H2H data updated: 2026-10-17 00:00 UTC

John Newcombe vs Ken Rosewall H2H: 10-12

Ken Rosewall holds a 12–10 lead over John Newcombe in their ATP head-to-head. Across 22 main-draw meetings, Ken Rosewall leads 4–3 on grass, while John Newcombe leads 4–2 on hard courts. Most recently, John Newcombe won the 1974 Tokyo final 3-6 6-2 6-3.

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John Newcombe

AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H

10 – 12

22 main-draw meetings

Ken Rosewall

AUS Age 91 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

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Player	Score	Player	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
John Newcombe	3-6 6-2 6-3	Ken Rosewall	Match data	Oct 19, 1974*	F	Tokyo	ATP 250	Hard
Ken Rosewall #8	6-7 6-4 7-6 6-3	John Newcombe #2	Match data	Sep 10, 1974*	SF	US Open	Grand Slam	Grass
Ken Rosewall	6-1 1-6 6-0 7-5	John Newcombe	Match data	Jul 5, 1974*	QF	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
Ken Rosewall #7	6-1 6-4	John Newcombe #2	Match data	Oct 14, 1973*	F	Japan Open	ATP 250	Clay
John Newcombe	6-4 7-6 6-3	Ken Rosewall	Match data	Sep 11, 1973*	SF	US Open	Grand Slam	Grass
John Newcombe	5-7 1-6 7-5 6-4 6-4	Ken Rosewall	Match data	Aug 26, 1972*	F	Fort Worth Wct	ATP 250	Hard
John Newcombe	6-4 7-6	Ken Rosewall	Match data	May 6, 1972*	QF	Las Vegas Wct	ATP 250	Hard
Ken Rosewall	6-2 7-5	John Newcombe	Match data	Apr 27, 1972*	R16	Charlotte Wct	ATP 250	Clay
Ken Rosewall	7-5 6-3	John Newcombe	Match data	Mar 27, 1972*	F	Hilton Head	ATP 250	Clay
Ken Rosewall	7-5 6-2 5-7 6-3	John Newcombe	Match data	Nov 23, 1971*	QF	Dallas	ATP 250	Carpet
John Newcombe	7-6 6-2	Ken Rosewall	Match data	Aug 16, 1971*	SF	Canadian Open	ATP 250	Clay
John Newcombe	6-1 6-1 6-3	Ken Rosewall	Match data	Jul 4, 1971*	SF	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
John Newcombe	7-6 7-5	Ken Rosewall	Match data	May 3, 1971*	SF	Chicago Wct	ATP 250	Carpet
Ken Rosewall	6-3 6-4 6-3	John Newcombe	Match data	Sep 15, 1970*	SF	US Open	Grand Slam	Grass
Ken Rosewall	5-6 6-5 6-1 6-2	John Newcombe	Match data	Jul 16, 1970	RR	Champions Classic	ATP 250	Carpet
Ken Rosewall	6-4 6-4	John Newcombe	Match data	Jul 11, 1970*	F	Newport	ATP 250	Grass
John Newcombe	5-7 6-3 6-3 3-6 6-1	Ken Rosewall	Match data	Jul 6, 1970*	F	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
Ken Rosewall	8-6 7-5	John Newcombe	Match data	Jun 8, 1970*	QF	St. Louis Wct	ATP 250	Carpet
John Newcombe	8-5	Ken Rosewall	Match data	May 12, 1970*	BR	Atlanta	ATP 250	Hard
Ken Rosewall	6-2 6-0	John Newcombe	Match data	Feb 26, 1970*	F	Corpus Christi	ATP 250	Hard
Ken Rosewall	6-4 4-6 7-5 6-4	John Newcombe	Match data	Nov 21, 1968*	F	Wembley 3	ATP 250	Hard
John Newcombe	6-4 6-1 5-7 1-6 6-4	Ken Rosewall	Match data	Jul 12, 1968*	QF	Paris 2	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
Ken Rosewall	#255	#2	0	2,233	535	193	73.5%	4	0	0	1	34	39

