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

John Newcombe vs Stan Smith H2H: 7-5

John Newcombe holds a 7–5 lead over Stan Smith in their ATP head-to-head. Across 12 main-draw meetings, Stan Smith leads 3–1 on hard courts, while John Newcombe leads 2–1 on carpet. Most recently, John Newcombe won the 1977 Australian Open (2) round of 16 6-3 7-6 7-5.

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John Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
7 – 5
12 main draw meetings
Stan Smith
USA Age 79 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Newcombe 6-3 7-6 7-5 Stan Smith Match data Dec 28, 1977* R16 Australian Open (2) Grand Slam Grass
Stan Smith 4-6 6-2 7-6 John Newcombe Match data Oct 6, 1977* R32 Maui ATP 250 Hard
John Newcombe #2 6-1 3-6 7-6(3) 6-2 Stan Smith Match data May 13, 1974* SF Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John Newcombe #2 6-2 4-6 6-4 Stan Smith Match data Mar 9, 1974* F Lacosta Wct ATP 250 Hard
John Newcombe #2 6-3 6-4 Stan Smith Match data Mar 7, 1974 RR Hartford ATP 250 Carpet
Stan Smith 6-4 3-6 6-3 John Newcombe Match data Feb 24, 1974* F Hempstead Wct ATP 250 Hard
Stan Smith 7-6 6-7 7-5 John Newcombe Match data Mar 9, 1973 RR Hartford ATP 250 Carpet
John Newcombe 6-3 5-7 2-6 6-4 6-4 Stan Smith Match data Jul 5, 1971* F Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Stan Smith 8-6 6-3 John Newcombe Match data Jun 20, 1971* F Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
John Newcombe 7-5 6-3 Stan Smith Match data Mar 9, 1970 RR Cambridge ATP 250 Clay
John Newcombe 6-3 6-3 Stan Smith Match data Mar 9, 1970 RR Cambridge ATP 250 Clay
Stan Smith 3-6 8-6 6-2 John Newcombe Match data Sep 24, 1969* R16 Los Angeles Open 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
Stan Smith — — — 2,265 652 287 69.4% 2 0 1 1 44 48

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 Stan Smith
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 — — — — — — — 1968 34–15 69.4% — 1,782 0 3
22 — — — — — — — 1969 54–14 79.4% — 1,966 0 9
23 — — — — — — — 1970 63–29 68.5% — 2,065 0 14
24 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 6 1971 58–15 79.5% — 2,029 1 20
25 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,916 0 8 1972 68–12 85.0% — 2,146 2 29
26 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,035 1 12 1973 72–21 77.4% — 2,056 2 37
27 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,085 2 18 1974 46–21 68.7% — 1,981 2 41
28 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,130 2 25 1975 32–18 64.0% — 1,887 2 42
29 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,056 4 29 1976 45–25 64.3% — 1,965 2 42
30 1974 81–16 83.5% #2 2,119 4 37 1977 50–24 67.6% — 1,879 2 43
31 1975 17–8 68.0% #20 2,017 5 38 1978 32–16 66.7% — 1,942 2 45
32 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,832 5 38 1979 40–19 67.8% — 1,936 2 47
33 1977 5–6 45.5% #185 1,838 5 38 1980 25–19 56.8% — 1,852 2 48
34 1978 28–22 56.0% #24 1,824 5 38 1981 23–15 60.5% — 1,876 2 48
35 1979 4–3 57.1% #226 1,839 5 38 1982 6–11 35.3% — 1,740 2 48
36 1980 0–2 0.0% — 1,807 5 38 1983 4–11 26.7% — 1,610 2 48
37 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,799 5 38 1984 0–1 0.0% — 1,596 2 48
38 — — — — — — — 1985 0–1 0.0% — 1,592 2 48

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 Stan Smith
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 %
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 20 5 25 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0%
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 20 4 24 83.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 19 3 22 86.4% 7 3 10 70.0%
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 25 9 34 73.5% 12 8 20 60.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 18 6 24 75.0%
24 1968 18 7 25 72.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 19 19 38 50.0% 1971 8 5 13 61.5% 25 7 32 78.1% 21 1 22 95.5% 4 2 6 66.7%
25 1969 5 4 9 55.6% 27 7 34 79.4% 25 7 32 78.1% 7 8 15 46.7% 1972 29 1 30 96.7% 12 6 18 66.7% 12 2 14 85.7% 15 3 18 83.3%
26 1970 17 8 25 68.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 37 7 44 84.1% 9 7 16 56.3% 1973 14 7 21 66.7% 18 6 24 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 35 7 42 83.3%
27 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 22 6 28 78.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0% 1974 8 5 13 61.5% 16 7 23 69.6% 13 2 15 86.7% 9 7 16 56.3%
28 1972 16 3 19 84.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 36 12 48 75.0% 1975 11 4 15 73.3% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 14 5 19 73.7%
29 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 7 24 70.8% 18 2 20 90.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1976 16 6 22 72.7% 13 9 22 59.1% 5 3 8 62.5% 11 7 18 61.1%
30 1974 43 3 46 93.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 1977 16 8 24 66.7% 9 6 15 60.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 16 5 21 76.2%
31 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 0 6 100.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1978 14 3 17 82.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 8 21 61.9%
32 1976 7 7 14 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 1979 19 6 25 76.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 3 10 70.0% 9 8 17 52.9%
33 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 1980 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% 11 8 19 57.9%
34 1978 5 4 9 55.6% 7 8 15 46.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 1981 15 9 24 62.5% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0%
35 1979 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 5 8 13 38.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
36 1980 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 3 8 11 27.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
37 1981 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 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% — 230 98 328 70.1% 130 68 198 65.7% 123 45 168 73.2% 169 76 245 69.0%

