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

R. Simpson vs J. Newcombe H2H: 0-1

Compare the head-to-head record, career totals, season-by-season performance, and match log for R. Simpson vs J. Newcombe.

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NZL Age 72 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H

0 – 1

1 main draw meetings

AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

Career Comparison

Metric	R. Simpson	J. Newcombe
Peak Ranking	#47	#1
Peak Points	0	0
Peak Elo	1,765	2,201
Singles W-L	131–195	556–224
Win %	40.2%	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	R. Simpson							J. Newcombe
Age	Season	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Season	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
18	1972	0–1	0.0%	—	1,470	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
19	1973	3–3	50.0%	—	1,498	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	1974	5–3	62.5%	#318	1,539	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	1975	4–15	21.1%	#183	1,491	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	1976	8–16	33.3%	#143	1,490	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	1977	6–15	28.6%	#126	1,451	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
24	1978	6–11	35.3%	#108	1,496	0	0	1968	70–37	65.4%	—	1,819	0	8
25	1979	9–17	34.6%	#133	1,572	0	0	1969	64–26	71.1%	—	1,887	0	10
26	1980	20–22	47.6%	#76	1,695	0	0	1970	65–23	73.9%	—	2,031	1	14
27	1981	15–20	42.9%	#88	1,644	0	0	1971	61–18	77.2%	—	2,082	2	20
28	1982	19–18	51.4%	#50	1,672	0	0	1972	69–22	75.8%	—	2,129	2	27
29	1983	9–13	40.9%	#96	1,584	0	0	1973	59–19	75.6%	#2	2,052	4	31
30	1984	9–16	36.0%	#121	1,545	0	0	1974	87–16	84.5%	#2	2,115	4	40
31	1985	11–11	50.0%	#117	1,602	0	0	1975	21–9	70.0%	#20	2,004	5	41
32	1986	4–10	28.6%	#180	1,536	0	0	1976	21–17	55.3%	#21	1,827	5	41
33	1987	3–4	42.9%	#324	1,546	0	0	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

Date	Tournament	Category	Round	Surface	Winner	Score	Loser	Match
Apr 20, 1978*	Guadalajara	ATP 250	R16	Clay	J. Newcombe #21	7-5 6-4	R. Simpson #109	Match data