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Richard Lewis vs John Newcombe H2H: 0-1

John Newcombe holds a 1–0 lead over Richard Lewis in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, John Newcombe leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, John Newcombe won the 1978 Guadalajara round of 32 6-3 6-1.

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Richard Lewis
GBR Age 71 Left-Handed
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
John Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Newcombe #21 6-3 6-1 Richard Lewis Match data Apr 19, 1978* R32 Guadalajara ATP 250 Clay

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
Richard Lewis #766 #77 0 1,656 67 116 36.6% 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 Richard Lewis John Newcombe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,491 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1973 2–4 33.3% #205 1,476 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1974 6–8 42.9% #249 1,471 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1975 3–7 30.0% #197 1,462 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1976 4–9 30.8% #166 1,487 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1977 27–30 47.4% #99 1,629 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1978 3–17 15.0% #258 1,476 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 1979 9–8 52.9% #108 1,575 0 0 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 6
25 1980 1–9 10.0% #245 1,506 0 0 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,916 0 8
26 1981 6–8 42.9% — 1,581 0 0 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,035 1 12
27 1982 6–13 31.6% #93 1,524 0 0 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,085 2 18
28 1983 0–1 0.0% #240 1,502 0 0 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,130 2 25
29 1984 0–1 0.0% #452 1,493 0 0 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,056 4 29
30 — — — — — — — 1974 81–16 83.5% #2 2,119 4 37
31 — — — — — — — 1975 17–8 68.0% #20 2,017 5 38
32 — — — — — — — 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,832 5 38
33 — — — — — — — 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 Richard Lewis 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 %
17 1972 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1973 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1975 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 0 5 5 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 1 2 3 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1977 8 5 13 61.5% 9 17 26 34.6% 8 7 15 53.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1978 0 3 3 0.0% 1 7 8 12.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1979 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1968 18 7 25 72.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 19 19 38 50.0%
25 1980 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1969 5 4 9 55.6% 27 7 34 79.4% 25 7 32 78.1% 7 8 15 46.7%
26 1981 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1970 17 8 25 68.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 37 7 44 84.1% 9 7 16 56.3%
27 1982 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 4 6 10 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 22 6 28 78.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0%
28 1983 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1972 16 3 19 84.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 36 12 48 75.0%
29 1984 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 7 24 70.8% 18 2 20 90.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 43 3 46 93.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2% 10 1 11 90.9%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 0 6 100.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 7 7 14 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 18 20 38 47.4% 12 35 47 25.5% 29 44 73 39.7% 8 17 25 32.0% — 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 Richard Lewis 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
17 1972 1491 98.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — +0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1973 1476 96.8 — — — — — — +39 18.2% -1.73 — — — +0.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 1472 96.7 — — — — — — +52 46.9% -0.38 3–3 (50%) 1–1 — +1.88 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1975 1462 102.0 — — — — — +62 -26 34.5% -1.41 2–3 (40%) 1–0 — +0.59 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 1487 110.4 — — — — +40 -18 +37 30.6% -1.50 2–2 (50%) 1–4 (20%) — +0.87 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1977 1629 126.1 — — — — +9 -110 -13 44.9% -0.42 14–7 (67%) 9–11 (45%) — +5.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1978 1477 105.2 — — — — +70 -10 +104 19.1% -1.92 1–3 (25%) 2–4 (33%) — +1.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1979 1576 116.0 — — — — +32 — +4 51.2% -0.34 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) — +1.44 1968 1819 120.5 — — — — -93 +43 -86 60.5% +1.05 16–14 (53%) — — +1.04
25 1980 1506 108.8 — — — — +24 — +86 20.0% -2.56 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — -0.28 1969 1916 144.5 — — — — -167 +98 +137 66.0% +1.08 16–9 (64%) — — -3.03
26 1981 1582 121.6 — — — — +26 — -6 47.2% -0.28 1–2 (33%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.35 1970 2035 152.0 — — — — -68 -52 +203 66.8% +1.17 17–9 (65%) 4–4 (50%) — -2.09
27 1982 1524 109.4 — — — — +22 — +14 34.7% -1.14 3–5 (38%) 8–4 (67%) — +1.17 1971 2086 160.2 — — — — +48 -10 +108 70.1% +1.06 15–5 (75%) 18–9 (67%) — -5.69
28 1983 1502 99.6 — — — — — — — 25.0% 0.00 — 0–2 — +0.14 1972 2131 156.8 — — — — +83 -60 -24 72.1% +1.41 13–9 (59%) 20–12 (63%) — -3.97
29 1984 1493 102.9 — — — — — — — 25.0% -0.75 — 0–1 — -0.12 1973 2056 152.9 — — — — +49 -63 +159 70.8% +1.34 14–8 (64%) 22–13 (63%) — +0.26
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 2120 157.1 — — — — +217 -156 +7 77.7% +1.78 13–3 (81%) 21–10 (68%) — +0.43
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 2017 140.1 — — — — +109 -67 +183 61.1% +0.76 8–4 (67%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.06
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1833 148.7 — — — — +121 +46 +317 53.9% +0.25 5–3 (63%) 12–7 (63%) — -0.96
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 1657 117.4 — — — — +27 -70 +25 37.8% -0.92 30–31 (49%) 28–33 (46%) 101.7 +6.96 — 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.