H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Jose Higueras vs John Newcombe H2H: 1-1

Jose Higueras and John Newcombe are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, John Newcombe leads 1–0 on carpet, while Jose Higueras leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, John Newcombe won the 1978 Richmond Wct round of 16 6-2 6-2.

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Jose Higueras
ESP Age 73 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main draw meetings
John Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Newcombe 6-2 6-2 Jose Higueras #30 Match data Feb 3, 1978* R16 Richmond Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Jose Higueras 6-3 6-4 John Newcombe Match data Nov 1, 1975* QF Manila 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
Jose Higueras #335 #6 0 2,101 424 220 65.8% 0 0 0 0 16 16
John Newcombe #826 #1 0 2,203 544 220 71.2% 5 0 0 0 33 38

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 Jose Higueras John Newcombe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1968 0–1 0.0% — 1,475 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,446 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,432 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1971 1–1 50.0% — 1,444 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1973 6–2 75.0% #128 1,565 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1974 12–12 50.0% #108 1,646 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1975 31–27 53.4% #46 1,733 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1976 36–20 64.3% #42 1,886 0 1 — — — — — — —
24 1977 42–23 64.6% #28 1,850 0 2 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 6
25 1978 57–19 75.0% #14 2,023 0 6 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,916 0 8
26 1979 59–21 73.8% #9 1,968 0 9 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,035 1 12
27 1980 16–11 59.3% #30 1,870 0 9 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,085 2 18
28 1981 35–20 63.6% #35 1,771 0 9 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,130 2 25
29 1982 53–22 70.7% #12 1,955 0 11 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,056 4 29
30 1983 44–14 75.9% #7 1,936 0 14 1974 81–16 83.5% #2 2,119 4 37
31 1984 25–12 67.6% #21 1,878 0 16 1975 17–8 68.0% #20 2,017 5 38
32 1985 5–12 29.4% #182 1,689 0 16 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,832 5 38
33 1986 2–1 66.7% #330 1,723 0 16 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 Jose Higueras John Newcombe
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 %
15 1968 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1969 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1970 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1971 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1973 — — — — 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1974 1 1 2 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1975 3 3 6 50.0% 21 17 38 55.3% — — — — 7 7 14 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 31 17 48 64.6% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1977 0 2 2 0.0% 38 19 57 66.7% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 1968 18 7 25 72.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 19 19 38 50.0%
25 1978 1 1 2 50.0% 50 13 63 79.4% — — — — 6 5 11 54.5% 1969 5 4 9 55.6% 27 7 34 79.4% 25 7 32 78.1% 7 8 15 46.7%
26 1979 4 2 6 66.7% 53 12 65 81.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 1970 17 8 25 68.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 37 7 44 84.1% 9 7 16 56.3%
27 1980 — — — — 15 10 25 60.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 22 6 28 78.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0%
28 1981 1 2 3 33.3% 34 18 52 65.4% — — — — — — — — 1972 16 3 19 84.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 36 12 48 75.0%
29 1982 4 3 7 57.1% 48 15 63 76.2% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 7 24 70.8% 18 2 20 90.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
30 1983 8 2 10 80.0% 35 11 46 76.1% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1974 43 3 46 93.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2% 10 1 11 90.9%
31 1984 3 3 6 50.0% 22 9 31 71.0% — — — — — — — — 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 0 6 100.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
32 1985 1 2 3 33.3% 4 10 14 28.6% — — — — — — — — 1976 7 7 14 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5%
33 1986 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 28 23 51 54.9% 363 162 525 69.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 30 32 62 48.4% — 145 58 203 71.4% 123 47 170 72.4% 154 45 199 77.4% 122 70 192 63.5%

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 Jose Higueras John Newcombe
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
15 1968 1475 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.67 — — — +0.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1969 1446 89.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.33 — — — +0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1970 1433 99.7 — — — — — — — 25.0% -2.50 — — — -0.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1971 1445 100.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.25 — — — +0.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1973 1565 128.5 — — — — — +52 — 65.0% +0.90 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1974 1646 114.8 — — — — -67 -2 -95 49.1% -0.12 5–3 (63%) 1–2 (33%) 102.0 +0.96 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1975 1733 138.2 — — — — -73 +3 — 52.6% +0.29 10–12 (45%) 2–6 (25%) 96.1 +1.85 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1976 1886 145.8 — — — — -148 -4 — 62.2% +0.76 11–7 (61%) 8–2 (80%) 108.5 +0.51 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1977 1851 147.7 — — — — -89 +15 — 59.7% +0.64 9–7 (56%) 6–3 (67%) 100.0 +2.70 1968 1819 120.5 — — — — -93 +43 -86 60.5% +1.05 16–14 (53%) — — +1.04
25 1978 2024 165.2 — — — — -168 +26 — 71.2% +1.66 15–4 (79%) 6–8 (43%) 105.8 -5.11 1969 1916 144.5 — — — — -167 +98 +137 66.0% +1.08 16–9 (64%) — — -3.03
26 1979 1969 163.9 — — — — -139 +100 — 68.0% +1.43 13–9 (59%) 7–6 (54%) 96.5 -3.30 1970 2035 152.0 — — — — -68 -52 +203 66.8% +1.17 17–9 (65%) 4–4 (50%) 104.8 -2.09
27 1980 1870 140.8 — — — — — +32 — 55.6% +0.59 5–3 (63%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.83 1971 2086 160.2 — — — — +48 -10 +108 70.1% +1.06 15–5 (75%) 18–9 (67%) 111.2 -5.69
28 1981 1772 145.1 — — — — +17 +38 — 58.7% +0.64 11–6 (65%) 6–2 (75%) 102.2 +0.57 1972 2131 156.8 — — — — +83 -60 -24 72.1% +1.41 13–9 (59%) 20–12 (63%) 101.6 -3.97
29 1982 1955 167.5 — — — — -181 +140 — 67.2% +1.41 15–7 (68%) 6–10 (38%) 99.4 -4.64 1973 2056 152.9 — — — — +49 -63 +159 70.8% +1.34 14–8 (64%) 22–13 (63%) 101.7 +0.26
30 1983 1936 160.4 — — — — -103 +108 — 68.8% +1.18 12–1 (92%) 10–5 (67%) 108.4 -2.62 1974 2120 157.1 — — — — +217 -156 +7 77.7% +1.78 13–3 (81%) 21–10 (68%) 107.9 +0.43
31 1984 1878 145.9 — — — — -69 +105 — 60.8% +0.72 12–5 (71%) 9–4 (69%) 105.0 -0.62 1975 2017 140.1 — — — — +109 -67 +183 61.1% +0.76 8–4 (67%) 3–5 (38%) 96.7 -0.06
32 1985 1689 119.7 — — — — +77 +73 — 35.9% -0.90 0–3 (0%) 0–1 — -0.82 1976 1833 148.7 — — — — +121 +46 +317 53.9% +0.25 5–3 (63%) 12–7 (63%) 100.4 -0.96
33 1986 1724 117.2 — — — — +66 — — 57.1% +0.43 1–0 — — -0.74 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 — 2101 158.0 — — — — -102 +58 -95 61.9% +0.88 122–68 (64%) 63–51 (55%) 105.1 -1.79 — 2204 153.9 — — — — +40 -13 +125 66.3% +1.08 129–71 (65%) 111–69 (62%) 108.3 -2.59

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.