H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

John Newcombe vs Tony Roche H2H: 13-11

John Newcombe holds a 13–11 lead over Tony Roche in their ATP head-to-head. Across 24 main-draw meetings, John Newcombe leads 5–3 on grass, while they are tied 3–3 on hard courts. Most recently, Tony Roche won the 1980 Sydney Indoor round of 32 6-4 7-6.

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John Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
13 – 11
24 main draw meetings
Tony Roche
AUS Age 81 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Tony Roche 6-4 7-6 John Newcombe Match data Oct 16, 1980* R32 Sydney Indoor ATP 250 Hard
John Newcombe #2 6-4 4-6 6-4 2-6 11-9 Tony Roche #27 Match data Jan 3, 1975* SF Australian Open Grand Slam Grass
John Newcombe 4-6 6-1 6-4 Tony Roche Match data Oct 25, 1974* SF Sydney Indoor ATP 250 Hard
John Newcombe 4-6 7-6 6-3 7-5 Tony Roche Match data Sep 3, 1974* R32 US Open Grand Slam Grass
John Newcombe 7-6 7-6 Tony Roche Match data May 20, 1971* QF Tehran Wct ATP 250 Clay
John Newcombe 6-3 8-6 Tony Roche Match data Aug 7, 1970* SF Louisville ATP 250 Hard
Tony Roche 6-0 6-3 6-4 John Newcombe Match data Feb 7, 1970* SF Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John Newcombe 6-4 6-4 4-6 (ret.) Tony Roche Match data Jan 16, 1970* F Melbourne ATP 250 Grass
Tony Roche 5-7 7-5 7-5 John Newcombe Match data Jan 10, 1970* F Australian Round Robin ATP 250 Grass
Tony Roche 8-6 6-1 John Newcombe Match data Nov 13, 1969 RR Vienna Open ATP 250 Hard
Tony Roche 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 8-6 John Newcombe Match data Sep 9, 1969* SF US Open Grand Slam Grass
Tony Roche 7-5 7-5 John Newcombe Match data Jul 24, 1969* BR Milwaukee ATP 250 Clay
John Newcombe 3-6 6-1 14-12 6-4 Tony Roche Match data Jul 6, 1969* SF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
John Newcombe 6-3 4-6 6-2 5-7 6-3 Tony Roche Match data May 28, 1969* F Italian Open ATP 250 Clay
Tony Roche 10-8 4-6 6-8 7-5 6-3 John Newcombe Match data Jan 31, 1969* QF Australian Open Grand Slam Grass
Tony Roche 6-4 7-5 John Newcombe Match data Nov 13, 1968* F Vienna Open ATP 250 Hard
John Newcombe 10-6 Tony Roche Match data Oct 22, 1968* F Kimberley Wct ATP 250 Clay
John Newcombe 6-3 6-4 Tony Roche Match data Oct 12, 1968* F Durban Wct ATP 250 Hard
John Newcombe 11-9 4-6 6-3 Tony Roche Match data Oct 2, 1968* F Pretoria Wct ATP 250 Clay
John Newcombe 6-2 6-3 8-10 11-13 6-4 Tony Roche Match data Jun 17, 1968* SF U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Grass
Tony Roche 8-5 John Newcombe Match data Jun 5, 1968* QF Baltimore Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Tony Roche 31-28 31-28 John Newcombe Match data Apr 2, 1968* QF Los Altos Hills Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John Newcombe 22-31 31-28 5-4 Tony Roche Match data Feb 27, 1968 RR Tulsa Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Tony Roche 97-64 John Newcombe Match data Jan 20, 1968 RR Sydney 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
Tony Roche #166 #12 0 2,138 360 191 65.3% 0 0 0 0 20 20

