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John Newcombe vs Ismail El Shafei H2H: 7-3 (incl. walkovers)

John Newcombe vs Ismail El Shafei: 6–2 excluding walkovers; 7–3 including 2 walkovers. Across 10 main-draw results including walkovers, John Newcombe leads 5–0 on clay and 2–1 on carpet. Most recently, Ismail El Shafei won the 1974 Manila semifinal 6-4 7-6.

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John Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H including walkovers
7 – 3
10 main-draw results
Ismail El Shafei
EGY Age 78 Left-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ismail El Shafei 6-4 7-6 John Newcombe #2 Match data Nov 21, 1974* SF Manila ATP 250 Hard
John Newcombe #2 7-6(2) 7-6(1) Ismail El Shafei Match data Apr 27, 1974* QF St. Louis ATP 250 Clay
John Newcombe 7-6 6-0 Ismail El Shafei Match data Jul 17, 1972* QF Washington Open ATP 250 Clay
John Newcombe (w/o) Ismail El Shafei Match data Jul 5, 1972* R16 St. Louis Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Ismail El Shafei 6-4 6-0 John Newcombe Match data Mar 9, 1972* R16 Miami Open ATP 250 Hard
John Newcombe 4-6 6-1 6-1 Ismail El Shafei Match data Feb 23, 1972* R32 Toronto Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John Newcombe 6-2 6-3 6-4 Ismail El Shafei Match data Jul 15, 1971* SF Swiss Open Gstaad ATP 250 Clay
Ismail El Shafei (w/o) John Newcombe Match data Nov 20, 1969* R32 Wembley ATP 250 Carpet
John Newcombe 5-7 7-5 6-3 5-7 6-1 Ismail El Shafei Match data May 17, 1969* QF Brussels ATP 250 Clay
John Newcombe 6-2 3-6 6-4 3-6 6-1 Ismail El Shafei Match data May 1, 1969* R32 Bournemouth ATP 250 Clay

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
Ismail El Shafei — — — 1,907 — — — 0 0 0 0 1 0

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 Ismail El Shafei
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
24 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 6 — — — — — — —
25 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,916 0 8 — — — — — — —
26 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,034 1 12 — — — — — — —
27 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,085 2 18 — — — — — — —
28 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,130 2 25 — — — — — — —
29 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,056 4 29 — — — — — — —
30 1974 81–16 83.5% #2 2,119 4 37 — — — — — — —
31 1975 17–8 68.0% #20 2,016 5 38 — — — — — — —
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 Ismail El Shafei
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 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 0 2 100.0%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 6 4 10 60.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 4 7 11 36.4% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 6 9 33.3%
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 5 8 13 38.5% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 4 11 15 26.7%
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% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 11 21 47.6%
25 1969 5 4 9 55.6% 27 7 34 79.4% 25 7 32 78.1% 7 8 15 46.7% 1973 0 2 2 0.0% 2 11 13 15.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0%
26 1970 17 8 25 68.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 37 7 44 84.1% 9 7 16 56.3% 1974 9 5 14 64.3% 15 10 25 60.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 1 3 4 25.0%
27 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 22 6 28 78.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0% 1975 5 6 11 45.5% 6 10 16 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
28 1972 16 3 19 84.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 36 12 48 75.0% 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 7 14 21 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0%
29 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 7 24 70.8% 18 2 20 90.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1977 4 2 6 66.7% 8 11 19 42.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 1974 43 3 46 93.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 1978 4 5 9 44.4% 4 7 11 36.4% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 3 3 0.0%
31 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 0 6 100.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1979 3 3 6 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 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% 1980 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
33 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 1981 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
34 1978 5 4 9 55.6% 7 8 15 46.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 1982 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
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% — 51 55 106 48.1% 78 102 180 43.3% 29 40 69 42.0% 32 53 85 37.6%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Ismail El Shafei
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 1540 108.5 — — — — — — — 58.8% +0.29 0–1 — — -0.37
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1656 128.0 — — — — -8 +11 -112 52.0% +0.11 5–7 (42%) — — -0.82
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1611 132.3 — — — — +51 0 -116 36.6% -0.96 2–10 (17%) 1–3 (25%) 91.9 -3.33
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1712 135.3 — — — — -81 +32 -221 43.5% -0.64 5–12 (29%) 5–4 (56%) 96.3 -3.45
24 1968 1819 120.5 — — — — -93 +43 -87 60.5% +1.05 16–14 (53%) — — +1.04 1972 1852 151.6 — — — — -8 -77 — 44.6% -0.18 9–5 (64%) 6–9 (40%) 105.2 -6.93
25 1969 1916 144.5 — — — — -167 +98 +137 66.0% +1.08 16–9 (64%) — — -3.03 1973 1728 136.4 — — — — +58 -100 -128 38.7% -0.99 3–7 (30%) 7–4 (64%) 101.9 -6.77
26 1970 2035 152.0 — — — — -68 -52 +203 66.8% +1.17 17–9 (65%) 4–4 (50%) 104.8 -2.10 1974 1874 144.5 — — — — -57 -120 -72 58.6% +0.70 9–5 (64%) 11–8 (58%) 110.9 -2.55
27 1971 2086 160.2 — — — — +48 -10 +108 70.1% +1.06 15–5 (75%) 18–9 (67%) 111.2 -5.69 1975 1739 136.8 — — — — +69 -77 +57 42.4% -0.34 8–7 (53%) 3–11 (21%) 94.0 -2.24
28 1972 2131 156.8 — — — — +83 -60 -25 72.1% +1.41 13–9 (59%) 20–12 (63%) 101.6 -3.97 1976 1640 135.6 — — — — +75 -12 +177 42.7% -0.49 2–9 (18%) 4–8 (33%) 91.7 -1.80
29 1973 2056 152.9 — — — — +49 -63 +160 70.8% +1.34 14–8 (64%) 22–13 (63%) 101.7 +0.26 1977 1668 125.0 — — — — +60 -75 +112 49.4% -0.08 5–4 (56%) 9–7 (56%) 101.7 +1.94
30 1974 2120 157.1 — — — — +217 -157 +7 77.7% +1.78 13–3 (81%) 21–10 (68%) 107.9 +0.43 1978 1575 137.1 — — — — +69 +26 +159 42.3% -0.28 2–9 (18%) 7–5 (58%) 95.2 -0.37
31 1975 2017 140.1 — — — — +110 -67 +182 61.1% +0.76 8–4 (67%) 3–5 (38%) 96.7 -0.06 1979 1559 115.8 — — — — +56 +25 — 41.9% -0.44 2–3 (40%) 2–6 (25%) 95.5 +1.44
32 1976 1833 148.7 — — — — +121 +46 +317 53.9% +0.25 5–3 (63%) 12–7 (63%) 100.4 -0.96 1980 1522 112.0 — — — — — +26 — 38.1% -0.52 0–2 2–3 (40%) — +1.52
33 1977 1839 137.4 — — — — +69 — +255 54.8% +0.19 1–3 (25%) 3–2 (60%) 97.3 -1.06 1981 1549 109.4 — — — — — +5 — 50.0% -0.10 2–2 (50%) 2–3 (40%) 98.4 +0.91
34 1978 1824 147.6 — — — — +90 -82 +250 51.7% +0.12 10–4 (71%) 8–6 (57%) 103.6 -2.37 1982 1543 104.5 — — — — — — — 37.5% -1.13 1–1 — — +0.17
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 — 1908 141.9 — — — — +10 -35 -26 45.5% -0.28 55–84 (40%) 59–71 (45%) 94.3 -5.21

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.