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							Ken Rosewall
Age	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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	1968	45–12	78.9%	—	1,854	1	4
34	1978	28–22	56.0%	#24	1,824	5	38	1969	49–21	70.0%	—	1,943	1	7
35	1979	4–3	57.1%	#226	1,839	5	38	1970	72–21	77.4%	—	2,086	2	13
36	1980	0–2	0.0%	—	1,807	5	38	1971	80–24	76.9%	—	2,158	3	21
37	1981	0–1	0.0%	—	1,799	5	38	1972	61–15	80.3%	—	2,117	4	28
38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	65–17	79.3%	#6	2,106	4	33
39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	26–7	78.8%	#9	2,114	4	33
40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	37–11	77.1%	#6	1,998	4	36
41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1976	35–18	66.0%	#13	1,978	4	38
42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1977	39–20	66.1%	#11	1,981	4	39
43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1978	19–19	50.0%	#34	1,809	4	39
44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1979	4–5	44.4%	#207	1,747	4	39
45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1980	3–3	50.0%	#255	1,747	4	39

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																	Ken Rosewall
	Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet
	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	Yr	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%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	1970	17	8	25	68.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	37	7	44	84.1%	9	7	16	56.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	1971	10	5	15	66.7%	22	6	28	78.6%	12	4	16	75.0%	17	3	20	85.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	1972	16	3	19	84.2%	13	5	18	72.2%	4	2	6	66.7%	36	12	48	75.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	1973	14	4	18	77.8%	17	7	24	70.8%	18	2	20	90.0%	10	6	16	62.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	1974	43	3	46	93.5%	10	4	14	71.4%	18	8	26	69.2%	10	1	11	90.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
31	1975	5	5	10	50.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	6	0	6	100.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	1976	7	7	14	50.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	7	2	9	77.8%	3	5	8	37.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
33	1977	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	—	—	—	—	1968	17	3	20	85.0%	15	2	17	88.2%	9	3	12	75.0%	4	4	8	50.0%
34	1978	5	4	9	55.6%	7	8	15	46.7%	8	3	11	72.7%	8	7	15	53.3%	1969	11	5	16	68.8%	7	4	11	63.6%	19	8	27	70.4%	12	4	16	75.0%
35	1979	4	3	7	57.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	15	8	23	65.2%	11	1	12	91.7%	25	2	27	92.6%	21	10	31	67.7%
36	1980	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	22	6	28	78.6%	16	5	21	76.2%	18	3	21	85.7%	24	10	34	70.6%
37	1981	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	23	5	28	82.1%	13	1	14	92.9%	6	1	7	85.7%	19	8	27	70.4%
38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	14	4	18	77.8%	17	2	19	89.5%	9	3	12	75.0%	25	8	33	75.8%
39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	12	3	15	80.0%	—	—	—	—	14	3	17	82.4%	0	1	1	0.0%
40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	9	5	14	64.3%	19	3	22	86.4%	5	2	7	71.4%	4	1	5	80.0%
41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1976	12	5	17	70.6%	9	4	13	69.2%	7	3	10	70.0%	7	6	13	53.8%
42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1977	13	5	18	72.2%	5	3	8	62.5%	10	4	14	71.4%	11	8	19	57.9%
43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1978	6	3	9	66.7%	3	8	11	27.3%	7	3	10	70.0%	3	5	8	37.5%
44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1979	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	3	2	5	60.0%	—	—	—	—
45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1980	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
Career	—	145	58	203	71.4%	123	47	170	72.4%	154	45	199	77.4%	122	70	192	63.5%	—	156	56	212	73.6%	115	33	148	77.7%	133	38	171	77.8%	131	66	197	66.5%

