H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

John Newcombe vs Tom Gullikson H2H: 2-0

John Newcombe holds a 2–0 lead over Tom Gullikson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, John Newcombe leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, John Newcombe won the 1978 Italian Open round of 64 7-6 6-1.

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John Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Tom Gullikson
USA Age 74 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Newcombe #18 7-6 6-1 Tom Gullikson Match data May 24, 1978* R64 Italian Open ATP 500 Clay
John Newcombe #24 6-3 6-1 Tom Gullikson Match data Feb 16, 1978* R16 St. Louis Wct ATP 250 Carpet

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
Tom Gullikson — — — 1,826 — — — 0 0 0 0 1 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 Tom Gullikson
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 Tom Gullikson
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% 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1969 5 4 9 55.6% 27 7 34 79.4% 25 7 32 78.1% 7 8 15 46.7% 1977 3 7 10 30.0% 7 8 15 46.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 6 14 57.1%
26 1970 17 8 25 68.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 37 7 44 84.1% 9 7 16 56.3% 1978 13 7 20 65.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 9 4 13 69.2% 8 7 15 53.3%
27 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 22 6 28 78.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0% 1979 7 10 17 41.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 8 11 27.3%
28 1972 16 3 19 84.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 36 12 48 75.0% 1980 5 7 12 41.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 6 5 11 54.5%
29 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 7 24 70.8% 18 2 20 90.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1981 15 10 25 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
30 1974 43 3 46 93.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 1982 6 5 11 54.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 10 17 41.2%
31 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 0 6 100.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1983 12 10 22 54.5% — — — — 10 6 16 62.5% 2 5 7 28.6%
32 1976 7 7 14 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 1984 4 7 11 36.4% — — — — 8 5 13 61.5% 5 7 12 41.7%
33 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 1985 7 8 15 46.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
34 1978 5 4 9 55.6% 7 8 15 46.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 1986 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 3 4 7 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0%
35 1979 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 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% — 78 81 159 49.1% 20 24 44 45.5% 49 40 89 55.1% 45 59 104 43.3%

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 Tom Gullikson
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 1976 1496 107.3 — — — — +59 +42 — 45.5% -0.30 2–3 (40%) 1–3 (25%) 95.6 +2.32
25 1969 1916 144.5 — — — — -167 +98 +137 66.0% +1.08 16–9 (64%) — — -3.03 1977 1642 135.7 — — — — +20 -32 -131 44.0% -0.73 4–7 (36%) 9–6 (60%) 103.1 -0.47
26 1970 2035 152.0 — — — — -68 -52 +203 66.8% +1.17 17–9 (65%) 4–4 (50%) 104.8 -2.09 1978 1817 146.1 — — — — +23 -219 -132 57.9% +0.54 9–7 (56%) 6–7 (46%) 103.2 -0.21
27 1971 2086 160.2 — — — — +48 -10 +108 70.1% +1.06 15–5 (75%) 18–9 (67%) 111.2 -5.69 1979 1715 150.4 — — — — +5 -74 -3 45.0% +0.19 3–8 (27%) 4–11 (27%) 92.0 -3.00
28 1972 2131 156.8 — — — — +83 -60 -24 72.1% +1.41 13–9 (59%) 20–12 (63%) 101.6 -3.97 1980 1712 135.7 — — — — +29 -86 -79 45.1% -0.35 6–7 (46%) 8–8 (50%) 98.1 -1.36
29 1973 2056 152.9 — — — — +49 -63 +159 70.8% +1.34 14–8 (64%) 22–13 (63%) 101.7 +0.26 1981 1775 142.4 — — — — +5 — -157 52.7% +0.14 5–5 (50%) 9–9 (50%) 100.2 -1.24
30 1974 2120 157.1 — — — — +217 -156 +7 77.7% +1.78 13–3 (81%) 21–10 (68%) 107.9 +0.43 1982 1779 139.9 — — — — +6 — -161 49.4% +0.04 3–5 (38%) 5–12 (29%) 92.6 -0.80
31 1975 2017 140.1 — — — — +109 -67 +183 61.1% +0.76 8–4 (67%) 3–5 (38%) 96.7 -0.06 1983 1730 125.9 — — — — -34 — -16 51.6% +0.21 14–9 (61%) 7–10 (41%) 101.0 +1.09
32 1976 1833 148.7 — — — — +121 +46 +317 53.9% +0.25 5–3 (63%) 12–7 (63%) 100.4 -0.96 1984 1700 136.7 — — — — -25 — +44 51.6% +0.22 4–8 (33%) 11–18 (38%) 95.1 +0.24
33 1977 1839 137.4 — — — — +69 — +255 54.8% +0.19 1–3 (25%) 3–2 (60%) 97.3 -1.06 1985 1722 129.9 — — — — -60 — +143 49.4% -0.07 10–3 (77%) 9–8 (53%) 106.2 -1.17
34 1978 1825 147.7 — — — — +89 -83 +249 51.7% +0.12 10–4 (71%) 8–6 (57%) 103.6 -2.37 1986 1707 122.6 — — — — -53 — +96 36.5% -0.87 4–3 (57%) 6–6 (50%) 102.6 -1.61
35 1979 1840 126.6 — — — — +74 — — 53.3% -0.07 1–0 — — -1.21 1987 1677 99.7 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.80 0–1 — — +0.07
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 — 1826 143.4 — — — — -1 -74 -16 49.1% -0.01 64–66 (49%) 75–98 (43%) 96.9 -1.55

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.