H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

John Newcombe vs Nikola Pilic H2H: 20-6

John Newcombe holds a 20–6 lead over Nikola Pilic in their ATP head-to-head. Across 26 main-draw meetings, John Newcombe leads 8–2 on carpet and 5–3 on grass. Most recently, John Newcombe won the 1974 Wimbledon third round 6-2 7-5 7-5.

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John Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
20 – 6
26 main draw meetings
Nikola Pilic
CRO Left-Handed 191 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jun 30, 1974* Wimbledon Grand Slam R32 Grass John Newcombe #1 6-2 7-5 7-5 Nikola Pilic #15 Match data
Aug 25, 1973* Toronto Masters 1000 R16 Clay John Newcombe #7 6-4 6-4 Nikola Pilic #16 Match data
Aug 10, 1973* Louisville ATP 250 QF Clay John Newcombe 6-4 4-6 6-1 Nikola Pilic Match data
Nov 3, 1972* Essen Wct ATP 250 QF Carpet Nikola Pilic 6-2 6-4 John Newcombe Match data
Jul 7, 1972* St. Louis Wct ATP 250 F Carpet John Newcombe 6-3 6-3 Nikola Pilic Match data
Jun 10, 1971* Bristol ATP 250 R32 Grass Nikola Pilic 9-8 6-4 John Newcombe Match data
May 1, 1971* Chicago Wct ATP 250 R32 Carpet John Newcombe 6-4 6-4 Nikola Pilic Match data
Jul 10, 1970* Newport ATP 250 SF Grass John Newcombe 6-3 6-3 Nikola Pilic Match data
Jun 13, 1970* Bristol ATP 250 SF Grass Nikola Pilic 4-6 14-12 8-6 John Newcombe Match data
Jun 12, 1970* Casablanca Wct ATP 250 SF Carpet John Newcombe 6-2 7-9 8-6 6-0 Nikola Pilic Match data
Jun 7, 1970* St. Louis Wct ATP 250 R16 Carpet John Newcombe 6-3 6-1 Nikola Pilic Match data
Jan 4, 1970 Australian Round Robin ATP 250 RR Grass John Newcombe 6-2 6-3 Nikola Pilic Match data
Jun 25, 1969* Wimbledon Grand Slam R128 Grass John Newcombe 12-10 6-4 4-6 7-5 Nikola Pilic Match data
Oct 14, 1968* East London Wct ATP 250 SF Hard John Newcombe 11-9 Nikola Pilic Match data
Oct 1, 1968* Pretoria Wct ATP 250 QF Clay John Newcombe 6-4 6-2 Nikola Pilic Match data
Aug 18, 1968* Hamburg ATP 250 SF Clay John Newcombe 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3 Nikola Pilic Match data
Aug 12, 1968 Newport Wct ATP 250 RR Grass Nikola Pilic 21-14 21-16 John Newcombe Match data
Aug 12, 1968 Newport Wct ATP 250 BR Grass John Newcombe 21-13 12-21 21-19 Nikola Pilic Match data
Aug 6, 1968* Cannes Wct ATP 250 QF Hard John Newcombe 13-11 6-3 Nikola Pilic Match data
Jul 26, 1968 Bastad Wct ATP 250 RR Clay Nikola Pilic 6-1 6-4 1-6 6-4 John Newcombe Match data
May 9, 1968* Minneapolis Wct ATP 250 SF Carpet John Newcombe 31-20 31-27 Nikola Pilic Match data
Apr 26, 1968* Evansville Wct ATP 250 F Carpet John Newcombe 31-17 31-17 Nikola Pilic Match data
Apr 6, 1968* Bakersfield Wct ATP 250 QF Carpet John Newcombe 31-22 Nikola Pilic Match data
Feb 16, 1968 New Orleans Wct ATP 250 RR Carpet John Newcombe 31-28 31-27 Nikola Pilic Match data
Feb 13, 1968* Shreveport Wct ATP 250 QF Hard John Newcombe 31-28 Nikola Pilic Match data
Feb 13, 1968 Houston Wct ATP 250 RR Carpet Nikola Pilic 27-31 31-22 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
Nikola Pilic #284 #12 0 1,953 301 248 54.8% 0 0 0 0 6 6

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 Nikola Pilic
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
24 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 8 — — — — — — —
25 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,887 0 10 — — — — — — —
26 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,031 1 14 — — — — — — —
27 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,082 2 20 — — — — — — —
28 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,129 2 27 1968 42–46 47.7% — 1,638 0 1
29 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,052 4 31 1969 27–24 52.9% — 1,767 0 2
30 1974 87–16 84.5% #2 2,115 4 40 1970 47–31 60.3% — 1,891 0 3
31 1975 21–9 70.0% #20 2,004 5 41 1971 39–31 55.7% — 1,836 0 4
32 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,827 5 41 1972 34–28 54.8% — 1,894 0 5
33 1977 5–6 45.5% #119 1,833 5 41 1973 44–27 62.0% #15 1,840 0 5
34 1978 30–25 54.5% #24 1,815 5 41 1974 22–12 64.7% #32 1,898 0 5
35 1979 4–3 57.1% #226 1,831 5 41 1975 20–15 57.1% #50 1,857 0 6
36 1980 0–2 0.0% — 1,799 5 41 1976 13–14 48.1% #68 1,743 0 6
37 1981 0–1 0.0% #594 1,792 5 41 1977 11–13 45.8% #91 1,701 0 6
38 — — — — — — — 1978 2–7 22.2% #284 1,622 0 6