H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC
Dennis Ralston holds a 7–5 lead over John Newcombe in their ATP head-to-head. Across 12 main-draw meetings, Dennis Ralston leads 5–2 on carpet, while John Newcombe leads 2–1 on grass. Most recently, John Newcombe won the 1971 Boston round robin 6-3 3-6 6-4.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Newcombe | 6-3 3-6 6-4 | Dennis Ralston | Match data | Apr 24, 1971 | RR | Boston | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| John Newcombe | 14-12 9-7 6-2 | Dennis Ralston | Match data | Jul 1, 1970* | R16 | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | Grass |
| Dennis Ralston | 19-17 20-18 4-6 6-3 | John Newcombe | Match data | Jan 30, 1970* | QF | Australian Open | Grand Slam | Grass |
| John Newcombe | 9-7 15-13 4-6 6-2 | Dennis Ralston | Match data | Jan 15, 1970* | QF | Melbourne | ATP 250 | Grass |
| John Newcombe | 7-5 9-7 | Dennis Ralston | Match data | Nov 20, 1968* | QF | Wembley 3 | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Dennis Ralston | 5-7 8-6 6-3 6-3 | John Newcombe | Match data | Jul 26, 1968 | RR | Bastad Wct | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Dennis Ralston | 31-26 19-31 5-4 | John Newcombe | Match data | May 10, 1968* | F | Minneapolis Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| John Newcombe | 31-25 | Dennis Ralston | Match data | Apr 25, 1968* | SF | Evansville Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Dennis Ralston | 25-31 31-20 5-3 | John Newcombe | Match data | Mar 27, 1968* | SF | San Diego Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Dennis Ralston | 31-25 28-31 5-3 | John Newcombe | Match data | Feb 27, 1968 | RR | Tulsa Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Dennis Ralston | 31-26 31-20 | John Newcombe | Match data | Feb 20, 1968 | RR | Orlando Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Dennis Ralston | 31-20 31-29 | John Newcombe | Match data | Feb 1, 1968 | RR | Wct World Cup | ATP 250 | Carpet |
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.
| 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 |
| Dennis Ralston | #287 | #115 | 0 | 1,958 | 156 | 135 | 53.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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 | Dennis Ralston | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 24 | 1968 | 70–37 | 65.4% | — | 1,819 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 1969 | 64–26 | 71.1% | — | 1,916 | 0 | 8 | 1968 | 48–25 | 65.8% | — | 1,694 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | 1970 | 65–23 | 73.9% | — | 2,035 | 1 | 12 | 1969 | 28–24 | 53.8% | — | 1,787 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | 1971 | 61–18 | 77.2% | — | 2,085 | 2 | 18 | 1970 | 41–28 | 59.4% | — | 1,897 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 | 1972 | 69–22 | 75.8% | — | 2,130 | 2 | 25 | 1971 | 27–21 | 56.2% | — | 1,870 | 0 | 4 |
| 29 | 1973 | 59–19 | 75.6% | #2 | 2,056 | 4 | 29 | 1972 | 2–8 | 20.0% | — | 1,773 | 0 | 4 |
| 30 | 1974 | 81–16 | 83.5% | #2 | 2,119 | 4 | 37 | 1973 | 1–6 | 14.3% | #219 | 1,693 | 0 | 4 |
| 31 | 1975 | 17–8 | 68.0% | #20 | 2,017 | 5 | 38 | 1974 | 3–5 | 37.5% | #147 | 1,700 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | 1976 | 21–17 | 55.3% | #21 | 1,832 | 5 | 38 | 1975 | 1–4 | 20.0% | #187 | 1,651 | 0 | 4 |
