H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Phil Dent vs John Newcombe H2H: 2-8

John Newcombe holds an 8–2 lead over Phil Dent in their ATP head-to-head. Across 10 main-draw meetings, John Newcombe leads 3–1 on grass and 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, John Newcombe won the 1978 Wimbledon round of 32 6-1 1-6 6-4 6-4.

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Phil Dent
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 8
10 main draw meetings
John Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Newcombe #20 6-1 1-6 6-4 6-4 Phil Dent #29 Match data Jul 2, 1978* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Phil Dent #19 7-6 7-5 John Newcombe Match data Oct 21, 1977* R16 Sydney Indoor ATP 250 Hard
Phil Dent 6-4 6-4 John Newcombe Match data Dec 16, 1974 QF Sydney International ATP 250 Grass
John Newcombe #2 6-3 6-4 Phil Dent #51 Match data Nov 16, 1973* SF Sydney Indoor ATP 250 Hard
John Newcombe 8-6 6-4 Phil Dent Match data Jun 20, 1973* R32 Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
John Newcombe 6-3 6-3 Phil Dent Match data Nov 17, 1972* R16 ABN AMRO Open ATP 250 Carpet
John Newcombe 6-3 6-3 Phil Dent Match data Aug 1, 1972* R32 Louisville Wct ATP 250 Clay
John Newcombe 6-4 6-4 Phil Dent Match data Feb 11, 1972* R32 Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John Newcombe 4-6 6-2 6-1 Phil Dent Match data Aug 12, 1971* R16 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Hard
John Newcombe 6-2 6-3 6-3 Phil Dent Match data Jan 28, 1970* R16 Australian Open Grand Slam 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
Phil Dent #726 #17 0 1,958 414 344 54.6% 0 0 0 0 3 3
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 Phil Dent John Newcombe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1968 21–15 58.3% — 1,588 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1969 24–22 52.2% — 1,578 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1970 19–15 55.9% — 1,652 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1971 28–33 45.9% — 1,673 0 1 — — — — — — —
22 1972 5–22 18.5% — 1,610 0 1 — — — — — — —
23 1973 38–31 55.1% #49 1,763 0 1 — — — — — — —
24 1974 29–19 60.4% #41 1,829 0 1 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 6
25 1975 41–26 61.2% #33 1,862 0 1 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,916 0 8
26 1976 28–22 56.0% #37 1,852 0 1 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,035 1 12
27 1977 59–29 67.0% #20 1,851 0 1 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,085 2 18
28 1978 24–24 50.0% #87 1,744 0 1 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,130 2 25
29 1979 27–22 55.1% #50 1,854 0 3 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,056 4 29
30 1980 28–19 59.6% #34 1,846 0 3 1974 81–16 83.5% #2 2,119 4 37
31 1981 26–21 55.3% #65 1,753 0 3 1975 17–8 68.0% #20 2,017 5 38
32 1982 17–19 47.2% #57 1,727 0 3 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,832 5 38
33 1983 0–5 0.0% #100 1,639 0 3 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 Phil Dent 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 %
18 1968 — — — — 11 9 20 55.0% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1969 0 1 1 0.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 15 13 28 53.6% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1970 3 1 4 75.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 10 7 17 58.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1971 15 10 25 60.0% 2 10 12 16.7% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 7 10 30.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1972 0 5 5 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 12 15 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1973 10 8 18 55.6% 14 11 25 56.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1974 7 6 13 53.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 7 16 56.3% 1968 18 7 25 72.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 19 19 38 50.0%
25 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 16 10 26 61.5% 8 3 11 72.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 1969 5 4 9 55.6% 27 7 34 79.4% 25 7 32 78.1% 7 8 15 46.7%
