H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

John Newcombe vs Bob Howe H2H: 1-0

John Newcombe holds a 1–0 lead over Bob Howe in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, John Newcombe leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, John Newcombe won the 1970 Hoylake round of 16 6-4 6-2.

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

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Newcombe 6-4 6-2 Bob Howe Match data Jul 17, 1970* R16 Hoylake ATP 250 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
Bob Howe — — — 1,516 — — — 0 0 0 0 0 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 Bob Howe
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 — — — — — — —
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 2,017 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 — — — — — — —

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 Howe
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1972 2131 156.8 — — — — +83 -60 -24 72.1% +1.41 13–9 (59%) 20–12 (63%) — -3.97 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1973 2056 152.9 — — — — +49 -63 +159 70.8% +1.34 14–8 (64%) 22–13 (63%) — +0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1974 2120 157.1 — — — — +217 -156 +7 77.7% +1.78 13–3 (81%) 21–10 (68%) — +0.43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1975 2017 140.1 — — — — +109 -67 +183 61.1% +0.76 8–4 (67%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1976 1833 148.7 — — — — +121 +46 +317 53.9% +0.25 5–3 (63%) 12–7 (63%) — -0.96 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1977 1839 137.4 — — — — +69 — +255 54.8% +0.19 1–3 (25%) 3–2 (60%) — -1.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1978 1825 147.7 — — — — +89 -83 +249 51.7% +0.12 10–4 (71%) 8–6 (57%) — -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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1416 90.1 — — — — — +13 +71 22.2% -1.96 1–0 — — +0.17
43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1368 100.2 — — — — — — +52 0.0% -3.08 — — — -0.16
44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1397 111.7 — — — — — +46 — 25.0% -1.42 — — — -0.49
45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1396 105.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — -0.18
46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1383 98.4 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — +0.19
Career — 2204 153.9 — — — — +40 -13 +125 66.3% +1.08 129–71 (65%) 111–69 (62%) 108.3 -2.59 — 1517 100.2 — — — — — +25 +62 17.2% -2.22 1–1 — — -2.14

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.