| 33 | 1977 | 5–6 | 45.5% | #185 | 1,838 | 5 | 38 | 1976 | 1–9 | 10.0% | #248 | 1,578 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | 1978 | 28–22 | 56.0% | #24 | 1,824 | 5 | 38 | 1977 | 1–2 | 33.3% | #253 | 1,593 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | 1979 | 4–3 | 57.1% | #226 | 1,839 | 5 | 38 | 1978 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #287 | 1,586 | 0 | 4 |
| 36 | 1980 | 0–2 | 0.0% | — | 1,807 | 5 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | 1981 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,799 | 5 | 38 | 1980 | 3–2 | 60.0% | — | 1,626 | 0 | 4 |
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 | Dennis Ralston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 1969 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 27 | 7 | 34 | 79.4% | 25 | 7 | 32 | 78.1% | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7% | 1968 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 10 | 5 | 15 | 66.7% | 29 | 15 | 44 | 65.9% |
| 26 | 1970 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 68.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 37 | 7 | 44 | 84.1% | 9 | 7 | 16 | 56.3% | 1969 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 14 | 5 | 19 | 73.7% | 6 | 10 | 16 | 37.5% |
| 27 | 1971 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 66.7% | 22 | 6 | 28 | 78.6% | 12 | 4 | 16 | 75.0% | 17 | 3 | 20 | 85.0% | 1970 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 53.3% | — | — | — | — | 14 | 7 | 21 | 66.7% | 11 | 7 | 18 | 61.1% |
| 28 | 1972 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 84.2% | 13 | 5 | 18 | 72.2% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 36 | 12 | 48 | 75.0% | 1971 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 10 | 6 | 16 | 62.5% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% |
| 29 | 1973 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 77.8% | 17 | 7 | 24 | 70.8% | 18 | 2 | 20 | 90.0% | 10 | 6 | 16 | 62.5% | 1972 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 30 | 1974 | 43 | 3 | 46 | 93.5% | 10 | 4 | 14 | 71.4% | 18 | 8 | 26 | 69.2% | 10 | 1 | 11 | 90.9% | 1973 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 31 | 1975 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 6 | 0 | 6 | 100.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 1974 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 32 | 1976 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 50.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 7 | 2 | 9 | 77.8% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 1975 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 33 | 1977 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% |
| 34 | 1978 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | 1977 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | 1979 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 36 | 1980 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | 1981 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1980 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 145 | 58 | 203 | 71.4% | 123 | 47 | 170 | 72.4% | 154 | 45 | 199 | 77.4% | 122 | 70 | 192 | 63.5% | — | 34 | 43 | 77 | 44.2% | 19 | 17 | 36 | 52.8% | 48 | 25 | 73 | 65.8% | 55 | 50 | 105 | 52.4% |
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 | Dennis Ralston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1968 | 1694 | 112.7 | — | — | — | — | +4 | -104 | +39 | 64.2% | +1.56 | 11–5 (69%) | — | — | +3.26 |
