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

Leander Paes vs Neville Godwin H2H: 1-0

Leander Paes holds a 1–0 lead over Neville Godwin in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Leander Paes leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Leander Paes won the 1998 Newport final 6-3 6-2.

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Leander Paes
IND Age 53 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Neville Godwin
RSA Age 51 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Leander Paes #120 6-3 6-2 Neville Godwin #170 Match data Jul 12, 1998* F Newport ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Grass

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
Leander Paes #1,102 #73 611 1,737 53 77 40.8% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Neville Godwin #812 #90 515 1,669 34 51 40.0% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Leander Paes Neville Godwin
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1992 0–1 0.0% #487 1,484 0 0
18 1991 1–2 33.3% #278 1,492 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1992 0–1 0.0% #194 1,486 0 0 1994 0–1 0.0% #275 1,468 0 0
20 1993 1–3 25.0% #260 1,483 0 0 1995 2–3 40.0% #208 1,475 0 0
21 1994 2–3 40.0% #139 1,495 0 0 1996 7–6 53.8% #111 1,594 0 0
22 1995 3–9 25.0% #130 1,486 0 0 1997 7–13 35.0% #180 1,548 0 0
23 1996 13–11 54.2% #129 1,654 0 0 1998 7–7 50.0% #150 1,581 0 0
24 1997 13–18 41.9% #122 1,634 0 0 1999 1–2 33.3% #210 1,568 0 0
25 1998 13–10 56.5% #91 1,659 0 1 2000 3–4 42.9% #123 1,615 0 0
26 1999 3–9 25.0% #142 1,562 0 1 2001 5–7 41.7% #128 1,578 0 1
27 2000 3–6 33.3% #188 1,537 0 1 2002 2–7 22.2% #207 1,488 0 1
28 2001 1–2 33.3% #299 1,595 0 1 — — — — — — —
29 2002 0–1 0.0% #998 1,579 0 1 — — — — — — —
30 2003 0–1 0.0% #1032 1,571 0 1 — — — — — — —
32 2005 0–1 0.0% #1102 1,550 0 1 — — — — — — —

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 Leander Paes Neville Godwin
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1991 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1992 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1994 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1993 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1995 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1994 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1996 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
22 1995 0 6 6 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1997 6 9 15 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
23 1996 8 6 14 57.1% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1998 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
24 1997 4 11 15 26.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 1 4 75.0% 1999 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 1998 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 2000 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
26 1999 1 7 8 12.5% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2001 0 6 6 0.0% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% — — — —
27 2000 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2002 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
28 2001 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2002 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2003 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2005 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 25 50 75 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 18 13 31 58.1% 9 10 19 47.4% — 17 33 50 34.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 16 13 29 55.2% 1 3 4 25.0%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 106/129 of Leander Paes's and 71/85 of Neville Godwin's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Leander Paes Neville Godwin
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1992 1/1 1.0 3.0 50.6% 74.4% 42.1% 66.7% 16.7% 58.4% 32.0%
18 1991 3/3 3.0 3.7 58.6% 71.0% 47.9% 77.5% 23.3% 61.5% 35.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1994 1/1 7.0 3.0 37.0% 70.6% 53.4% 63.6% 26.7% 59.8% 44.4%
20 1993 4/4 3.0 4.8 66.2% 67.5% 51.2% 45.8% 42.6% 61.8% 38.1% 1995 4/5 3.3 5.3 59.1% 64.3% 49.1% 64.9% 36.5% 58.1% 37.3%
21 1994 4/5 3.0 4.0 58.1% 73.3% 37.5% 40.8% 32.0% 58.1% 38.2% 1996 11/13 7.4 5.5 50.8% 71.4% 46.3% 60.9% 49.9% 58.9% 35.4%
22 1995 11/12 2.9 3.8 61.2% 64.3% 45.8% 55.8% 32.3% 57.2% 32.9% 1997 15/20 5.0 4.0 55.3% 73.4% 46.6% 51.1% 42.2% 61.9% 36.4%
23 1996 16/24 4.2 3.7 61.2% 68.8% 47.3% 55.1% 40.0% 60.6% 38.4% 1998 13/14 4.8 5.1 55.4% 70.4% 43.7% 63.1% 42.4% 58.7% 36.1%
24 1997 25/31 3.6 3.8 61.6% 74.3% 49.6% 58.7% 39.3% 64.9% 36.6% 1999 3/3 4.7 6.0 51.4% 66.2% 48.4% 35.6% 53.7% 57.6% 38.2%
25 1998 20/23 4.1 2.9 58.7% 71.2% 53.2% 70.8% 45.8% 63.8% 38.1% 2000 6/7 6.2 6.3 53.3% 75.9% 47.1% 61.4% 64.2% 62.5% 34.8%
26 1999 10/12 3.4 4.4 56.2% 71.4% 50.7% 61.7% 31.5% 62.2% 33.4% 2001 10/12 3.8 5.9 54.5% 72.5% 51.0% 67.8% 51.1% 62.9% 35.0%
27 2000 7/9 4.0 4.3 61.1% 65.9% 46.3% 44.5% 26.8% 58.0% 29.9% 2002 7/9 3.6 4.9 55.7% 69.9% 39.6% 47.1% 38.2% 56.2% 38.9%
28 2001 3/3 8.7 7.3 58.3% 70.9% 42.7% 53.6% 31.8% 59.1% 30.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2002 1/1 5.0 1.0 55.0% 54.5% 55.6% 20.0% — 55.0% 28.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2003 1/1 0.0 8.0 58.4% 61.0% 50.0% 66.7% 42.9% 56.4% 37.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2005 1/1 2.0 0.0 60.0% 66.7% 41.7% 42.9% 66.7% 56.7% 27.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 106/130 3.8 3.8 60.2% 70.2% 48.7% 58.3% 37.5% 61.7% 35.8% — 71/85 5.0 5.1 54.1% 71.4% 46.2% 58.2% 45.7% 60.0% 36.3%

