H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Mark Cox vs John Newcombe H2H: 1-8

John Newcombe holds an 8–1 lead over Mark Cox in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, John Newcombe leads 4–1 on carpet and 3–0 on hard courts. Most recently, John Newcombe won the 1972 Vancouver Wct semifinal 7-5 6-4.

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Mark Cox
GBR Age 83 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 – 8
9 main draw meetings
John Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Newcombe 7-5 6-4 Mark Cox Match data Oct 27, 1972* SF Vancouver Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John Newcombe 6-1 6-3 Mark Cox Match data May 4, 1972* R32 Las Vegas Wct ATP 250 Hard
John Newcombe 6-3 6-2 Mark Cox Match data May 3, 1972* R32 Denver Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John Newcombe 6-4 6-4 Mark Cox Match data May 6, 1971* QF Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John Newcombe 6-4 6-4 Mark Cox Match data Oct 13, 1970* QF Midland ATP 250 Hard
John Newcombe 6-4 6-8 6-1 6-3 Mark Cox Match data Jun 12, 1970* QF Casablanca Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John Newcombe 6-3 4-6 6-4 Mark Cox Match data Feb 25, 1970* QF Corpus Christi ATP 250 Hard
John Newcombe 6-4 6-0 6-2 Mark Cox Match data May 3, 1969* QF Bournemouth ATP 250 Clay
Mark Cox 6-2 8-10 6-2 John Newcombe Match data Mar 27, 1969* R32 New York 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
Mark Cox #486 #12 0 2,023 406 272 59.9% 0 0 0 0 13 13
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 Mark Cox John Newcombe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
24 1968 52–23 69.3% — 1,715 0 0 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 6
25 1969 35–16 68.6% — 1,838 0 2 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,916 0 8
26 1970 39–31 55.7% — 1,800 0 3 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,035 1 12
27 1971 27–31 46.6% — 1,819 0 3 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,085 2 18
28 1972 43–29 59.7% — 1,874 0 5 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,130 2 25
29 1973 56–28 66.7% #22 1,894 0 8 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,056 4 29
30 1974 24–16 60.0% #30 1,833 0 8 1974 81–16 83.5% #2 2,119 4 37
31 1975 30–12 71.4% #25 1,934 0 11 1975 17–8 68.0% #20 2,017 5 38
32 1976 22–15 59.5% #17 1,965 0 12 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,832 5 38
33 1977 35–21 62.5% #26 1,828 0 13 1977 5–6 45.5% #185 1,838 5 38
34 1978 15–16 48.4% #68 1,769 0 13 1978 28–22 56.0% #24 1,824 5 38
35 1979 17–16 51.5% #76 1,789 0 13 1979 4–3 57.1% #226 1,839 5 38
36 1980 11–13 45.8% #140 1,675 0 13 1980 0–2 0.0% — 1,807 5 38
37 1981 0–5 0.0% — 1,599 0 13 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 Mark Cox 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 %
24 1968 24 11 35 68.6% 18 8 26 69.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 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 1969 11 5 16 68.8% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 1969 5 4 9 55.6% 27 7 34 79.4% 25 7 32 78.1% 7 8 15 46.7%
26 1970 10 9 19 52.6% 14 6 20 70.0% 12 9 21 57.1% 3 7 10 30.0% 1970 17 8 25 68.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 37 7 44 84.1% 9 7 16 56.3%
27 1971 9 11 20 45.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 5 7 12 41.7% 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 22 6 28 78.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0%
28 1972 14 9 23 60.9% 8 5 13 61.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 19 14 33 57.6% 1972 16 3 19 84.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 36 12 48 75.0%
29 1973 11 4 15 73.3% 10 11 21 47.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 25 11 36 69.4% 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 7 24 70.8% 18 2 20 90.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