| 26 | 1970 | 2035 | 152.0 | — | — | — | — | -68 | -52 | +203 | 66.8% | +1.17 | 17–9 (65%) | 4–4 (50%) | — | -2.09 | 1969 | 1788 | 133.1 | — | — | — | — | -116 | -165 | +110 | 56.8% | +0.27 | 7–12 (37%) | 1–2 (33%) | — | -0.96 |
| 27 | 1971 | 2086 | 160.2 | — | — | — | — | +48 | -10 | +108 | 70.1% | +1.06 | 15–5 (75%) | 18–9 (67%) | — | -5.69 | 1970 | 1898 | 144.3 | — | — | — | — | -6 | — | +36 | 57.5% | +0.56 | 13–8 (62%) | 8–5 (62%) | — | -2.41 |
| 28 | 1972 | 2131 | 156.8 | — | — | — | — | +83 | -60 | -24 | 72.1% | +1.41 | 13–9 (59%) | 20–12 (63%) | — | -3.97 | 1971 | 1870 | 145.6 | — | — | — | — | +26 | -115 | -40 | 55.9% | +0.35 | 10–9 (53%) | 10–7 (59%) | — | -4.83 |
| 29 | 1973 | 2056 | 152.9 | — | — | — | — | +49 | -63 | +159 | 70.8% | +1.34 | 14–8 (64%) | 22–13 (63%) | — | +0.26 | 1972 | 1773 | 103.2 | — | — | — | — | -28 | — | — | 31.6% | -1.47 | 1–2 (33%) | 1–0 | — | +0.82 |
| 30 | 1974 | 2120 | 157.1 | — | — | — | — | +217 | -156 | +7 | 77.7% | +1.78 | 13–3 (81%) | 21–10 (68%) | — | +0.43 | 1973 | 1693 | 110.4 | — | — | — | — | -41 | — | — | 20.0% | -1.40 | 0–1 | 1–2 (33%) | — | -0.63 |
| 31 | 1975 | 2017 | 140.1 | — | — | — | — | +109 | -67 | +183 | 61.1% | +0.76 | 8–4 (67%) | 3–5 (38%) | — | -0.06 | 1974 | 1701 | 123.5 | — | — | — | — | -32 | — | — | 38.9% | -1.11 | — | 2–0 | — | -1.16 |
| 32 | 1976 | 1833 | 148.7 | — | — | — | — | +121 | +46 | +317 | 53.9% | +0.25 | 5–3 (63%) | 12–7 (63%) | — | -0.96 | 1975 | 1651 | 108.9 | — | — | — | — | -3 | — | — | 30.8% | -1.46 | 1–1 | 3–1 (75%) | — | -0.29 |
| 33 | 1977 | 1839 | 137.4 | — | — | — | — | +69 | — | +255 | 54.8% | +0.19 | 1–3 (25%) | 3–2 (60%) | — | -1.06 | 1976 | 1579 | 103.5 | — | — | — | — | -38 | — | — | 19.0% | -2.62 | 1–2 (33%) | 3–2 (60%) | — | -0.04 |
| 34 | 1978 | 1825 | 147.7 | — | — | — | — | +89 | -83 | +249 | 51.7% | +0.12 | 10–4 (71%) | 8–6 (57%) | — | -2.37 | 1977 | 1593 | 106.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45.5% | -0.54 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | -0.26 |
| 35 | 1979 | 1840 | 126.6 | — | — | — | — | +74 | — | — | 53.3% | -0.07 | 1–0 | — | — | -1.21 | 1978 | 1586 | 102.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.50 | — | — | — | -0.08 |
| 36 | 1980 | 1807 | 107.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.75 | — | 0–1 | — | -0.42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | 1981 | 1799 | 108.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.50 | — | — | — | -0.45 | 1980 | 1626 | 122.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +215 | 60.0% | +0.40 | — | — | — | +0.01 |
| Career | — | 2204 | 153.9 | — | — | — | — | +40 | -13 | +125 | 66.3% | +1.08 | 129–71 (65%) | 111–69 (62%) | 108.3 | -2.59 | — | 1958 | 135.6 | — | — | — | — | -19 | -127 | +55 | 54.5% | +0.38 | 44–41 (52%) | 29–20 (59%) | 105.6 | -2.33 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Taylor | 22 | 6 | 28 | Nov 21, 1974 | H2H |
| Nikola Pilic | 20 | 6 | 26 | Jun 30, 1974 | H2H |
| Tony Roche | 13 | 11 | 24 | Oct 16, 1980 | H2H |
| Marty Riessen | 11 | 13 | 24 | May 18, 1974 | H2H |
| Ken Rosewall | 10 | 12 | 22 | Oct 19, 1974 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Roche | 11 | 8 | 19 | Apr 9, 1971 | H2H |
| Rod Laver | 2 | 13 | 15 | Apr 5, 1974 | H2H |
| Cliff Drysdale | 6 | 6 | 12 | Jan 11, 1976 | H2H |
| John Newcombe | 7 | 5 | 12 | Apr 24, 1971 | H2H |
| Roger Taylor | 6 | 5 | 11 | Mar 22, 1973 | H2H |