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

John Newcombe vs Bob Carmichael H2H: 4-1

John Newcombe holds a 4–1 lead over Bob Carmichael in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on carpet, while John Newcombe leads 2–0 on grass. Most recently, John Newcombe won the 1975 Australian Open round of 16 7-6 6-3 6-2.

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John Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main draw meetings
Bob Carmichael
AUS Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Newcombe #2 7-6 6-3 6-2 Bob Carmichael #112 Match data Dec 30, 1974* R16 Australian Open Grand Slam Grass
John Newcombe 6-3 6-3 Bob Carmichael Match data Oct 25, 1974* R16 Melbourne ATP 250 Clay
John Newcombe 6-4 7-6 6-3 Bob Carmichael Match data Jan 6, 1973* QF Australian Open Grand Slam Grass
John Newcombe 6-4 7-6 Bob Carmichael Match data Sep 20, 1972* R32 Montreal Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Bob Carmichael 6-4 6-4 John Newcombe Match data Apr 19, 1972* R32 Quebec Wct ATP 250 Carpet

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
Bob Carmichael #157 #55 0 1,902 213 256 45.4% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Bob Carmichael
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% — 2,035 1 12 — — — — — — —
27 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,085 2 18 1968 13–8 61.9% — 1,582 0 0
28 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,130 2 25 1969 23–15 60.5% — 1,667 0 0
29 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,056 4 29 1970 48–33 59.3% — 1,845 0 0
30 1974 81–16 83.5% #2 2,119 4 37 1971 36–33 52.2% — 1,773 0 1
31 1975 17–8 68.0% #20 2,017 5 38 1972 20–30 40.0% — 1,740 0 1
32 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,832 5 38 1973 24–37 39.3% #80 1,598 0 1
33 1977 5–6 45.5% #185 1,838 5 38 1974 10–20 33.3% #112 1,640 0 1
34 1978 28–22 56.0% #24 1,824 5 38 1975 18–26 40.9% #71 1,635 0 1
35 1979 4–3 57.1% #226 1,839 5 38 1976 11–19 36.7% #134 1,609 0 1
36 1980 0–2 0.0% — 1,807 5 38 1977 1–18 5.3% #158 1,424 0 1
37 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,799 5 38 1978 4–7 36.4% #133 1,483 0 1
38 — — — — — — — 1979 5–10 33.3% #157 1,495 0 1

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 Bob Carmichael
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 %
24 1968 18 7 25 72.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 19 19 38 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1969 5 4 9 55.6% 27 7 34 79.4% 25 7 32 78.1% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1970 17 8 25 68.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 37 7 44 84.1% 9 7 16 56.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 22 6 28 78.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0% 1968 0 1 1 0.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 1972 16 3 19 84.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 36 12 48 75.0% 1969 7 4 11 63.6% 6 5 11 54.5% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — —
29 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 7 24 70.8% 18 2 20 90.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1970 18 11 29 62.1% 21 10 31 67.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 1 5 6 16.7%
30 1974 43 3 46 93.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 1971 13 9 22 59.1% 10 11 21 47.6% 8 6 14 57.1% 5 7 12 41.7%
31 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 0 6 100.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1972 9 10 19 47.4% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 6 14 20 30.0%
32 1976 7 7 14 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 1973 3 5 8 37.5% 11 15 26 42.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 12 17 29.4%
33 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 1974 8 8 16 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 6 6 0.0%
34 1978 5 4 9 55.6% 7 8 15 46.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 1975 4 9 13 30.8% 7 10 17 41.2% 6 4 10 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
35 1979 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 3 6 9 33.3% 2 7 9 22.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 1 4 75.0%
36 1980 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 0 5 5 0.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 1 7 8 12.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
37 1981 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
Career — 145 58 203 71.4% 123 47 170 72.4% 154 45 199 77.4% 122 70 192 63.5% — 66 72 138 47.8% 72 79 151 47.7% 50 52 102 49.0% 25 53 78 32.1%

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 John Newcombe Bob Carmichael
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
24 1968 1819 120.5 — — — — -93 +43 -86 60.5% +1.05 16–14 (53%) — — +1.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1969 1916 144.5 — — — — -167 +98 +137 66.0% +1.08 16–9 (64%) — — -3.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1970 2035 152.0 — — — — -68 -52 +203 66.8% +1.17 17–9 (65%) 4–4 (50%) — -2.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1971 2086 160.2 — — — — +48 -10 +108 70.1% +1.06 15–5 (75%) 18–9 (67%) — -5.69 1968 1583 114.2 — — — — -63 +78 — 57.1% +0.73 3–3 (50%) — — +0.46
28 1972 2131 156.8 — — — — +83 -60 -24 72.1% +1.41 13–9 (59%) 20–12 (63%) — -3.97 1969 1668 117.5 — — — — +16 -38 -15 57.8% +0.57 3–1 (75%) — — +2.00
29 1973 2056 152.9 — — — — +49 -63 +159 70.8% +1.34 14–8 (64%) 22–13 (63%) — +0.26 1970 1845 130.8 — — — — -48 -71 -119 56.3% +0.46 12–10 (55%) 7–4 (64%) — +1.01
30 1974 2120 157.1 — — — — +217 -156 +7 77.7% +1.78 13–3 (81%) 21–10 (68%) — +0.43 1971 1774 139.0 — — — — 0 -34 -27 51.5% +0.21 10–11 (48%) 15–12 (56%) — -5.29
31 1975 2017 140.1 — — — — +109 -67 +183 61.1% +0.76 8–4 (67%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.06 1972 1741 142.0 — — — — -18 -18 -26 43.5% -0.44 8–9 (47%) 8–5 (62%) — -7.00
32 1976 1833 148.7 — — — — +121 +46 +317 53.9% +0.25 5–3 (63%) 12–7 (63%) — -0.96 1973 1599 129.5 — — — — +45 +49 +81 43.2% -0.48 8–15 (35%) 9–7 (56%) — -2.45
33 1977 1839 137.4 — — — — +69 — +255 54.8% +0.19 1–3 (25%) 3–2 (60%) — -1.06 1974 1641 131.6 — — — — +32 -20 +2 35.3% -0.82 2–4 (33%) 1–3 (25%) — -1.64
34 1978 1825 147.7 — — — — +89 -83 +249 51.7% +0.12 10–4 (71%) 8–6 (57%) — -2.37 1975 1635 133.2 — — — — -25 -23 +70 45.9% -0.18 5–11 (31%) 4–8 (33%) — +1.11
35 1979 1840 126.6 — — — — +74 — — 53.3% -0.07 1–0 — — -1.21 1976 1609 122.8 — — — — +21 -51 +82 38.2% -1.04 6–4 (60%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.71
36 1980 1807 107.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.75 — 0–1 — -0.42 1977 1425 108.0 — — — — +117 +59 +116 19.6% -1.78 0–4 (0%) 1–6 (14%) — +0.65
37 1981 1799 108.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.45 1978 1483 114.6 — — — — — +11 +102 37.9% -0.90 1–1 2–2 (50%) — +0.94
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1496 122.8 — — — — +41 -7 +60 37.5% -0.85 2–4 (33%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.32
Career — 2204 153.9 — — — — +40 -13 +125 66.3% +1.08 129–71 (65%) 111–69 (62%) 108.3 -2.59 — 1903 134.5 — — — — 0 -12 +14 47.0% -0.16 60–77 (44%) 52–54 (49%) 97.7 -1.97

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.