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 Leander Paes Neville Godwin
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 1484 97.9 -2.47 -0.18 0.770 45.4% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — +0.18
18 1991 1493 103.0 -1.66 +0.58 0.932 49.1% +36 — — 28.6% -0.43 1–0 0–1 — +0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1992 1486 102.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -2.00 — 0–1 — -0.04 1994 1468 98.1 0.00 -1.69 1.105 51.2% — — — 33.3% -0.33 0–1 — — +0.24
20 1993 1483 104.5 -0.63 +0.03 0.998 49.6% +25 — — 36.4% -0.18 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.15 1995 1475 102.5 -1.33 -1.24 0.891 47.8% +21 — — 40.0% -0.47 2–1 (67%) 0–2 — +0.50
21 1994 1496 104.2 -1.44 -1.83 0.912 47.8% +3 — — 41.7% -0.92 0–1 2–0 — +0.34 1996 1595 121.4 -1.47 -0.05 0.861 47.4% -44 — +97 50.0% -0.44 2–2 (50%) 3–0 (100%) 104.0 +0.40
22 1995 1486 109.8 -2.61 -2.49 0.768 45.6% +14 — — 28.6% -1.29 1–2 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 99.3 +0.09 1997 1549 118.2 -0.65 +0.07 0.955 49.1% +12 — +124 40.0% -0.22 2–2 (50%) 4–9 (31%) 96.8 +1.06
23 1996 1655 129.5 -1.01 -0.14 0.975 49.4% -32 — -11 50.0% -0.11 4–1 (80%) 5–5 (50%) 105.7 +0.13 1998 1582 111.8 -2.26 -0.48 0.875 47.6% -21 — +121 42.9% -0.54 5–1 (83%) 3–2 (60%) 105.4 +1.25
24 1997 1634 115.9 +1.36 -1.27 1.044 50.5% -37 -94 +43 43.0% -0.43 4–5 (44%) 4–9 (31%) 96.3 +1.81 1999 1568 102.9 -2.65 +1.66 0.900 48.3% — — — 42.9% -0.71 0–1 1–0 — +0.33
25 1998 1660 131.9 +0.72 +0.24 1.053 51.4% -30 — +69 51.0% +0.26 2–2 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 98.3 +1.30 2000 1616 116.4 +0.81 -0.99 0.928 48.8% -57 — +95 45.5% -0.05 2–2 (50%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.11
26 1999 1562 108.9 -1.02 -2.19 0.884 47.9% -19 — +132 25.0% -1.18 1–1 1–4 (20%) — +0.75 2001 1578 110.6 -0.58 -1.74 0.944 49.2% -112 — +212 46.9% -0.06 2–4 (33%) 4–4 (50%) 96.0 +1.24
27 2000 1538 104.1 -1.46 -3.99 0.711 44.3% +15 — — 36.4% -1.23 0–1 3–1 (75%) — +0.88 2002 1489 103.3 -2.83 -0.17 0.890 47.4% -52 — +200 28.6% -1.48 2–1 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 103.0 -0.29
28 2001 1596 106.9 -0.83 -2.86 0.736 45.8% — — — 33.3% -0.67 — 0–1 — +0.48 2003 1503 103.0 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2002 1579 97.0 -2.95 -4.40 0.628 40.7% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2003 1572 104.5 +2.28 -1.66 0.864 47.8% — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — -0.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2005 1551 95.8 -1.30 -1.39 0.637 42.4% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — +0.29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1738 121.9 -0.33 -1.21 0.934 48.8% -15 -94 +47 40.3% -0.54 14–15 (48%) 20–31 (39%) 96.9 +4.92 — 1670 117.3 -1.29 -0.45 0.907 48.2% -27 — +148 42.0% -0.43 17–15 (53%) 19–23 (45%) 100.0 +5.65

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.