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

John Newcombe vs Clark Graebner H2H: 3-2

John Newcombe holds a 3–2 lead over Clark Graebner in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, John Newcombe leads 2–1 on grass and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, John Newcombe won the 1973 Columbia semifinal 7-6 6-3.

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John Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
3 – 2
5 main draw meetings
Clark Graebner
USA Age 82 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Newcombe #2 7-6 6-3 Clark Graebner #54 Match data Sep 24, 1973* SF Columbia ATP 250 Carpet
John Newcombe 8-6 6-4 Clark Graebner Match data Jun 18, 1971* R16 Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
John Newcombe 6-4 6-3 6-2 Clark Graebner Match data Sep 11, 1970* R16 US Open Grand Slam Grass
Clark Graebner 6-2 6-4 John Newcombe Match data Aug 12, 1970* R32 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Hard
Clark Graebner 5-7 11-9 6-1 6-4 John Newcombe Match data Sep 9, 1968* QF US Open Grand Slam 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
Clark Graebner #199 #45 0 2,014 342 161 68.0% 0 0 0 0 12 12

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 Clark Graebner
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
24 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 6 1968 74–22 77.1% — 1,818 0 2
25 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,916 0 8 1969 49–14 77.8% — 1,840 0 6
26 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,035 1 12 1970 58–28 67.4% — 1,840 0 8
27 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,085 2 18 1971 75–29 72.1% — 1,868 0 11
28 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,130 2 25 1972 33–22 60.0% — 1,811 0 11
29 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,056 4 29 1973 34–19 64.2% #48 1,770 0 12
30 1974 81–16 83.5% #2 2,119 4 37 1974 11–13 45.8% #99 1,693 0 12
31 1975 17–8 68.0% #20 2,017 5 38 1975 8–11 42.1% #120 1,583 0 12
32 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,832 5 38 1976 0–3 0.0% #199 1,540 0 12
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 Clark Graebner
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 %
24 1968 18 7 25 72.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 19 19 38 50.0% 1968 30 11 41 73.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 28 6 34 82.4% 7 2 9 77.8%
25 1969 5 4 9 55.6% 27 7 34 79.4% 25 7 32 78.1% 7 8 15 46.7% 1969 13 2 15 86.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 22 6 28 78.6% 4 2 6 66.7%
26 1970 17 8 25 68.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 37 7 44 84.1% 9 7 16 56.3% 1970 15 11 26 57.7% 22 6 28 78.6% 12 3 15 80.0% 9 8 17 52.9%
27 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 22 6 28 78.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0% 1971 36 9 45 80.0% 19 7 26 73.1% 14 5 19 73.7% 6 8 14 42.9%
28 1972 16 3 19 84.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 36 12 48 75.0% 1972 17 10 27 63.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 5 6 11 45.5%
29 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 7 24 70.8% 18 2 20 90.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1973 18 8 26 69.2% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
30 1974 43 3 46 93.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 1974 2 4 6 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
31 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 0 6 100.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 5 6 11 45.5%
32 1976 7 7 14 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 1976 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
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% — 131 57 188 69.7% 74 34 108 68.5% 90 29 119 75.6% 47 41 88 53.4%

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 Clark Graebner
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 1968 1819 133.7 — — — — +90 -116 +78 73.3% +1.64 10–8 (56%) — — +0.49
25 1969 1916 144.5 — — — — -167 +98 +137 66.0% +1.08 16–9 (64%) — — -3.03 1969 1841 131.4 — — — — +153 -98 +107 71.5% +1.35 8–5 (62%) 1–0 — +5.30
26 1970 2035 152.0 — — — — -68 -52 +203 66.8% +1.17 17–9 (65%) 4–4 (50%) — -2.09 1970 1841 135.3 — — — — -21 +68 +150 62.4% +0.83 17–8 (68%) 4–2 (67%) — +2.59
27 1971 2086 160.2 — — — — +48 -10 +108 70.1% +1.06 15–5 (75%) 18–9 (67%) — -5.69 1971 1868 141.1 — — — — +44 +29 +136 65.4% +1.01 21–7 (75%) 17–15 (53%) — +5.35
28 1972 2131 156.8 — — — — +83 -60 -24 72.1% +1.41 13–9 (59%) 20–12 (63%) — -3.97 1972 1811 136.3 — — — — +27 +71 +133 58.0% +0.62 5–8 (38%) 6–4 (60%) — +3.04
29 1973 2056 152.9 — — — — +49 -63 +159 70.8% +1.34 14–8 (64%) 22–13 (63%) — +0.26 1973 1770 134.1 — — — — +58 +80 +109 62.2% +0.84 6–5 (55%) 9–9 (50%) — +3.67
30 1974 2120 157.1 — — — — +217 -156 +7 77.7% +1.78 13–3 (81%) 21–10 (68%) — +0.43 1974 1693 114.0 — — — — +41 +100 +143 46.2% -0.38 6–5 (55%) 3–4 (43%) — +1.75
31 1975 2017 140.1 — — — — +109 -67 +183 61.1% +0.76 8–4 (67%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.06 1975 1584 111.5 — — — — +73 +121 — 52.4% -0.05 0–5 (0%) 6–3 (67%) — +3.44
32 1976 1833 148.7 — — — — +121 +46 +317 53.9% +0.25 5–3 (63%) 12–7 (63%) — -0.96 1976 1541 91.6 — — — — +44 — — 0.0% -3.83 — — — +0.51
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 — 2015 136.6 — — — — +51 +24 +113 64.3% +0.96 73–51 (59%) 46–37 (55%) 100.5 +5.29

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.