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 Tony Roche
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
23 — — — — — — — 1968 53–35 60.2% — 1,837 0 4
24 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 6 1969 86–30 74.1% — 1,962 0 11
25 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,916 0 8 1970 55–17 76.4% — 2,064 0 15
26 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,035 1 12 1971 17–16 51.5% — 1,887 0 15
27 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,085 2 18 1972 19–15 55.9% — 1,939 0 16
28 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,130 2 25 1973 3–4 42.9% — 1,888 0 16
29 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,056 4 29 1974 33–16 67.3% #27 1,938 0 17
30 1974 81–16 83.5% #2 2,119 4 37 1975 31–13 70.5% #12 1,975 0 17
31 1975 17–8 68.0% #20 2,017 5 38 1976 17–11 60.7% #50 2,025 0 19
32 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,832 5 38 1977 21–16 56.8% #15 1,924 0 19
33 1977 5–6 45.5% #185 1,838 5 38 1978 16–12 57.1% #32 1,848 0 20
34 1978 28–22 56.0% #24 1,824 5 38 1979 6–4 60.0% #166 1,800 0 20
35 1979 4–3 57.1% #226 1,839 5 38 1980 3–2 60.0% — 1,812 0 20
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 Tony Roche
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 %
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 16 7 23 69.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 20 20 40 50.0%
24 1968 18 7 25 72.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 19 19 38 50.0% 1969 14 11 25 56.0% 23 4 27 85.2% 29 4 33 87.9% 20 11 31 64.5%
25 1969 5 4 9 55.6% 27 7 34 79.4% 25 7 32 78.1% 7 8 15 46.7% 1970 14 5 19 73.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 25 4 29 86.2% 6 5 11 54.5%
26 1970 17 8 25 68.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 37 7 44 84.1% 9 7 16 56.3% 1971 7 3 10 70.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 6 8 25.0%
27 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 22 6 28 78.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0% 1972 5 5 10 50.0% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — 5 7 12 41.7%
28 1972 16 3 19 84.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 36 12 48 75.0% 1973 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 7 24 70.8% 18 2 20 90.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1974 5 3 8 62.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 4 14 71.4% 13 7 20 65.0%
30 1974 43 3 46 93.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 1975 4 4 8 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 17 4 21 81.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
31 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 0 6 100.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 6 7 13 46.2%
32 1976 7 7 14 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 1977 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — 7 4 11 63.6% 8 7 15 53.3%
33 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 4 15 73.3% 3 6 9 33.3%
34 1978 5 4 9 55.6% 7 8 15 46.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
35 1979 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
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% — 75 48 123 61.0% 64 25 89 71.9% 133 39 172 77.3% 88 79 167 52.7%

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 Tony Roche
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
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1838 119.8 — — — — -6 -224 -91 62.4% +0.53 7–9 (44%) — — -1.46
24 1968 1819 120.5 — — — — -93 +43 -86 60.5% +1.05 16–14 (53%) — — +1.04 1969 1963 145.5 — — — — -69 +94 +182 70.1% +1.32 19–5 (79%) — — -3.25
25 1969 1916 144.5 — — — — -167 +98 +137 66.0% +1.08 16–9 (64%) — — -3.03 1970 2064 155.4 — — — — -42 -27 +170 70.2% +1.38 14–6 (70%) 6–3 (67%) — -2.52
26 1970 2035 152.0 — — — — -68 -52 +203 66.8% +1.17 17–9 (65%) 4–4 (50%) — -2.09 1971 1887 145.0 — — — — +25 +124 +180 51.2% +0.50 7–3 (70%) 5–6 (45%) — -2.07
27 1971 2086 160.2 — — — — +48 -10 +108 70.1% +1.06 15–5 (75%) 18–9 (67%) — -5.69 1972 1940 149.5 — — — — -55 +101 — 55.1% +0.33 7–5 (58%) 3–3 (50%) — -4.39
28 1972 2131 156.8 — — — — +83 -60 -24 72.1% +1.41 13–9 (59%) 20–12 (63%) — -3.97 1973 1889 120.6 — — — — -19 — — 52.6% +0.16 1–4 (20%) 1–1 — -0.53
29 1973 2056 152.9 — — — — +49 -63 +159 70.8% +1.34 14–8 (64%) 22–13 (63%) — +0.26 1974 1938 144.4 — — — — -62 +37 +133 63.0% +1.08 10–5 (67%) 10–10 (50%) — -0.53
30 1974 2120 157.1 — — — — +217 -156 +7 77.7% +1.78 13–3 (81%) 21–10 (68%) — +0.43 1975 1976 155.7 — — — — -118 -17 +179 67.9% +1.21 5–5 (50%) 5–7 (42%) — -2.87
31 1975 2017 140.1 — — — — +109 -67 +183 61.1% +0.76 8–4 (67%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.06 1976 2026 153.8 — — — — -147 — +160 63.3% +0.82 3–6 (33%) 10–6 (63%) — -1.68
32 1976 1833 148.7 — — — — +121 +46 +317 53.9% +0.25 5–3 (63%) 12–7 (63%) — -0.96 1977 1924 156.9 — — — — 0 — +133 57.3% +0.38 5–4 (56%) 6–6 (50%) — -3.97
33 1977 1839 137.4 — — — — +69 — +255 54.8% +0.19 1–3 (25%) 3–2 (60%) — -1.06 1978 1848 140.5 — — — — -18 +18 +151 55.7% +0.51 5–2 (71%) 1–4 (20%) — -0.51
34 1978 1825 147.7 — — — — +89 -83 +249 51.7% +0.12 10–4 (71%) 8–6 (57%) — -2.37 1979 1801 119.1 — — — — — — +161 67.9% +0.64 0–4 (0%) 3–1 (75%) — +0.98
35 1979 1840 126.6 — — — — +74 — — 53.3% -0.07 1–0 — — -1.21 1980 1812 125.2 — — — — — — +164 63.6% +0.09 0–1 1–0 — -0.44
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 — 2139 152.2 — — — — -42 +26 +143 64.1% +0.93 83–59 (58%) 51–47 (52%) 101.3 -4.32

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.