# John Newcombe vs Ismail El Shafei — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/john-newcombe-vs-ismail-el-shafei?player1_id=4575861&player2_id=sackmann_atp:100148
Tour: ATP

## Overall
- John Newcombe: 7 wins
- Ismail El Shafei: 3 wins
- Total meetings: 10

## By surface
- Hard: John Newcombe 0 - 2 Ismail El Shafei
- Clay: John Newcombe 5 - 0 Ismail El Shafei
- Carpet: John Newcombe 2 - 1 Ismail El Shafei

## By tournament category
- ATP 250: John Newcombe 7 - 3 Ismail El Shafei

## Meeting history (last 20)
| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1974-11-21 | Manila | SF | Hard | Ismail El Shafei | 6-4 7-6 |
| 1974-04-27 | St. Louis | QF | Clay | John Newcombe | 7-6(2) 7-6(1) |
| 1972-07-17 | Washington Wct | QF | Clay | John Newcombe | 7-6 6-0 |
| 1972-07-05 | St. Louis Wct | R16 | Carpet | John Newcombe | W/O |
| 1972-03-09 | Miami Wct | R16 | Hard | Ismail El Shafei | 6-4 6-0 |
| 1972-02-23 | Toronto Wct | R32 | Carpet | John Newcombe | 4-6 6-1 6-1 |
| 1971-07-15 | Gstaad | SF | Clay | John Newcombe | 6-2 6-3 6-4 |
| 1969-11-20 | Wembley | R32 | Carpet | Ismail El Shafei | W/O |
| 1969-05-17 | Brussels | QF | Clay | John Newcombe | 5-7 7-5 6-3 5-7 6-1 |
| 1969-05-01 | Bournemouth | R32 | Clay | John Newcombe | 6-2 3-6 6-4 3-6 6-1 |

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