H2H data updated: 2026-09-10 00:00 UTC

John Newcombe vs Alex Metreveli H2H: 2-1

John Newcombe holds a 2–1 lead over Alex Metreveli in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Alex Metreveli leads 1–0 on clay, while John Newcombe leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Alex Metreveli won the 1974 St. Louis semifinal 3-6 6-4 6-4.

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John Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Alex Metreveli
RUS Age 81 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Alex Metreveli 3-6 6-4 6-4 John Newcombe #2 Match data Apr 27, 1974* SF St. Louis ATP 250 Clay
John Newcombe 6-0 7-6(3) Alex Metreveli Match data Feb 10, 1974* F St. Petersburg Wct ATP 250 Hard
John Newcombe 9-8 6-3 4-6 6-3 Alex Metreveli Match data Jun 30, 1971* R16 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
John Newcombe #826 #1 0 2,203 544 220 71.2% 5 0 0 0 33 38
Alex Metreveli — — — 2,070 — — — 0 0 0 0 12 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 John Newcombe Alex Metreveli
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
24 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 6 — — — — — — —
25 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,916 0 8 — — — — — — —
26 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,034 1 12 — — — — — — —
27 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,085 2 18 — — — — — — —
28 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,130 2 25 — — — — — — —
29 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,056 4 29 — — — — — — —
30 1974 81–16 83.5% #2 2,119 4 37 — — — — — — —
31 1975 17–8 68.0% #20 2,016 5 38 — — — — — — —
32 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,832 5 38 — — — — — — —
33 1977 5–6 45.5% #185 1,838 5 38 — — — — — — —
34 1978 28–22 56.0% #24 1,824 5 38 — — — — — — —
35 1979 4–3 57.1% #226 1,839 5 38 — — — — — — —
36 1980 0–2 0.0% — 1,807 5 38 — — — — — — —
37 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 John Newcombe Alex Metreveli
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 %
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 — — — — 9 4 13 69.2% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
24 1968 18 7 25 72.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 19 19 38 50.0% 1969 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
25 1969 5 4 9 55.6% 27 7 34 79.4% 25 7 32 78.1% 7 8 15 46.7% 1970 4 1 5 80.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — —
26 1970 17 8 25 68.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 37 7 44 84.1% 9 7 16 56.3% 1971 6 1 7 85.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
27 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 22 6 28 78.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0% 1972 — — — — 6 2 8 75.0% 28 2 30 93.3% — — — —
28 1972 16 3 19 84.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 36 12 48 75.0% 1973 6 1 7 85.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 15 4 19 78.9% 6 8 14 42.9%
29 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 7 24 70.8% 18 2 20 90.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1974 12 3 15 80.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 15 5 20 75.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
30 1974 43 3 46 93.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 1975 6 4 10 60.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
31 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 0 6 100.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 9 17 47.1%
32 1976 7 7 14 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0%
33 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 1978 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
34 1978 5 4 9 55.6% 7 8 15 46.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 8 7 15 53.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1979 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1980 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1981 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 145 58 203 71.4% 123 47 170 72.4% 154 45 199 77.4% 122 70 192 63.5% — 35 13 48 72.9% 40 28 68 58.8% 86 23 109 78.9% 26 26 52 50.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 John Newcombe Alex Metreveli
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
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1696 115.5 — — — — — -3 -65 62.1% +0.64 7–0 (100%) — — -0.24
24 1968 1819 120.5 — — — — -93 +43 -87 60.5% +1.05 16–14 (53%) — — +1.04 1969 1681 107.3 — — — — — — — 54.5% +0.36 0–2 — — -0.27
25 1969 1916 144.5 — — — — -167 +98 +137 66.0% +1.08 16–9 (64%) — — -3.03 1970 1820 129.7 — — — — -139 -56 -90 62.7% +0.95 4–0 (100%) 4–1 (80%) 108.9 +0.33
26 1970 2035 152.0 — — — — -68 -52 +203 66.8% +1.17 17–9 (65%) 4–4 (50%) 104.8 -2.10 1971 1868 131.9 — — — — -101 — -2 72.9% +1.54 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +2.04
27 1971 2086 160.2 — — — — +48 -10 +108 70.1% +1.06 15–5 (75%) 18–9 (67%) 111.2 -5.69 1972 2020 139.1 — — — — — -153 +85 77.1% +1.57 5–2 (71%) 4–4 (50%) 99.8 +1.40
28 1972 2131 156.8 — — — — +83 -60 -25 72.1% +1.41 13–9 (59%) 20–12 (63%) 101.6 -3.97 1973 1988 145.2 — — — — -144 -155 +79 59.3% +0.51 10–8 (56%) 4–5 (44%) 100.5 -3.86
29 1973 2056 152.9 — — — — +49 -63 +160 70.8% +1.34 14–8 (64%) 22–13 (63%) 101.7 +0.26 1974 2009 152.0 — — — — -61 -123 +69 61.7% +0.62 19–6 (76%) 7–7 (50%) 107.1 -4.16
30 1974 2120 157.1 — — — — +217 -157 +7 77.7% +1.78 13–3 (81%) 21–10 (68%) 107.9 +0.43 1975 1818 135.6 — — — — +92 -27 +175 53.9% +0.28 7–6 (54%) 4–5 (44%) 97.9 +0.46
31 1975 2017 140.1 — — — — +110 -67 +182 61.1% +0.76 8–4 (67%) 3–5 (38%) 96.7 -0.06 1976 1783 129.3 — — — — +7 -21 +188 44.6% -0.38 6–3 (67%) 4–3 (57%) 101.6 +0.99
32 1976 1833 148.7 — — — — +121 +46 +317 53.9% +0.25 5–3 (63%) 12–7 (63%) 100.4 -0.96 1977 1806 131.2 — — — — -22 -32 — 53.8% 0.00 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — -0.84
33 1977 1839 137.4 — — — — +69 — +255 54.8% +0.19 1–3 (25%) 3–2 (60%) 97.3 -1.06 1978 1783 99.3 — — — — — — — 40.0% +0.20 1–0 — — +0.39
34 1978 1824 147.6 — — — — +90 -82 +250 51.7% +0.12 10–4 (71%) 8–6 (57%) 103.6 -2.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1979 1840 126.6 — — — — +74 — — 53.3% -0.07 1–0 — — -1.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1980 1807 107.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.75 — 0–1 — -0.42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1981 1799 108.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2204 153.9 — — — — +40 -13 +125 66.3% +1.08 129–71 (65%) 111–69 (62%) 108.3 -2.59 — 2071 145.2 — — — — -42 -72 +57 61.8% +0.69 62–30 (67%) 30–27 (53%) 107.8 -1.39

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.