H2H data updated: 2026-07-14 14:15 UTC

K. Hirai vs J. Newcombe H2H: 0-1

J. Newcombe leads K. Hirai 1–0 in 1 ATP main-draw meeting. J. Newcombe's record is 1–0 on grass courts. Their latest meeting was at Australian Open in 1974, where J. Newcombe won 6-2 6-4.

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K. Hirai
JPN Age 76 Right-Handed
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
J. Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

Career Comparison

MetricK. HiraiJ. Newcombe
Peak Ranking #180 #1
Peak Points 0 0
Peak Elo 1,505 2,201
Singles W-L 7–32 556–224
Win % 17.9% 71.3%
Grand Slam titles 0 5
Masters 1000 titles 0 2
ATP Finals titles 0 0
ATP 500 titles 0 0
ATP 250 titles 0 34
Total titles 0 41
Age K. Hirai J. Newcombe
SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 1971 1–7 12.5% — 1,443 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1972 2–3 40.0% — 1,465 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1973 1–5 16.7% #226 1,459 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 1974 1–4 20.0% #228 1,438 0 0 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 8
25 1975 0–4 0.0% #252 1,413 0 0 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,887 0 10
26 1976 2–4 33.3% #187 1,438 0 0 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,031 1 14
27 1977 0–2 0.0% #332 1,420 0 0 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,082 2 20
28 1978 0–2 0.0% #496 1,413 0 0 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,129 2 27
29 — — — — — — — 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,052 4 31
30 — — — — — — — 1974 87–16 84.5% #2 2,115 4 40
31 1981 0–1 0.0% #549 1,399 0 0 1975 21–9 70.0% #20 2,004 5 41
32 — — — — — — — 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,827 5 41
33 — — — — — — — 1977 5–6 45.5% #119 1,833 5 41
34 — — — — — — — 1978 30–25 54.5% #24 1,815 5 41
35 — — — — — — — 1979 4–3 57.1% #226 1,831 5 41
36 — — — — — — — 1980 0–2 0.0% — 1,799 5 41
37 — — — — — — — 1981 0–1 0.0% #594 1,792 5 41

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Dec 30, 1973* Australian Open Grand Slam R64 Grass J. Newcombe #2 6-2 6-4 K. Hirai #226 Match data