H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

John Newcombe vs Owen Davidson H2H: 7-1

John Newcombe holds a 7–1 lead over Owen Davidson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, John Newcombe leads 4–1 on grass and 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, John Newcombe won the 1974 New Orleans Wct round of 32 6-3 6-1.

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John Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
7 – 1
8 main draw meetings
Owen Davidson
AUS Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Newcombe 6-3 6-1 Owen Davidson Match data Apr 10, 1974* R32 New Orleans Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Owen Davidson 7-5 6-3 John Newcombe Match data Jun 22, 1973* QF Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
John Newcombe 7-6 6-3 Owen Davidson Match data May 5, 1972* R16 Las Vegas Wct ATP 250 Hard
John Newcombe 9-8 9-8 Owen Davidson Match data Nov 4, 1971* R32 Wembley ATP 250 Hard
John Newcombe 6-4 6-4 Owen Davidson Match data Jun 19, 1971* SF Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
John Newcombe 4-6 9-7 6-4 Owen Davidson Match data Jul 19, 1970* F Hoylake ATP 250 Grass
John Newcombe 9-7 6-3 7-5 Owen Davidson Match data Jun 28, 1970* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
John Newcombe 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-3 Owen Davidson Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
Owen Davidson #662 #73 0 1,806 89 111 44.5% 0 0 0 0 0 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 Owen Davidson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
24 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 6 1968 8–6 57.1% — 1,530 0 0
25 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,916 0 8 1969 14–12 53.8% — 1,660 0 0
26 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,035 1 12 1970 23–24 48.9% — 1,667 0 0
27 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,085 2 18 1971 21–29 42.0% — 1,684 0 0
28 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,130 2 25 1972 2–12 14.3% — 1,621 0 0
29 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,056 4 29 1973 15–12 55.6% #147 1,665 0 0
30 1974 81–16 83.5% #2 2,119 4 37 1974 5–13 27.8% #111 1,614 0 0
31 1975 17–8 68.0% #20 2,017 5 38 1975 1–1 50.0% #252 1,617 0 0
32 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,832 5 38 1976 0–1 0.0% #360 1,615 0 0
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 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,606 0 0
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 Owen Davidson
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 0 2 2 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0%
25 1969 5 4 9 55.6% 27 7 34 79.4% 25 7 32 78.1% 7 8 15 46.7% 1969 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 5 4 9 55.6% 2 2 4 50.0%
26 1970 17 8 25 68.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 37 7 44 84.1% 9 7 16 56.3% 1970 3 5 8 37.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 17 10 27 63.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
27 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 22 6 28 78.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0% 1971 4 8 12 33.3% 2 8 10 20.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 5 7 12 41.7%
28 1972 16 3 19 84.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 36 12 48 75.0% 1972 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 6 6 0.0%
29 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 7 24 70.8% 18 2 20 90.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1973 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
30 1974 43 3 46 93.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 1974 3 5 8 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 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% 1975 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1976 7 7 14 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 1976 — — — — — — — — — — — — 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 15 27 42 35.7% 15 27 42 35.7% 48 30 78 61.5% 11 27 38 28.9%

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 Owen Davidson
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 1531 109.6 — — — — +18 +18 -41 50.0% +0.19 2–2 (50%) — — -0.14
25 1969 1916 144.5 — — — — -167 +98 +137 66.0% +1.08 16–9 (64%) — — -3.03 1969 1661 127.4 — — — — -84 -9 -71 55.7% +0.71 3–3 (50%) — — -1.30
26 1970 2035 152.0 — — — — -68 -52 +203 66.8% +1.17 17–9 (65%) 4–4 (50%) — -2.09 1970 1667 136.1 — — — — -120 -53 +72 52.4% +0.23 4–8 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — -1.05
27 1971 2086 160.2 — — — — +48 -10 +108 70.1% +1.06 15–5 (75%) 18–9 (67%) — -5.69 1971 1685 139.9 — — — — -37 -124 +112 40.5% -0.57 3–5 (38%) 3–7 (30%) — -5.35
28 1972 2131 156.8 — — — — +83 -60 -24 72.1% +1.41 13–9 (59%) 20–12 (63%) — -3.97 1972 1621 122.9 — — — — -39 — +125 18.2% -2.00 1–2 (33%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.30
29 1973 2056 152.9 — — — — +49 -63 +159 70.8% +1.34 14–8 (64%) 22–13 (63%) — +0.26 1973 1665 126.1 — — — — -70 -141 +127 55.9% +0.32 3–5 (38%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.45
30 1974 2120 157.1 — — — — +217 -156 +7 77.7% +1.78 13–3 (81%) 21–10 (68%) — +0.43 1974 1615 121.5 — — — — -69 -106 +129 29.3% -1.17 0–3 (0%) 1–5 (17%) — -1.34
31 1975 2017 140.1 — — — — +109 -67 +183 61.1% +0.76 8–4 (67%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.06 1975 1617 100.3 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.50 — 1–0 — +0.34
32 1976 1833 148.7 — — — — +121 +46 +317 53.9% +0.25 5–3 (63%) 12–7 (63%) — -0.96 1976 1616 108.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% -2.00 0–1 — — -0.29
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 1979 1607 99.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — -0.12
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 — 1806 135.9 — — — — -56 -64 +73 45.8% -0.19 16–29 (36%) 11–20 (35%) 93.7 -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.