H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC
John Newcombe holds a 3–0 lead over Ron Holmberg in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, John Newcombe leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, John Newcombe won the 1970 Los Angeles Open round of 32 6-4 6-4.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Newcombe | 6-4 6-4 | Ron Holmberg | Match data | Sep 22, 1970* | R32 | Los Angeles Open | ATP 250 | Hard |
| John Newcombe | 6-1 6-2 | Ron Holmberg | Match data | May 10, 1970* | R16 | Atlanta | ATP 250 | Hard |
| John Newcombe | 7-5 6-2 | Ron Holmberg | Match data | Jul 23, 1969* | QF | Milwaukee | 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.
| 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 |
| Ron Holmberg | — | — | — | 1,661 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.
| John Newcombe | Ron Holmberg | ||||||||||||
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| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 1968 | 70–37 | 65.4% | — | 1,819 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 64–26 | 71.1% | — | 1,916 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 65–23 | 73.9% | — | 2,035 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 61–18 | 77.2% | — | 2,085 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 69–22 | 75.8% | — | 2,130 | 2 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 59–19 | 75.6% | #2 | 2,056 | 4 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 81–16 | 83.5% | #2 | 2,119 | 4 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 17–8 | 68.0% | #20 | 2,017 | 5 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 21–17 | 55.3% | #21 | 1,832 | 5 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 5–6 | 45.5% | #185 | 1,838 | 5 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 28–22 | 56.0% | #24 | 1,824 | 5 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 4–3 | 57.1% | #226 | 1,839 | 5 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 0–2 | 0.0% | — | 1,807 | 5 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,799 | 5 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 % | ||
| 1968 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 72.0% | 18 | 4 | 22 | 81.8% | 15 | 7 | 22 | 68.2% | 19 | 19 | 38 | 50.0% | 1968 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 1969 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 27 | 7 | 34 | 79.4% | 25 | 7 | 32 | 78.1% | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7% | 1969 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 2 | 9 | 11 | 18.2% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28.6% |
| 1970 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 68.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 37 | 7 | 44 | 84.1% | 9 | 7 | 16 | 56.3% | 1970 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14.3% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 1971 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 66.7% | 22 | 6 | 28 | 78.6% | 12 | 4 | 16 | 75.0% | 17 | 3 | 20 | 85.0% | 1971 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 84.2% | 13 | 5 | 18 | 72.2% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 36 | 12 | 48 | 75.0% | 1972 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1973 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 77.8% | 17 | 7 | 24 | 70.8% | 18 | 2 | 20 | 90.0% | 10 | 6 | 16 | 62.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 43 | 3 | 46 | 93.5% | 10 | 4 | 14 | 71.4% | 18 | 8 | 26 | 69.2% | 10 | 1 | 11 | 90.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 6 | 0 | 6 | 100.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 50.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 7 | 2 | 9 | 77.8% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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% | Career | 11 | 17 | 28 | 39.3% | 6 | 13 | 19 | 31.6% | 10 | 15 | 25 | 40.0% | 7 | 18 | 25 | 28.0% |
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.
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| 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 |
| 1968 | 1819 | 120.5 | — | — | — | — | -93 | +43 | -86 | 60.5% | +1.05 | 16–14 (53%) | — | — | +1.04 | 1968 | 1616 | 113.4 | — | — | — | — | -82 | -74 | +25 | 53.6% | +0.23 | 6–4 (60%) | — | — | -0.23 |
| 1969 | 1916 | 144.5 | — | — | — | — | -167 | +98 | +137 | 66.0% | +1.08 | 16–9 (64%) | — | — | -3.03 | 1969 | 1578 | 122.9 | — | — | — | — | -18 | -99 | +28 | 36.9% | -0.80 | 7–13 (35%) | 0–2 | — | -1.09 |
| 1970 | 2035 | 152.0 | — | — | — | — | -68 | -52 | +203 | 66.8% | +1.17 | 17–9 (65%) | 4–4 (50%) | — | -2.09 | 1970 | 1541 | 109.6 | — | — | — | — | -48 | — | +4 | 20.9% | -1.77 | 2–2 (50%) | 2–0 | — | -0.94 |
| 1971 | 2086 | 160.2 | — | — | — | — | +48 | -10 | +108 | 70.1% | +1.06 | 15–5 (75%) | 18–9 (67%) | — | -5.69 | 1971 | 1547 | 109.6 | — | — | — | — | — | -50 | — | 35.7% | -1.00 | — | 0–3 (0%) | — | +0.13 |
| 1972 | 2131 | 156.8 | — | — | — | — | +83 | -60 | -24 | 72.1% | +1.41 | 13–9 (59%) | 20–12 (63%) | — | -3.97 | 1972 | 1536 | 108.2 | — | — | — | — | -20 | — | — | 30.0% | -0.90 | — | 1–0 | — | +0.01 |
| 1973 | 2056 | 152.9 | — | — | — | — | +49 | -63 | +159 | 70.8% | +1.34 | 14–8 (64%) | 22–13 (63%) | — | +0.26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 2120 | 157.1 | — | — | — | — | +217 | -156 | +7 | 77.7% | +1.78 | 13–3 (81%) | 21–10 (68%) | — | +0.43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 2017 | 140.1 | — | — | — | — | +109 | -67 | +183 | 61.1% | +0.76 | 8–4 (67%) | 3–5 (38%) | — | -0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 1833 | 148.7 | — | — | — | — | +121 | +46 | +317 | 53.9% | +0.25 | 5–3 (63%) | 12–7 (63%) | — | -0.96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 1839 | 137.4 | — | — | — | — | +69 | — | +255 | 54.8% | +0.19 | 1–3 (25%) | 3–2 (60%) | — | -1.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 1825 | 147.7 | — | — | — | — | +89 | -83 | +249 | 51.7% | +0.12 | 10–4 (71%) | 8–6 (57%) | — | -2.37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 1840 | 126.6 | — | — | — | — | +74 | — | — | 53.3% | -0.07 | 1–0 | — | — | -1.21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 1807 | 107.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.75 | — | 0–1 | — | -0.42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | Career | 1662 | 119.2 | — | — | — | — | -41 | -86 | +22 | 38.5% | -0.70 | 15–19 (44%) | 3–5 (38%) | 99.4 | -2.21 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Taylor | 22 | 6 | 28 | Nov 21, 1974 | H2H |
| Nikola Pilic | 20 | 6 | 26 | Jun 30, 1974 | H2H |
| Tony Roche | 13 | 11 | 24 | Oct 16, 1980 | H2H |
| Marty Riessen | 11 | 13 | 24 | May 18, 1974 | H2H |
| Ken Rosewall | 10 | 12 | 22 | Oct 19, 1974 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Emerson | 1 | 7 | 8 | Aug 26, 1971 | — |
| Raymond Moore | 3 | 2 | 5 | Aug 15, 1970 | — |
| Marty Riessen | 1 | 4 | 5 | Jun 11, 1970 | — |
| Arthur Ashe | 0 | 4 | 4 | Feb 12, 1972 | — |
| Mark Cox | 1 | 3 | 4 | Aug 12, 1971 | — |