H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 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 Palm Springs second round 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

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Mar 24, 1976* Palm Springs ATP 250 R64 Hard John Newcombe #23 7-6 7-6 Milan Holecek #100 Match data
Feb 7, 1974* St. Petersburg Wct ATP 250 R32 Hard John Newcombe #2 6-3 6-4 Milan Holecek #87 Match data
Oct 26, 1973* Manila ATP 250 QF Hard John Newcombe #2 6-3 5-7 6-4 Milan Holecek #80 Match data
May 23, 1973* Roland Garros Grand Slam R128 Clay Milan Holecek 7-5 6-1 John Newcombe Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
John Newcombe #826 #1 0 2,201 556 224 71.3% 5 2 0 0 34 41
Milan Holecek #322 #71 0 1,721 116 157 42.5% 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 8 1968 13–7 65.0% — 1,605 0 0
25 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,887 0 10 1969 17–15 53.1% — 1,661 0 0
26 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,031 1 14 1970 1–6 14.3% — 1,597 0 0
27 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,082 2 20 1971 27–28 49.1% — 1,680 0 1
28 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,129 2 27 1972 5–14 26.3% — 1,556 0 1
29 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,052 4 31 1973 21–31 40.4% #87 1,632 0 1
30 1974 87–16 84.5% #2 2,115 4 40 1974 18–29 38.3% #90 1,567 0 1
31 1975 21–9 70.0% #20 2,004 5 41 1975 12–20 37.5% #102 1,564 0 1
32 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,827 5 41 1976 2–7 22.2% #225 1,511 0 1
33 1977 5–6 45.5% #119 1,833 5 41 — — — — — — —
34 1978 30–25 54.5% #24 1,815 5 41 — — — — — — —
35 1979 4–3 57.1% #226 1,831 5 41 — — — — — — —
36 1980 0–2 0.0% — 1,799 5 41 — — — — — — —
37 1981 0–1 0.0% #594 1,792 5 41 — — — — — — —