H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

John Newcombe vs Paul Gerken H2H: 3-1

John Newcombe holds a 3–1 lead over Paul Gerken in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, John Newcombe leads 2–0 on hard courts, while Paul Gerken leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, John Newcombe won the 1975 Las Vegas round of 32 6-3 5-7 6-2.

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John Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main draw meetings
Paul Gerken
USA Age 76 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Newcombe #4 6-3 5-7 6-2 Paul Gerken #68 Match data May 15, 1975* R32 Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
John Newcombe 6-3 6-2 Paul Gerken Match data Jun 19, 1974* R32 Eastbourne Open ATP 250 Grass
John Newcombe #2 6-3 6-2 Paul Gerken #45 Match data May 17, 1974* R16 Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
Paul Gerken 6-2 3-6 6-3 6-7 15-13 John Newcombe Match data Jun 15, 1973* R16 Hamburg Open 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
Paul Gerken #496 #35 0 1,836 122 127 49.0% 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 Paul Gerken
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1968 4–3 57.1% — 1,540 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1969 4–8 33.3% — 1,514 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1970 3–7 30.0% — 1,513 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 1971 7–9 43.8% — 1,558 0 0
22 — — — — — — — 1972 14–12 53.8% — 1,651 0 0
23 — — — — — — — 1973 50–33 60.2% #50 1,761 0 0
24 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 6 1974 23–31 42.6% #65 1,649 0 0
25 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,916 0 8 1975 14–19 42.4% #80 1,610 0 0
26 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,035 1 12 — — — — — — —
27 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,085 2 18 1977 3–5 37.5% — 1,601 0 0
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 2,017 5 38 — — — — — — —
32 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,832 5 38 — — — — — — —
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 Paul Gerken
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 %
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 3 4 7 42.9% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 2 3 5 40.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 20 11 31 64.5% 19 14 33 57.6% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 4 10 60.0%
24 1968 18 7 25 72.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 19 19 38 50.0% 1974 6 10 16 37.5% 7 10 17 41.2% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 8 15 46.7%
25 1969 5 4 9 55.6% 27 7 34 79.4% 25 7 32 78.1% 7 8 15 46.7% 1975 3 3 6 50.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 8 17 52.9%
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% 1977 1 1 2 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 37 34 71 52.1% 40 47 87 46.0% 19 22 41 46.3% 26 24 50 52.0%

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 Paul Gerken
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
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1541 101.1 — — — — +35 — -12 42.1% +0.05 1–0 — — -0.33
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1515 107.8 — — — — — -30 -14 43.8% -0.13 1–5 (17%) — — -0.40
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1514 114.4 — — — — — -33 +11 37.5% -0.46 0–2 1–0 — -0.12
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1559 109.6 — — — — -25 -50 — 47.6% +0.10 4–4 (50%) 2–5 (29%) — +0.82
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1652 124.6 — — — — -35 -63 -66 52.8% +0.39 7–6 (54%) 6–7 (46%) — +2.20
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1761 139.8 — — — — +36 -27 -117 56.3% +0.65 19–11 (63%) 16–17 (48%) — +1.13
24 1968 1819 120.5 — — — — -93 +43 -86 60.5% +1.05 16–14 (53%) — — +1.04 1974 1649 124.9 — — — — +35 -15 -16 46.9% -0.35 8–13 (38%) 13–9 (59%) — -0.35
25 1969 1916 144.5 — — — — -167 +98 +137 66.0% +1.08 16–9 (64%) — — -3.03 1975 1611 129.1 — — — — +120 -74 +20 42.7% -0.56 7–7 (50%) 10–6 (63%) — -0.79
26 1970 2035 152.0 — — — — -68 -52 +203 66.8% +1.17 17–9 (65%) 4–4 (50%) — -2.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1971 2086 160.2 — — — — +48 -10 +108 70.1% +1.06 15–5 (75%) 18–9 (67%) — -5.69 1977 1601 119.0 — — — — — -51 — 38.9% -0.39 1–1 1–2 (33%) — +0.38
28 1972 2131 156.8 — — — — +83 -60 -24 72.1% +1.41 13–9 (59%) 20–12 (63%) — -3.97 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1973 2056 152.9 — — — — +49 -63 +159 70.8% +1.34 14–8 (64%) 22–13 (63%) — +0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1974 2120 157.1 — — — — +217 -156 +7 77.7% +1.78 13–3 (81%) 21–10 (68%) — +0.43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1975 2017 140.1 — — — — +109 -67 +183 61.1% +0.76 8–4 (67%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1976 1833 148.7 — — — — +121 +46 +317 53.9% +0.25 5–3 (63%) 12–7 (63%) — -0.96 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1837 131.8 — — — — +41 -36 -39 49.2% +0.08 48–49 (49%) 49–46 (52%) 101.6 +1.03

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.