H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

John Newcombe vs Cliff Richey H2H: 4-2

John Newcombe holds a 4–2 lead over Cliff Richey in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, John Newcombe leads 2–1 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Cliff Richey won the 1976 Las Vegas fourth round 6-4 6-4.

AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
4 2
6 main draw meetings
USA Age 79 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
May 14, 1976* Las Vegas ATP 250 R16 Hard Cliff Richey #38 6-4 6-4 John Newcombe #27 Match data
Oct 26, 1974* Sydney Indoor ATP 250 F Hard John Newcombe #2 6-4 6-3 6-4 Cliff Richey #28 Match data
Apr 11, 1974* New Orleans Wct ATP 250 R16 Carpet John Newcombe #2 6-3 6-3 Cliff Richey #20 Match data
Apr 3, 1974* Atlanta Wct ATP 250 R32 Clay John Newcombe #2 7-6(5) 7-6(6) Cliff Richey #20 Match data
Dec 7, 1972* Johannesburg (2) ATP 250 SF Hard John Newcombe 7-6 6-4 Cliff Richey Match data
Mar 9, 1970 Cambridge ATP 250 RR Clay Cliff Richey 6-4 3-6 6-4 John Newcombe 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
Cliff Richey #662 #16 0 2,112 488 224 68.5% 0 2 0 0 21 23

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 Cliff Richey
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 1968 46–15 75.4% 1,750 0 3
22 1969 64–18 78.0% 1,946 0 9
23 1970 88–24 78.6% 2,047 0 14
24 1968 70–37 65.4% 1,819 0 8 1971 67–23 74.4% 1,906 0 17
25 1969 64–26 71.1% 1,887 0 10 1972 54–24 69.2% 1,956 0 20
26 1970 65–23 73.9% 2,031 1 14 1973 47–26 64.4% #19 1,848 0 20
27 1971 61–18 77.2% 2,082 2 20 1974 25–16 61.0% #23 1,891 0 21
28 1972 69–22 75.8% 2,129 2 27 1975 37–24 60.7% #32 1,855 0 21
29 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,052 4 31 1976 33–24 57.9% #28 1,848 0 22
30 1974 87–16 84.5% #2 2,115 4 40 1977 14–17 45.2% #97 1,714 0 22
31 1975 21–9 70.0% #20 2,004 5 41 1978 13–12 52.0% #57 1,705 0 23
32 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,827 5 41 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,693 0 23
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