26 1976 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 5 16 68.8% 8 11 19 42.1% 1970 17 8 25 68.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 37 7 44 84.1% 9 7 16 56.3%
27 1977 8 6 14 57.1% 30 10 40 75.0% 18 8 26 69.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 22 6 28 78.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0%
28 1978 3 4 7 42.9% 10 9 19 52.6% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1972 16 3 19 84.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 36 12 48 75.0%
29 1979 6 6 12 50.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 19 6 25 76.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 7 24 70.8% 18 2 20 90.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
30 1980 5 3 8 62.5% 8 7 15 53.3% 14 6 20 70.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1974 43 3 46 93.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2% 10 1 11 90.9%
31 1981 9 9 18 50.0% — — — — 12 6 18 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 0 6 100.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
32 1982 4 7 11 36.4% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 7 11 36.4% 1976 7 7 14 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5%
33 1983 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 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 — 83 77 160 51.9% 115 96 211 54.5% 155 85 240 64.6% 61 86 147 41.5% — 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 Phil Dent 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
18 1968 1588 114.0 — — — — — -36 +44 53.1% +0.25 4–1 (80%) — — +1.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1969 1579 111.6 — — — — +4 -23 +21 49.2% -0.10 9–4 (69%) — — +2.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1970 1652 119.5 — — — — -10 -72 +3 53.8% +0.08 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +1.49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1971 1674 131.4 — — — — +49 -176 +55 47.3% -0.27 5–8 (38%) 11–12 (48%) — -2.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1972 1611 141.4 — — — — +3 -91 +77 29.7% -1.05 1–6 (14%) 1–5 (17%) — -3.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1973 1763 138.9 — — — — +15 -134 -89 54.9% +0.38 9–13 (41%) 10–9 (53%) — -0.93 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1974 1829 137.7 — — — — -83 -196 +77 60.2% +0.58 8–9 (47%) 9–12 (43%) — +0.62 1968 1819 120.5 — — — — -93 +43 -86 60.5% +1.05 16–14 (53%) — — +1.04
25 1975 1862 142.9 — — — — -95 -69 +80 56.9% +0.26 15–8 (65%) 12–7 (63%) — -3.62 1969 1916 144.5 — — — — -167 +98 +137 66.0% +1.08 16–9 (64%) — — -3.03
26 1976 1853 153.9 — — — — -3 -77 +101 56.3% +0.27 9–8 (53%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.73 1970 2035 152.0 — — — — -68 -52 +203 66.8% +1.17 17–9 (65%) 4–4 (50%) — -2.09
27 1977 1852 146.1 — — — — -65 +78 +46 62.0% +0.61 18–9 (67%) 18–8 (69%) — -0.26 1971 2086 160.2 — — — — +48 -10 +108 70.1% +1.06 15–5 (75%) 18–9 (67%) — -5.69
28 1978 1745 138.5 — — — — -25 +116 +104 48.4% -0.31 12–9 (57%) 11–5 (69%) — -1.73 1972 2131 156.8 — — — — +83 -60 -24 72.1% +1.41 13–9 (59%) 20–12 (63%) — -3.97
29 1979 1855 142.1 — — — — -193 -68 +147 55.3% +0.20 6–6 (50%) 8–7 (53%) — -0.69 1973 2056 152.9 — — — — +49 -63 +159 70.8% +1.34 14–8 (64%) 22–13 (63%) — +0.26
30 1980 1847 138.9 — — — — -172 -94 +168 55.5% +0.29 11–6 (65%) 10–6 (63%) — +1.00 1974 2120 157.1 — — — — +217 -156 +7 77.7% +1.78 13–3 (81%) 21–10 (68%) — +0.43
31 1981 1753 130.9 — — — — -82 — +160 54.2% +0.21 9–11 (45%) 13–10 (57%) — +2.03 1975 2017 140.1 — — — — +109 -67 +183 61.1% +0.76 8–4 (67%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.06
32 1982 1728 146.8 — — — — -77 +60 +164 48.2% +0.09 3–8 (27%) 5–5 (50%) — -2.25 1976 1833 148.7 — — — — +121 +46 +317 53.9% +0.25 5–3 (63%) 12–7 (63%) — -0.96
33 1983 1639 101.1 — — — — -58 — — 15.4% -2.54 0–2 — — +0.07 1977 1839 137.4 — — — — +69 — +255 54.8% +0.19 1–3 (25%) 3–2 (60%) — -1.06
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1825 147.7 — — — — +89 -83 +249 51.7% +0.12 10–4 (71%) 8–6 (57%) — -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 — 1958 142.7 — — — — -47 -32 +79 53.4% +0.14 120–110 (52%) 115–90 (56%) 105.2 -1.08 — 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.