1971* US Open Grand Slam R128 Grass Jan Kodes 2-6 7-6 7-6 6-3 John Newcombe Match data
May 9, 1971* Rome Masters 1000 QF Clay Jan Kodes 2-6 6-1 7-5 John Newcombe Match data
Jun 6, 1969* Roland Garros Grand Slam R16 Clay John Newcombe 6-1 6-4 0-6 8-10 11-9 Jan Kodes Match data
May 27, 1969* Rome Masters 1000 SF Clay John Newcombe 6-3 4-6 6-1 7-9 6-3 Jan Kodes 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
Jan Kodes #1,109 #5 14 2,117 465 274 62.9% 3 0 0 0 7 10
John Newcombe #826 #1 0 2,201 556 224 71.3% 5 2 0 0 34 41

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% — 1,590 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1969 32–19 62.7% — 1,730 0 1 — — — — — — —
24 1970 58–31 65.2% — 1,817 1 3 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 8
25 1971 49–23 68.1% — 1,967 2 5 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,887 0 10
26 1972 44–15 74.6% — 1,937 2 6 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,031 1 14
27 1973 51–20 71.8% #9 1,934 3 8 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,082 2 20
28 1974 43–22 66.2% #17 1,936 3 8 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,129 2 27
29 1975 51–20 71.8% #19 1,982 3 9 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,052 4 31
30 1976 49–21 70.0% #19 1,983 3 10 1974 87–16 84.5% #2 2,115 4 40
31 1977 30–25 54.5% #40 1,851 3 10 1975 21–9 70.0% #20 2,004 5 41
32 1978 13–18 41.9% #119 1,754 3 10 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,827 5 41
33 1979 16–16 50.0% #88 1,701 3 10 1977 5–6 45.5% #119 1,833 5 41
34 1980 5–13 27.8% #221 1,581 3 10 1978 30–25 54.5% #24 1,815 5 41
35 1981 1–7 12.5% #221 1,509 3 10 1979 4–3 57.1% #226 1,831 5 41
36 1982 0–5 0.0% — 1,464 3 10 1980 0–2 0.0% — 1,799 5 41
37 1983 0–1 0.0% #504 1,447 3 10 1981 0–1 0.0% #594 1,792 5 41