H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

John Newcombe vs Bob Lutz H2H: 3-5

Bob Lutz holds a 5–3 lead over John Newcombe in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Bob Lutz leads 2–1 on carpet and 3–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Bob Lutz won the 1978 Indian Wells Open round of 64 6-2 6-3.

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John Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
3 – 5
8 main draw meetings
Bob Lutz
USA Age 79 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Bob Lutz 6-2 6-3 John Newcombe #24 Match data Feb 15, 1978* R64 Indian Wells Open ATP 250 Hard
Bob Lutz 6-7(6) 6-3 6-2 John Newcombe Match data Mar 14, 1976* QF Memphis Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Bob Lutz 6-4 7-6 John Newcombe #4 Match data May 16, 1975* R16 Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
John Newcombe 6-4 7-5 Bob Lutz Match data Apr 12, 1974* QF New Orleans Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Bob Lutz 6-7 7-6 6-3 John Newcombe Match data Dec 1, 1972* QF Rome Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Bob Lutz 4-6 6-1 7-6 John Newcombe Match data Jul 9, 1972* R32 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Hard
John Newcombe 6-3 6-1 Bob Lutz Match data May 8, 1971* R16 Italian Open ATP 250 Clay
John Newcombe 6-3 2-6 6-3 Bob Lutz Match data Jan 14, 1970* R16 Melbourne 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 Lutz — — — 2,053 388 272 58.8% 0 0 0 0 11 11

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 Lutz
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
20 — — — — — — — 1968 23–15 60.5% — 1,707 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 1969 24–16 60.0% — 1,845 0 0
22 — — — — — — — 1970 23–18 56.1% — 1,855 0 2
23 — — — — — — — 1971 45–25 64.3% — 1,992 0 4
24 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 6 1972 36–29 55.4% — 1,912 0 5
25 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,916 0 8 1973 16–14 53.3% — 1,841 0 5
26 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,035 1 12 1974 15–18 45.5% — 1,745 0 5
27 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,085 2 18 1975 36–19 65.5% — 1,875 0 6
28 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,130 2 25 1976 27–17 61.4% — 1,926 0 6
29 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,056 4 29 1977 36–22 62.1% — 1,833 0 6
30 1974 81–16 83.5% #2 2,119 4 37 1978 28–16 63.6% — 1,917 0 7
31 1975 17–8 68.0% #20 2,017 5 38 1979 23–13 63.9% — 1,889 0 8
32 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,832 5 38 1980 33–17 66.0% — 1,952 0 11
33 1977 5–6 45.5% #185 1,838 5 38 1981 10–13 43.5% — 1,788 0 11
34 1978 28–22 56.0% #24 1,824 5 38 1982 6–15 28.6% — 1,698 0 11
35 1979 4–3 57.1% #226 1,839 5 38 1983 3–3 50.0% — 1,698 0 11
36 1980 0–2 0.0% — 1,807 5 38 1984 3–1 75.0% — 1,740 0 11
37 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,799 5 38 1985 1–1 50.0% — 1,742 0 11

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 Lutz
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 %
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 9 8 17 52.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 9 5 14 64.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 13 6 19 68.4% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 12 11 23 52.2% — — — — 10 5 15 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 13 7 20 65.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 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% 1972 6 7 13 46.2% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 22 16 38 57.9%
25 1969 5 4 9 55.6% 27 7 34 79.4% 25 7 32 78.1% 7 8 15 46.7% 1973 6 4 10 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
26 1970 17 8 25 68.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 37 7 44 84.1% 9 7 16 56.3% 1974 5 5 10 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
27 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 22 6 28 78.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0% 1975 15 8 23 65.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 17 6 23 73.9%
28 1972 16 3 19 84.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 36 12 48 75.0% 1976 5 3 8 62.5% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 7 18 61.1%
29 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 7 24 70.8% 18 2 20 90.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1977 9 9 18 50.0% 11 7 18 61.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 9 4 13 69.2%
30 1974 43 3 46 93.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 1978 14 5 19 73.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 10 8 18 55.6%
31 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 0 6 100.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1979 5 4 9 55.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 5 14 64.3%
32 1976 7 7 14 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 1980 22 8 30 73.3% 1 0 1 100.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 9 6 15 60.0%
33 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 1981 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
34 1978 5 4 9 55.6% 7 8 15 46.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 1982 3 7 10 30.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
35 1979 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
36 1980 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1981 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 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% — 145 103 248 58.5% 54 47 101 53.5% 68 40 108 63.0% 121 82 203 59.6%