30 1974 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 1974 43 3 46 93.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2% 10 1 11 90.9%
31 1975 3 2 5 60.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 22 6 28 78.6% 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 0 6 100.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
32 1976 9 2 11 81.8% 5 4 9 55.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 1976 7 7 14 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5%
33 1977 8 8 16 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 14 6 20 70.0% 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
34 1978 5 4 9 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 7 9 16 43.8% 1978 5 4 9 55.6% 7 8 15 46.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 8 7 15 53.3%
35 1979 9 8 17 52.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 1979 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1980 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1980 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1981 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1981 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 126 83 209 60.3% 89 65 154 57.8% 60 38 98 61.2% 131 86 217 60.4% — 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 Mark Cox 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
24 1968 1715 125.1 — — — — +101 -20 -76 64.9% +1.14 9–9 (50%) — — +2.87 1968 1819 120.5 — — — — -93 +43 -86 60.5% +1.05 16–14 (53%) — — +1.04
25 1969 1839 129.2 — — — — +75 -68 -126 60.3% +0.67 12–5 (71%) — — +4.09 1969 1916 144.5 — — — — -167 +98 +137 66.0% +1.08 16–9 (64%) — — -3.03
26 1970 1800 135.6 — — — — -58 +55 +20 55.8% +0.34 9–10 (47%) 2–6 (25%) — -1.59 1970 2035 152.0 — — — — -68 -52 +203 66.8% +1.17 17–9 (65%) 4–4 (50%) — -2.09
27 1971 1819 144.9 — — — — -45 +46 -3 47.1% -0.09 6–6 (50%) 13–13 (50%) — -7.37 1971 2086 160.2 — — — — +48 -10 +108 70.1% +1.06 15–5 (75%) 18–9 (67%) — -5.69
28 1972 1874 146.7 — — — — -12 +65 -36 56.3% +0.44 18–12 (60%) 15–11 (58%) — -2.93 1972 2131 156.8 — — — — +83 -60 -24 72.1% +1.41 13–9 (59%) 20–12 (63%) — -3.97
29 1973 1894 146.3 — — — — +68 -87 +21 61.9% +0.79 18–9 (67%) 14–12 (54%) — -0.98 1973 2056 152.9 — — — — +49 -63 +159 70.8% +1.34 14–8 (64%) 22–13 (63%) — +0.26
30 1974 1833 142.2 — — — — +74 -51 +60 60.8% +0.62 3–7 (30%) 14–9 (61%) — -0.76 1974 2120 157.1 — — — — +217 -156 +7 77.7% +1.78 13–3 (81%) 21–10 (68%) — +0.43
31 1975 1934 154.1 — — — — +99 -157 -28 66.7% +1.39 6–3 (67%) 4–6 (40%) — -0.83 1975 2017 140.1 — — — — +109 -67 +183 61.1% +0.76 8–4 (67%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.06
32 1976 1965 146.6 — — — — +85 -198 -95 52.6% -0.01 12–4 (75%) 8–6 (57%) — -3.40 1976 1833 148.7 — — — — +121 +46 +317 53.9% +0.25 5–3 (63%) 12–7 (63%) — -0.96
33 1977 1828 146.3 — — — — +95 -114 +115 57.0% +0.45 11–3 (79%) 7–11 (39%) — -0.20 1977 1839 137.4 — — — — +69 — +255 54.8% +0.19 1–3 (25%) 3–2 (60%) — -1.06
34 1978 1770 142.4 — — — — +56 -48 +123 50.0% +0.15 3–5 (38%) 5–1 (83%) — -1.06 1978 1825 147.7 — — — — +89 -83 +249 51.7% +0.12 10–4 (71%) 8–6 (57%) — -2.37
35 1979 1790 141.2 — — — — +18 -86 +110 53.0% +0.22 3–6 (33%) 6–6 (50%) — -1.30 1979 1840 126.6 — — — — +74 — — 53.3% -0.07 1–0 — — -1.21
36 1980 1676 120.6 — — — — +49 -18 +194 46.8% -0.26 4–4 (50%) 7–6 (54%) — +1.71 1980 1807 107.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.75 — 0–1 — -0.42
37 1981 1599 106.1 — — — — — — — 21.4% -1.79 0–2 1–1 — -0.05 1981 1799 108.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.45
Career — 2023 146.1 — — — — +46 -36 +21 57.2% +0.50 114–85 (57%) 96–88 (52%) 101.1 -1.75 — 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.