H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

John Newcombe vs Milan Holecek H2H: 3-1

John Newcombe holds a 3–1 lead over Milan Holecek in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, John Newcombe leads 3–0 on hard courts, while Milan Holecek leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, John Newcombe won the 1976 Indian Wells Open round of 64 7-6 7-6.

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John Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main draw meetings
Milan Holecek
CZE Age 82 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Newcombe 7-6 7-6 Milan Holecek Match data Mar 24, 1976* R64 Indian Wells Open ATP 250 Hard
John Newcombe 6-3 6-4 Milan Holecek Match data Feb 7, 1974* R32 St. Petersburg Wct ATP 250 Hard
John Newcombe #2 6-3 5-7 6-4 Milan Holecek #80 Match data Oct 26, 1973* QF Manila ATP 250 Hard
Milan Holecek 7-5 6-1 John Newcombe Match data May 23, 1973* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam 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
Milan Holecek #322 #71 0 1,698 117 157 42.7% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Milan Holecek
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
24 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 6 1968 16–8 66.7% — 1,600 0 0
25 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,916 0 8 1969 17–15 53.1% — 1,650 0 0
26 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,035 1 12 1970 1–6 14.3% — 1,626 0 0
27 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,085 2 18 1971 27–28 49.1% — 1,690 0 1
28 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,130 2 25 1972 5–14 26.3% — 1,558 0 1
29 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,056 4 29 1973 21–31 40.4% #87 1,626 0 1
30 1974 81–16 83.5% #2 2,119 4 37 1974 16–28 36.4% #90 1,563 0 1
31 1975 17–8 68.0% #20 2,017 5 38 1975 12–20 37.5% #102 1,559 0 1
32 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,832 5 38 1976 2–7 22.2% #225 1,507 0 1
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 Milan Holecek
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 %
24 1968 18 7 25 72.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 19 19 38 50.0% 1968 — — — — 15 6 21 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 1969 5 4 9 55.6% 27 7 34 79.4% 25 7 32 78.1% 7 8 15 46.7% 1969 4 4 8 50.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 1970 17 8 25 68.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 37 7 44 84.1% 9 7 16 56.3% 1970 — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
27 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 22 6 28 78.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0% 1971 14 14 28 50.0% 10 10 20 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 1972 16 3 19 84.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 36 12 48 75.0% 1972 2 5 7 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
29 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 7 24 70.8% 18 2 20 90.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1973 9 10 19 47.4% 8 8 16 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 9 10 10.0%
30 1974 43 3 46 93.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 1974 3 7 10 30.0% 7 14 21 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 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% 1975 2 3 5 40.0% 3 9 12 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 6 11 45.5%
32 1976 7 7 14 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 1976 1 2 3 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
33 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1978 5 4 9 55.6% 7 8 15 46.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 8 7 15 53.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 35 45 80 43.8% 55 66 121 45.5% 18 21 39 46.2% 9 25 34 26.5%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

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 Milan Holecek
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 1968 1600 120.4 — — — — — +66 — 60.9% +0.88 4–3 (57%) — — -0.09
25 1969 1916 144.5 — — — — -167 +98 +137 66.0% +1.08 16–9 (64%) — — -3.03 1969 1651 116.1 — — — — -82 +33 -94 50.6% +0.14 5–4 (56%) — — +1.28
26 1970 2035 152.0 — — — — -68 -52 +203 66.8% +1.17 17–9 (65%) 4–4 (50%) — -2.09 1970 1626 111.2 — — — — — +2 — 33.3% -0.73 0–2 — — -1.05
27 1971 2086 160.2 — — — — +48 -10 +108 70.1% +1.06 15–5 (75%) 18–9 (67%) — -5.69 1971 1691 122.5 — — — — -65 -28 -27 51.7% +0.16 8–8 (50%) 6–7 (46%) — +4.05
28 1972 2131 156.8 — — — — +83 -60 -24 72.1% +1.41 13–9 (59%) 20–12 (63%) — -3.97 1972 1559 104.0 — — — — -2 — +43 38.8% -0.59 0–5 (0%) 2–3 (40%) — +1.76
29 1973 2056 152.9 — — — — +49 -63 +159 70.8% +1.34 14–8 (64%) 22–13 (63%) — +0.26 1973 1626 125.5 — — — — -48 +22 -55 42.3% -0.35 6–12 (33%) 3–5 (38%) — +1.41
30 1974 2120 157.1 — — — — +217 -156 +7 77.7% +1.78 13–3 (81%) 21–10 (68%) — +0.43 1974 1564 126.0 — — — — -33 +55 0 39.3% -0.84 9–10 (47%) 4–5 (44%) — -1.54
31 1975 2017 140.1 — — — — +109 -67 +183 61.1% +0.76 8–4 (67%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.06 1975 1559 123.8 — — — — +10 -31 +52 45.1% -0.29 4–9 (31%) 7–5 (58%) — +1.43
32 1976 1833 148.7 — — — — +121 +46 +317 53.9% +0.25 5–3 (63%) 12–7 (63%) — -0.96 1976 1507 100.6 — — — — +52 -34 — 26.9% -1.04 2–1 (67%) 0–4 (0%) — +0.85
33 1977 1839 137.4 — — — — +69 — +255 54.8% +0.19 1–3 (25%) 3–2 (60%) — -1.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1978 1825 147.7 — — — — +89 -83 +249 51.7% +0.12 10–4 (71%) 8–6 (57%) — -2.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1698 124.5 — — — — -37 +20 -17 45.9% -0.19 38–54 (41%) 22–29 (43%) 96.5 +3.06

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.