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

John Newcombe vs Brian Fairlie H2H: 6-1

John Newcombe holds a 6–1 lead over Brian Fairlie in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, John Newcombe leads 3–0 on clay, while they are tied 1–1 on grass. Most recently, John Newcombe won the 1974 St. Louis round of 32 6-7(2) 6-2 6-3.

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John Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
6 – 1
7 main draw meetings
Brian Fairlie
NZL Age 78 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Newcombe #2 6-7(2) 6-2 6-3 Brian Fairlie #47 Match data Apr 25, 1974* R32 St. Louis ATP 250 Clay
John Newcombe 6-2 5-7 6-2 Brian Fairlie Match data Apr 18, 1974* R32 Charlotte ATP 250 Clay
John Newcombe 6-4 6-4 Brian Fairlie Match data Feb 23, 1974* SF Hempstead Wct ATP 250 Hard
John Newcombe 6-1 7-5 Brian Fairlie Match data Apr 26, 1972* R32 Charlotte Wct ATP 250 Clay
John Newcombe 6-4 6-4 Brian Fairlie Match data May 4, 1971* R32 Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John Newcombe 7-5 6-4 6-4 Brian Fairlie Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Brian Fairlie 5-7 4-6 10-8 6-0 6-3 John Newcombe Match data Feb 3, 1969* QF ASB Classic 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
Brian Fairlie #332 #24 0 1,903 233 220 51.4% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Brian Fairlie
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
20 — — — — — — — 1968 8–9 47.1% — 1,530 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 1969 13–14 48.1% — 1,619 0 0
22 — — — — — — — 1970 36–20 64.3% — 1,814 0 0
23 — — — — — — — 1971 20–29 40.8% — 1,667 0 0
24 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 6 1972 13–27 32.5% — 1,721 0 1
25 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,916 0 8 1973 33–21 61.1% #25 1,769 0 2
26 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,035 1 12 1974 11–12 47.8% #58 1,790 0 2
27 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,085 2 18 1975 21–16 56.8% #66 1,807 0 2
28 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,130 2 25 1976 41–29 58.6% #36 1,831 0 3
29 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,056 4 29 1977 26–25 51.0% #86 1,665 0 3
30 1974 81–16 83.5% #2 2,119 4 37 1978 9–13 40.9% #123 1,649 0 3
31 1975 17–8 68.0% #20 2,017 5 38 1979 2–5 28.6% #332 1,607 0 3
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 Brian Fairlie
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 2 1 3 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 4 3 7 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0%
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 5 5 10 50.0% 20 8 28 71.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 2 4 50.0%
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 7 8 15 46.7% 4 8 12 33.3% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 7 10 30.0%
24 1968 18 7 25 72.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 19 19 38 50.0% 1972 8 8 16 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 14 16 12.5%
25 1969 5 4 9 55.6% 27 7 34 79.4% 25 7 32 78.1% 7 8 15 46.7% 1973 5 0 5 100.0% 10 10 20 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 15 8 23 65.2%
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% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
27 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 22 6 28 78.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0% 1975 3 7 10 30.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
28 1972 16 3 19 84.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 36 12 48 75.0% 1976 16 6 22 72.7% 19 16 35 54.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 4 6 33.3%
29 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 7 24 70.8% 18 2 20 90.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1977 0 3 3 0.0% 14 10 24 58.3% 10 8 18 55.6% 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% 1978 0 2 2 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
31 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 0 6 100.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1979 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
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% — 56 51 107 52.3% 86 80 166 51.8% 51 40 91 56.0% 40 49 89 44.9%

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 Brian Fairlie
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 1531 109.4 — — — — +57 -40 — 53.2% +0.57 2–1 (67%) — — -0.19
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1619 120.9 — — — — -9 -103 +38 54.4% +0.56 3–6 (33%) — — -0.19
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1814 134.8 — — — — -161 -88 +23 64.2% +1.14 7–8 (47%) 2–4 (33%) — +2.58
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1668 134.3 — — — — -55 -9 +121 47.5% -0.13 4–8 (33%) 10–7 (59%) — -3.36
24 1968 1819 120.5 — — — — -93 +43 -86 60.5% +1.05 16–14 (53%) — — +1.04 1972 1722 140.7 — — — — -54 -40 — 37.6% -0.58 5–7 (42%) 9–10 (47%) — -3.69
25 1969 1916 144.5 — — — — -167 +98 +137 66.0% +1.08 16–9 (64%) — — -3.03 1973 1770 145.7 — — — — +90 -80 -9 57.5% +0.66 12–9 (57%) 4–10 (29%) — -1.88
26 1970 2035 152.0 — — — — -68 -52 +203 66.8% +1.17 17–9 (65%) 4–4 (50%) — -2.09 1974 1791 136.9 — — — — +39 -92 — 54.0% +0.24 3–5 (38%) 2–3 (40%) — -2.08
27 1971 2086 160.2 — — — — +48 -10 +108 70.1% +1.06 15–5 (75%) 18–9 (67%) — -5.69 1975 1808 143.0 — — — — -2 -106 +39 56.0% +0.38 6–6 (50%) 11–6 (65%) — -1.86
28 1972 2131 156.8 — — — — +83 -60 -24 72.1% +1.41 13–9 (59%) 20–12 (63%) — -3.97 1976 1831 141.5 — — — — +35 -56 -24 54.4% +0.29 9–5 (64%) 13–9 (59%) — +0.53
29 1973 2056 152.9 — — — — +49 -63 +159 70.8% +1.34 14–8 (64%) 22–13 (63%) — +0.26 1977 1665 132.6 — — — — +59 +102 +40 51.6% +0.21 6–7 (46%) 3–7 (30%) — +1.62
30 1974 2120 157.1 — — — — +217 -156 +7 77.7% +1.78 13–3 (81%) 21–10 (68%) — +0.43 1978 1650 125.4 — — — — +61 +41 +69 44.6% -0.70 2–3 (40%) 3–2 (60%) — +0.03
31 1975 2017 140.1 — — — — +109 -67 +183 61.1% +0.76 8–4 (67%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.06 1979 1608 111.6 — — — — +51 +62 — 35.3% -0.41 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.35
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2204 153.9 — — — — +40 -13 +125 66.3% +1.08 129–71 (65%) 111–69 (62%) 108.3 -2.59 — 1903 141.9 — — — — 0 -37 +43 52.7% +0.28 60–67 (47%) 58–60 (49%) 99.9 -1.84

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.