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

John Alexander vs John Newcombe H2H: 1-9

John Newcombe holds a 9–1 lead over John Alexander in their ATP head-to-head. Across 10 main-draw meetings, John Newcombe leads 7–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, John Alexander won the 1975 Tuscon semifinal 6-2 6-2.

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John Alexander
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
1 – 9
10 main draw meetings
John Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Apr 5, 1975* Tuscon ATP 250 SF Hard John Alexander #21 6-2 6-2 John Newcombe #2 Match data
Nov 14, 1973* Sydney Indoor ATP 250 R32 Hard John Newcombe #2 6-3 4-6 6-4 John Alexander #28 Match data
Dec 8, 1972* Johannesburg (2) ATP 250 F Hard John Newcombe 6-1 7-6 John Alexander Match data
Oct 10, 1972* Tokyo ATP 250 QF Hard John Newcombe 6-3 6-1 John Alexander Match data
Aug 25, 1972* Fort Worth Wct ATP 250 QF Hard John Newcombe 4-6 6-3 6-4 John Alexander Match data
Aug 13, 1971* Boston Wct ATP 250 QF Hard John Newcombe 7-5 6-4 John Alexander Match data
Apr 7, 1971* Miami Wct ATP 250 R32 Hard John Newcombe 6-3 4-6 6-3 John Alexander Match data
Mar 26, 1971* London ATP 250 R16 Hard John Newcombe 6-4 6-4 John Alexander Match data
Aug 16, 1968* Hamburg ATP 250 R32 Clay John Newcombe 6-4 8-10 10-8 6-1 John Alexander Match data
Jun 28, 1968* Wimbledon Grand Slam R64 Grass John Newcombe 6-1 6-4 6-3 John Alexander 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
John Alexander #860 #8 0 2,067 579 422 57.8% 0 0 0 0 9 9
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 John Alexander John Newcombe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1968 27–14 65.9% — 1,647 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1969 29–21 58.0% — 1,641 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1970 24–14 63.2% — 1,819 0 1 — — — — — — —
19 1971 44–36 55.0% — 1,815 0 1 — — — — — — —
20 1972 36–32 52.9% — 1,856 0 1 — — — — — — —
21 1973 46–30 60.5% #29 1,915 0 1 — — — — — — —
22 1974 38–24 61.3% #26 1,839 0 1 — — — — — — —
23 1975 67–24 73.6% #8 1,957 0 3 — — — — — — —
24 1976 19–21 47.5% #47 1,851 0 3 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 8
25 1977 48–33 59.3% #18 1,875 0 4 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,887 0 10
26 1978 50–31 61.7% #22 1,810 0 4 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,031 1 14
27 1979 43–28 60.6% #20 1,815 0 6 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,082 2 20
28 1980 11–20 35.5% #100 1,702 0 6 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,129 2 27
29 1981 23–21 52.3% #75 1,746 0 6 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,052 4 31
30 1982 38–21 64.4% #31 1,791 0 8 1974 87–16 84.5% #2 2,115 4 40
31 1983 24–25 49.0% #77 1,656 0 9 1975 21–9 70.0% #20 2,004 5 41
32 1984 12–21 36.4% #142 1,564 0 9 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,827 5 41
33 1985 0–6 0.0% #405 1,491 0 9 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