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 Lutz
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
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1708 127.8 — — — — -52 -164 +67 59.8% +0.80 4–5 (44%) — — -2.16
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1846 130.9 — — — — -50 -320 +54 53.3% +0.29 10–3 (77%) — — -1.31
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1855 135.8 — — — — -25 — +52 56.6% +0.49 4–8 (33%) 2–1 (67%) 95.6 -0.30
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1992 148.4 — — — — +23 -288 -66 59.7% +0.74 12–8 (60%) 9–10 (47%) 102.7 -4.07
24 1968 1819 120.5 — — — — -93 +43 -86 60.5% +1.05 16–14 (53%) — — +1.04 1972 1913 151.7 — — — — +8 -156 +37 56.2% +0.37 12–14 (46%) 10–10 (50%) 96.5 -4.12
25 1969 1916 144.5 — — — — -167 +98 +137 66.0% +1.08 16–9 (64%) — — -3.03 1973 1841 135.1 — — — — +30 — — 57.1% +0.44 6–6 (50%) 4–5 (44%) 96.7 -1.03
26 1970 2035 152.0 — — — — -68 -52 +203 66.8% +1.17 17–9 (65%) 4–4 (50%) 104.8 -2.09 1974 1745 137.0 — — — — +68 -31 +144 42.5% -0.23 3–4 (43%) 7–9 (44%) 96.4 -2.71
27 1971 2086 160.2 — — — — +48 -10 +108 70.1% +1.06 15–5 (75%) 18–9 (67%) 111.2 -5.69 1975 1875 152.4 — — — — +83 -147 — 63.6% +1.08 7–4 (64%) 4–6 (40%) 100.4 -0.90
28 1972 2131 156.8 — — — — +83 -60 -24 72.1% +1.41 13–9 (59%) 20–12 (63%) 101.6 -3.97 1976 1926 158.4 — — — — +60 -149 -54 56.3% +0.54 11–7 (61%) 6–7 (46%) 102.0 -4.63
29 1973 2056 152.9 — — — — +49 -63 +159 70.8% +1.34 14–8 (64%) 22–13 (63%) 101.7 +0.26 1977 1833 152.1 — — — — +43 -24 +83 58.8% +0.77 11–5 (69%) 7–10 (41%) 99.8 -3.05
30 1974 2120 157.1 — — — — +217 -156 +7 77.7% +1.78 13–3 (81%) 21–10 (68%) 107.9 +0.43 1978 1917 150.2 — — — — +30 -70 — 61.5% +0.80 8–5 (62%) 7–7 (50%) 100.3 -2.30
31 1975 2017 140.1 — — — — +109 -67 +183 61.1% +0.76 8–4 (67%) 3–5 (38%) 96.7 -0.06 1979 1890 140.1 — — — — +29 — -26 63.9% +1.27 3–4 (43%) 4–6 (40%) 94.4 +0.36
32 1976 1833 148.7 — — — — +121 +46 +317 53.9% +0.25 5–3 (63%) 12–7 (63%) 100.4 -0.96 1980 1952 152.7 — — — — +46 — -133 61.7% +0.71 9–7 (56%) 8–6 (57%) 103.3 -2.36
33 1977 1839 137.4 — — — — +69 — +255 54.8% +0.19 1–3 (25%) 3–2 (60%) 97.3 -1.06 1981 1789 132.9 — — — — +6 — — 47.3% -0.27 3–5 (38%) 4–3 (57%) 96.4 -1.03
34 1978 1825 147.7 — — — — +89 -83 +249 51.7% +0.12 10–4 (71%) 8–6 (57%) 103.6 -2.37 1982 1698 127.1 — — — — +10 +75 — 31.4% -1.04 1–2 (33%) 1–5 (17%) 94.4 -1.57
35 1979 1840 126.6 — — — — +74 — — 53.3% -0.07 1–0 — — -1.21 1983 1698 117.4 — — — — +8 — — 53.8% +0.46 1–0 0–1 — +0.55
36 1980 1807 107.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.75 — 0–1 — -0.42 1984 1740 119.9 — — — — +6 — — 66.7% +0.44 1–0 1–0 — -0.67
37 1981 1799 108.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.45 1985 1742 103.0 — — — — — — — 50.0% -1.25 — 1–0 — -0.35
Career — 2204 153.9 — — — — +40 -13 +125 66.3% +1.08 129–71 (65%) 111–69 (62%) 108.3 -2.59 — 2053 152.2 — — — — +26 -133 +21 56.9% +0.55 106–87 (55%) 75–86 (47%) 96.1 -4.86

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.