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																Ken Rosewall
Age	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	-87	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	1970	2035	152.0	—	—	—	—	-68	-52	+203	66.8%	+1.17	17–9 (65%)	4–4 (50%)	104.8	-2.10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	1971	2086	160.2	—	—	—	—	+48	-10	+108	70.1%	+1.06	15–5 (75%)	18–9 (67%)	111.2	-5.69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	1972	2131	156.8	—	—	—	—	+83	-60	-25	72.1%	+1.41	13–9 (59%)	20–12 (63%)	101.6	-3.97	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	1973	2056	152.8	—	—	—	—	+49	-63	+160	70.8%	+1.34	14–8 (64%)	22–13 (63%)	101.6	+0.30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	1974	2120	157.1	—	—	—	—	+217	-157	+7	77.7%	+1.78	13–3 (81%)	21–10 (68%)	107.9	+0.43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
31	1975	2017	140.1	—	—	—	—	+110	-67	+182	61.1%	+0.76	8–4 (67%)	3–5 (38%)	96.7	-0.06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	1976	1833	148.7	—	—	—	—	+121	+45	+317	53.9%	+0.25	5–3 (63%)	12–7 (63%)	100.4	-0.96	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
33	1977	1839	137.4	—	—	—	—	+69	—	+255	54.8%	+0.19	1–3 (25%)	3–2 (60%)	97.3	-1.06	1968	1855	127.3	—	—	—	—	-37	-15	-123	72.6%	+1.53	6–4 (60%)	—	—	+0.09
34	1978	1825	147.7	—	—	—	—	+89	-83	+249	51.7%	+0.12	10–4 (71%)	8–6 (57%)	103.6	-2.37	1969	1944	143.7	—	—	—	—	+58	-13	-84	64.8%	+1.25	11–10 (52%)	—	—	-2.55
35	1979	1840	126.6	—	—	—	—	+75	—	—	53.3%	-0.07	1–0	—	—	-1.21	1970	2087	161.2	—	—	—	—	-35	-47	+195	72.2%	+1.57	10–6 (63%)	5–3 (63%)	104.1	-3.60
36	1980	1807	107.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.75	—	0–1	—	-0.42	1971	2159	161.8	—	—	—	—	+91	-83	+112	73.0%	+1.68	13–5 (72%)	11–9 (55%)	103.2	-5.10
37	1981	1799	108.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	-0.45	1972	2118	162.7	—	—	—	—	+63	+74	+120	74.4%	+1.64	14–8 (64%)	14–8 (64%)	101.2	-2.93
38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	2106	159.5	—	—	—	—	+11	+119	+58	74.3%	+1.84	13–12 (52%)	11–9 (55%)	92.8	-2.08
39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	2114	153.5	—	—	—	—	-16	—	+148	68.8%	+1.19	5–2 (71%)	6–5 (55%)	100.3	-1.13
40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	1998	149.9	—	—	—	—	+18	+205	+172	72.2%	+1.56	9–3 (75%)	2–7 (22%)	96.0	+0.64
41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1976	1978	156.6	—	—	—	—	+69	+134	+115	63.2%	+0.93	6–5 (55%)	9–0 (100%)	103.4	-0.11
42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1977	1982	157.9	—	—	—	—	+99	+50	+68	62.2%	+0.78	11–10 (52%)	11–6 (65%)	99.0	-1.33
43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1978	1809	142.6	—	—	—	—	+145	+60	+178	51.1%	+0.18	4–5 (44%)	4–4 (50%)	94.8	-0.68
44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1979	1748	115.3	—	—	—	—	+135	—	+221	52.4%	-0.05	0–3 (0%)	1–1	—	+0.41
45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1980	1748	117.3	—	—	—	—	+116	—	—	53.3%	-0.33	1–2 (33%)	—	—	-0.23
Career	—	2204	153.9	—	—	—	—	+40	-13	+125	66.3%	+1.08	129–71 (65%)	111–69 (62%)	108.3	-2.58	—	2234	159.3	—	—	—	—	+44	+53	+84	69.0%	+1.35	103–75 (58%)	74–52 (59%)	97.4	-2.57

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.

John Newcombe's most-played ATP rivals
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

Ken Rosewall's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Rod Laver	7	24	31	Apr 10, 1976	H2H
Marty Riessen	17	6	23	Jan 10, 1977	H2H
John Newcombe	12	10	22	Oct 19, 1974	H2H
Andres Gimeno	17	4	21	Nov 5, 1971	H2H
Arthur Ashe	13	7	20	Feb 3, 1978	H2H