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 Stan Smith
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
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1782 134.1 — — — — +134 -224 -88 63.9% +1.07 6–5 (55%) — — -1.69
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1966 138.8 — — — — +102 -292 +56 70.1% +1.23 14–7 (67%) — — -0.07
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 2066 147.2 — — — — +106 -233 -106 65.0% +0.85 19–8 (70%) 5–4 (56%) — -0.74
24 1968 1819 120.5 — — — — -93 +43 -86 60.5% +1.05 16–14 (53%) — — +1.04 1971 2030 155.0 — — — — +8 -39 +177 73.0% +1.34 8–5 (62%) 16–8 (67%) — -2.39
25 1969 1916 144.5 — — — — -167 +98 +137 66.0% +1.08 16–9 (64%) — — -3.03 1972 2147 152.6 — — — — +111 -177 +66 72.3% +1.38 19–3 (86%) 10–11 (48%) — +0.16
26 1970 2035 152.0 — — — — -68 -52 +203 66.8% +1.17 17–9 (65%) 4–4 (50%) — -2.09 1973 2056 163.4 — — — — +108 -42 +159 70.5% +1.32 19–9 (68%) 16–16 (50%) — -2.50
27 1971 2086 160.2 — — — — +48 -10 +108 70.1% +1.06 15–5 (75%) 18–9 (67%) — -5.69 1974 1982 153.8 — — — — +82 -46 +263 61.9% +0.81 18–11 (62%) 10–13 (43%) — -3.16
28 1972 2131 156.8 — — — — +83 -60 -24 72.1% +1.41 13–9 (59%) 20–12 (63%) — -3.97 1975 1887 144.9 — — — — +184 -26 +198 57.0% +0.57 10–4 (71%) 8–10 (44%) — -0.08
29 1973 2056 152.9 — — — — +49 -63 +159 70.8% +1.34 14–8 (64%) 22–13 (63%) — +0.26 1976 1965 158.8 — — — — +107 -107 +87 59.6% +0.74 13–10 (57%) 12–9 (57%) — -5.64
30 1974 2120 157.1 — — — — +217 -156 +7 77.7% +1.78 13–3 (81%) 21–10 (68%) — +0.43 1977 1880 150.6 — — — — +139 -41 +147 61.8% +0.70 17–9 (65%) 14–8 (64%) — -1.48
31 1975 2017 140.1 — — — — +109 -67 +183 61.1% +0.76 8–4 (67%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.06 1978 1943 148.5 — — — — +108 -162 — 59.5% +0.45 10–4 (71%) 16–4 (80%) — -0.83
32 1976 1833 148.7 — — — — +121 +46 +317 53.9% +0.25 5–3 (63%) 12–7 (63%) — -0.96 1979 1936 153.2 — — — — +74 -110 +33 66.0% +1.15 6–6 (50%) 13–9 (59%) — -1.38
33 1977 1839 137.4 — — — — +69 — +255 54.8% +0.19 1–3 (25%) 3–2 (60%) — -1.06 1980 1852 151.0 — — — — +10 — +148 54.2% +0.54 8–7 (53%) 4–8 (33%) — -2.59
34 1978 1825 147.7 — — — — +89 -83 +249 51.7% +0.12 10–4 (71%) 8–6 (57%) — -2.37 1981 1876 149.7 — — — — +5 — +98 56.7% +0.20 10–4 (71%) 10–8 (56%) — -3.66
35 1979 1840 126.6 — — — — +74 — — 53.3% -0.07 1–0 — — -1.21 1982 1740 123.3 — — — — +11 — +185 42.2% -0.33 0–5 (0%) 2–7 (22%) — -0.62
36 1980 1807 107.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.75 — 0–1 — -0.42 1983 1611 125.0 — — — — +34 — — 33.3% -0.64 1–3 (25%) 4–4 (50%) — -0.40
37 1981 1799 108.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.45 1984 1597 101.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.06
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1592 104.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.31
Career — 2204 153.9 — — — — +40 -13 +125 66.3% +1.08 129–71 (65%) 111–69 (62%) 108.3 -2.59 — 2266 156.0 — — — — +93 -106 +89 63.9% +0.90 178–100 (64%) 140–120 (54%) 102.8 -2.96

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.