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

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
May 25, 1978* Rome Masters 1000 R32 Clay John Newcombe #18 5-7 6-4 6-1 Bob Giltinan #74 Match data
Nov 2, 1973* Tehran ATP 250 QF Clay John Newcombe #2 6-3 6-0 Bob Giltinan #127 Match data
Oct 11, 1973* Tokyo ATP 250 R32 Clay John Newcombe #2 6-7 7-6 6-4 Bob Giltinan #125 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 Newcombe #826 #1 0 2,201 556 224 71.3% 5 2 0 0 34 41
Bob Giltinan #257 #43 0 1,756 106 117 47.5% 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% — 1,549 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1969 3–7 30.0% — 1,495 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1970 13–8 61.9% — 1,636 0 1
21 — — — — — — — 1971 10–6 62.5% — 1,703 0 1
22 — — — — — — — 1972 2–2 50.0% — 1,669 0 1
23 — — — — — — — 1973 17–13 56.7% #144 1,737 0 1
24 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 8 1974 19–17 52.8% #138 1,584 0 2
25 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,887 0 10 1975 11–15 42.3% #87 1,584 0 2
26 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,031 1 14 1976 4–12 25.0% #187 1,557 0 2
27 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,082 2 20 1977 4–3 57.1% #76 1,602 0 2
28 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,129 2 27 1978 7–16 30.4% #154 1,543 0 2
29 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,052 4 31 1979 2–4 33.3% #257 1,549 0 2
30 1974 87–16 84.5% #2 2,115 4 40 — — — — — — —
31 1975 21–9 70.0% #20 2,004 5 41 — — — — — — —
32 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,827 5 41 — — — — — — —
33 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 — — — — — — —