H2H data updated: 2026-09-04 00:00 UTC

John Newcombe vs Bob Giltinan H2H: 3-0

John Newcombe holds a 3–0 lead over Bob Giltinan in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, John Newcombe leads 3–0 on clay. Most recently, John Newcombe won the 1978 Italian Open round of 32 5-7 6-4 6-1.

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John Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main draw meetings
Bob Giltinan
AUS Age 77 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Newcombe #18 5-7 6-4 6-1 Bob Giltinan #74 Match data May 25, 1978* R32 Italian Open ATP 500 Clay
John Newcombe 6-3 6-0 Bob Giltinan Match data Nov 2, 1973* QF Tehran ATP 250 Clay
John Newcombe #2 6-7 7-6 6-4 Bob Giltinan #125 Match data Oct 11, 1973* R32 Japan 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
John Newcombe #826 #1 0 2,203 544 220 71.2% 5 0 0 0 33 38
Bob Giltinan #257 #43 0 1,746 106 116 47.7% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Giltinan
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1968 14–14 50.0% — 1,539 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1969 3–7 30.0% — 1,489 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1970 13–8 61.9% — 1,632 0 1
21 — — — — — — — 1971 10–6 62.5% — 1,668 0 1
22 — — — — — — — 1972 2–2 50.0% — 1,640 0 1
23 — — — — — — — 1973 17–13 56.7% #144 1,728 0 1
24 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 6 1974 19–17 52.8% #138 1,580 0 2
25 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,916 0 8 1975 11–14 44.0% #87 1,595 0 2
26 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,035 1 12 1976 4–12 25.0% #187 1,565 0 2
27 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,085 2 18 1977 4–3 57.1% #322 1,608 0 2
28 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,130 2 25 1978 7–16 30.4% #154 1,546 0 2
29 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,056 4 29 1979 2–4 33.3% #257 1,551 0 2
30 1974 81–16 83.5% #2 2,119 4 37 — — — — — — —
31 1975 17–8 68.0% #20 2,017 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 Bob Giltinan
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 %
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 — — — — 8 10 18 44.4% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 12 7 19 63.2% — — — —
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 — — — — — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 0 3 3 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 13 7 20 65.0% — — — —
24 1968 18 7 25 72.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 19 19 38 50.0% 1974 0 4 4 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 18 8 26 69.2% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 1969 5 4 9 55.6% 27 7 34 79.4% 25 7 32 78.1% 7 8 15 46.7% 1975 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 7 14 50.0%
26 1970 17 8 25 68.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 37 7 44 84.1% 9 7 16 56.3% 1976 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 7 8 12.5%
27 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 22 6 28 78.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0% 1977 — — — — — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
28 1972 16 3 19 84.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 36 12 48 75.0% 1978 0 4 4 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 7 24 70.8% 18 2 20 90.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1979 — — — — — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
30 1974 43 3 46 93.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2% 10 1 11 90.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 0 6 100.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1976 7 7 14 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 9 21 30 30.0% 14 25 39 35.9% 74 52 126 58.7% 9 18 27 33.3%

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 Giltinan
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
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1540 104.8 — — — — — -76 +60 46.6% -0.32 4–3 (57%) — — +0.19
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1489 106.9 — — — — — — +22 40.6% -0.53 0–3 (0%) — — +0.38
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1632 112.4 — — — — — — +30 56.7% +0.33 2–3 (40%) 1–0 — +2.32
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1668 110.8 — — — — -18 — +41 54.5% +0.31 4–1 (80%) 4–4 (50%) 103.3 +2.05
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1640 107.3 — — — — — — +48 58.8% +0.29 0–2 2–1 (67%) — +0.54
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1728 128.4 — — — — -129 -184 +56 55.1% +0.27 4–4 (50%) 6–4 (60%) 103.3 -0.16
24 1968 1819 120.5 — — — — -93 +43 -86 60.5% +1.05 16–14 (53%) — — +1.04 1974 1580 112.2 — — — — -113 — +209 54.3% +0.21 4–8 (33%) 4–6 (40%) 91.0 +5.62
25 1969 1916 144.5 — — — — -167 +98 +137 66.0% +1.08 16–9 (64%) — — -3.03 1975 1595 120.0 — — — — -69 — +185 47.5% -0.25 5–4 (56%) 6–5 (55%) 103.4 +1.67
26 1970 2035 152.0 — — — — -68 -52 +203 66.8% +1.17 17–9 (65%) 4–4 (50%) 104.8 -2.09 1976 1566 122.2 — — — — -64 — — 33.3% -1.05 1–3 (25%) 2–5 (29%) 97.1 +0.55
27 1971 2086 160.2 — — — — +48 -10 +108 70.1% +1.06 15–5 (75%) 18–9 (67%) 111.2 -5.69 1977 1609 103.3 — — — — — — +135 59.1% -0.09 — 4–0 (100%) — +1.76
28 1972 2131 156.8 — — — — +83 -60 -24 72.1% +1.41 13–9 (59%) 20–12 (63%) 101.6 -3.97 1978 1547 117.1 — — — — -112 -64 +180 36.7% -0.88 3–4 (43%) 1–5 (17%) 97.1 +0.94
29 1973 2056 152.9 — — — — +49 -63 +159 70.8% +1.34 14–8 (64%) 22–13 (63%) 101.7 +0.26 1979 1552 112.9 — — — — — — +119 43.8% -0.44 0–2 3–2 (60%) — -0.20
30 1974 2120 157.1 — — — — +217 -156 +7 77.7% +1.78 13–3 (81%) 21–10 (68%) 107.9 +0.43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1975 2017 140.1 — — — — +109 -67 +183 61.1% +0.76 8–4 (67%) 3–5 (38%) 96.7 -0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1976 1833 148.7 — — — — +121 +46 +317 53.9% +0.25 5–3 (63%) 12–7 (63%) 100.4 -0.96 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1977 1839 137.4 — — — — +69 — +255 54.8% +0.19 1–3 (25%) 3–2 (60%) 97.3 -1.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1978 1825 147.7 — — — — +89 -83 +249 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 — 1747 120.4 — — — — -74 -97 +105 49.2% -0.13 27–37 (42%) 33–32 (51%) 97.6 +7.15

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.