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John Newcombe vs Peter Mcnamara H2H: 1-0

John Newcombe holds a 1–0 lead over Peter Mcnamara in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, John Newcombe leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, John Newcombe won the 1978 Sydney Indoor round of 16 6-1 6-4.

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John Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Peter Mcnamara
AUS Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Newcombe #22 6-1 6-4 Peter Mcnamara Match data Oct 26, 1978* R16 Sydney Indoor ATP 250 Hard

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
Peter Mcnamara — — — 2,038 — — — 0 0 0 0 5 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 Peter Mcnamara
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
24 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 6 — — — — — — —
25 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,916 0 8 — — — — — — —
26 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,035 1 12 — — — — — — —
27 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,085 2 18 — — — — — — —
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 Peter Mcnamara
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1 3 4 25.0% 9 7 16 56.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 3 4 7 42.9% 28 16 44 63.6% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1968 18 7 25 72.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 19 19 38 50.0% 1980 5 4 9 55.6% 23 10 33 69.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 5 11 54.5%
25 1969 5 4 9 55.6% 27 7 34 79.4% 25 7 32 78.1% 7 8 15 46.7% 1981 5 3 8 62.5% 18 5 23 78.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 1 8 87.5%
26 1970 17 8 25 68.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 37 7 44 84.1% 9 7 16 56.3% 1982 2 1 3 66.7% 22 9 31 71.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
27 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 22 6 28 78.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0% 1983 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 10 2 12 83.3%
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% 1985 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
30 1974 43 3 46 93.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 1986 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 0 6 100.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1987 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
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% — 17 19 36 47.2% 102 54 156 65.4% 18 26 44 40.9% 35 16 51 68.6%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Peter Mcnamara
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1483 98.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.08
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1469 95.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.03
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1431 101.4 — — — — — — +13 25.0% -1.75 0–2 0–1 — +0.28
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1448 112.6 — — — — — — +32 41.2% -0.76 0–1 2–0 — +0.41
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1418 97.6 — — — — — — — 28.6% -1.14 0–1 — — +0.31
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1425 120.1 — — — — — +107 +12 28.6% -1.81 1–2 (33%) — — +0.36
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1586 121.0 — — — — -60 +33 -52 48.1% 0.00 3–2 (60%) 4–1 (80%) 105.0 +1.73
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1753 140.6 — — — — -224 +41 -130 54.4% +0.49 16–9 (64%) 5–11 (31%) 102.2 +1.83
24 1968 1819 120.5 — — — — -93 +43 -86 60.5% +1.05 16–14 (53%) — — +1.04 1980 1921 157.2 — — — — -203 -15 -154 60.8% +0.75 11–3 (79%) 13–10 (57%) 111.9 -1.60
25 1969 1916 144.5 — — — — -167 +98 +137 66.0% +1.08 16–9 (64%) — — -3.03 1981 1924 151.1 — — — — -109 +69 -122 69.1% +1.37 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) 98.9 +0.17
26 1970 2035 152.0 — — — — -68 -52 +203 66.8% +1.17 17–9 (65%) 4–4 (50%) 104.8 -2.09 1982 1949 164.7 — — — — -42 +89 — 58.7% +0.70 15–5 (75%) 8–12 (40%) 104.4 -3.49
27 1971 2086 160.2 — — — — +48 -10 +108 70.1% +1.06 15–5 (75%) 18–9 (67%) 111.2 -5.69 1983 2005 156.9 — — — — +20 — — 71.0% +1.13 3–2 (60%) 5–3 (63%) 103.0 -1.64
28 1972 2131 156.8 — — — — +83 -60 -24 72.1% +1.41 13–9 (59%) 20–12 (63%) 101.6 -3.97 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1973 2056 152.9 — — — — +49 -63 +159 70.8% +1.34 14–8 (64%) 22–13 (63%) 101.7 +0.26 1985 1861 125.9 — — — — +122 +68 — 38.5% -0.58 1–3 (25%) 2–2 (50%) 94.2 -0.40
30 1974 2120 157.1 — — — — +217 -156 +7 77.7% +1.78 13–3 (81%) 21–10 (68%) 107.9 +0.43 1986 1835 103.4 — — — — — — — 50.0% +1.75 — 0–2 — +0.35
31 1975 2017 140.1 — — — — +109 -67 +183 61.1% +0.76 8–4 (67%) 3–5 (38%) 96.7 -0.06 1987 1809 102.8 — — — — — — — 40.0% +0.40 0–1 0–1 — -0.20
32 1976 1833 148.7 — — — — +121 +46 +317 53.9% +0.25 5–3 (63%) 12–7 (63%) 100.4 -0.96 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1977 1839 137.4 — — — — +69 — +255 54.8% +0.19 1–3 (25%) 3–2 (60%) 97.3 -1.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1978 1825 147.7 — — — — +89 -83 +249 51.7% +0.12 10–4 (71%) 8–6 (57%) 103.6 -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 — 2039 154.5 — — — — -96 +44 -77 56.6% +0.53 54–38 (59%) 46–49 (48%) 105.5 -0.62

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.