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

Roscoe Tanner vs John Newcombe H2H: 4-1

Roscoe Tanner holds a 4–1 lead over John Newcombe in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Roscoe Tanner leads 3–0 on grass and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Roscoe Tanner won the 1978 Birmingham quarterfinal 6-3 6-3.

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Roscoe Tanner
USA Age 74 Left-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main draw meetings
John Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Roscoe Tanner #11 6-3 6-3 John Newcombe #18 Match data Jun 23, 1978* QF Birmingham ATP 250 Grass
Roscoe Tanner #11 6-4 7-6 John Newcombe #25 Match data Mar 17, 1978* R16 Washington Indoor ATP 250 Carpet
Roscoe Tanner #13 6-3 5-7 6-4 John Newcombe Match data Dec 15, 1977* R32 Sydney International ATP 250 Grass
John Newcombe #2 7-6 7-6 Roscoe Tanner #15 Match data Oct 12, 1974* F Maui ATP 250 Hard
Roscoe Tanner 8-6 6-4 John Newcombe Match data Jun 20, 1974* R16 Eastbourne Open 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
Roscoe Tanner #789 #4 0 2,162 592 294 66.8% 1 0 0 0 16 17
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 Roscoe Tanner John Newcombe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1969 0–2 0.0% — 1,479 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1970 0–9 0.0% — 1,416 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1971 16–10 61.5% — 1,706 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1972 29–14 67.4% — 1,910 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1973 45–30 60.0% #24 1,837 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1974 65–27 70.7% #14 1,963 0 2 — — — — — — —
23 1975 65–23 73.9% #9 1,972 0 5 — — — — — — —
24 1976 70–28 71.4% #11 2,018 0 9 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 6
25 1977 52–30 63.4% #13 1,889 1 11 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,916 0 8
26 1978 57–22 72.2% #11 1,940 1 13 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,035 1 12
27 1979 61–19 76.2% #5 2,032 1 15 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,085 2 18
28 1980 42–16 72.4% #13 1,996 1 16 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,130 2 25
29 1981 51–22 69.9% #12 1,925 1 17 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,056 4 29
30 1982 20–17 54.1% #43 1,785 1 17 1974 81–16 83.5% #2 2,119 4 37
31 1983 16–13 55.2% #36 1,874 1 17 1975 17–8 68.0% #20 2,017 5 38
32 1984 3–11 21.4% #249 1,680 1 17 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,832 5 38
33 1985 0–1 0.0% #794 1,662 1 17 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 Roscoe Tanner 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 1969 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1970 0 4 4 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1972 9 3 12 75.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1973 12 8 20 60.0% 15 9 24 62.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 15 9 24 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1974 30 11 41 73.2% 8 7 15 53.3% 17 3 20 85.0% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1975 27 7 34 79.4% 16 8 24 66.7% 9 2 11 81.8% 13 6 19 68.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1976 22 10 32 68.8% 22 6 28 78.6% 10 3 13 76.9% 16 9 25 64.0% 1968 18 7 25 72.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 19 19 38 50.0%
25 1977 8 6 14 57.1% 16 9 25 64.0% 22 6 28 78.6% 6 9 15 40.0% 1969 5 4 9 55.6% 27 7 34 79.4% 25 7 32 78.1% 7 8 15 46.7%
26 1978 19 8 27 70.4% 6 3 9 66.7% 7 2 9 77.8% 25 9 34 73.5% 1970 17 8 25 68.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 37 7 44 84.1% 9 7 16 56.3%
27 1979 21 5 26 80.8% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 2 12 83.3% 25 10 35 71.4% 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 22 6 28 78.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0%
28 1980 14 6 20 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 12 2 14 85.7% 16 7 23 69.6% 1972 16 3 19 84.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 36 12 48 75.0%
29 1981 19 8 27 70.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 21 8 29 72.4% 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 7 24 70.8% 18 2 20 90.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
30 1982 10 8 18 55.6% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 6 7 13 46.2% 1974 43 3 46 93.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2% 10 1 11 90.9%
31 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 0 6 100.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
32 1984 1 8 9 11.1% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1976 7 7 14 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5%
33 1985 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 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 — 209 102 311 67.2% 99 59 158 62.7% 121 42 163 74.2% 163 91 254 64.2% — 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 Roscoe Tanner 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 1969 1479 102.4 — — — — — — — 28.6% -1.14 0–1 — — -0.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1970 1417 113.2 — — — — +103 +73 — 13.6% -1.45 0–2 1–2 (33%) — -0.50 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1971 1706 127.5 — — — — -2 -129 -172 56.9% +0.31 6–2 (75%) 5–4 (56%) — -0.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1972 1910 135.7 — — — — -21 -296 -167 59.5% +0.43 11–3 (79%) 14–8 (64%) — -0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1973 1838 144.5 — — — — +53 -90 -106 56.7% +0.51 11–10 (52%) 15–15 (50%) — -3.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1974 1963 154.0 — — — — -10 -226 +137 65.9% +1.12 16–13 (55%) 15–17 (47%) — -2.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1975 1972 153.3 — — — — +62 -153 +164 67.7% +1.19 19–14 (58%) 17–14 (55%) — -0.74 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1976 2018 159.4 — — — — +24 -49 +104 66.7% +1.29 18–11 (62%) 18–20 (47%) — -2.11 1968 1819 120.5 — — — — -93 +43 -86 60.5% +1.05 16–14 (53%) — — +1.04
25 1977 1890 153.2 — — — — -1 +22 +206 62.7% +0.94 13–18 (42%) 11–12 (48%) — -0.49 1969 1916 144.5 — — — — -167 +98 +137 66.0% +1.08 16–9 (64%) — — -3.03
26 1978 1941 160.3 — — — — +36 -25 +162 67.2% +1.20 10–8 (56%) 23–10 (70%) — -1.59 1970 2035 152.0 — — — — -68 -52 +203 66.8% +1.17 17–9 (65%) 4–4 (50%) — -2.09
27 1979 2032 164.1 — — — — +32 -91 +131 71.3% +1.27 13–8 (62%) 22–14 (61%) — -3.91 1971 2086 160.2 — — — — +48 -10 +108 70.1% +1.06 15–5 (75%) 18–9 (67%) — -5.69
28 1980 1997 154.8 — — — — +23 — +198 70.9% +1.29 6–10 (38%) 17–5 (77%) — -1.79 1972 2131 156.8 — — — — +83 -60 -24 72.1% +1.41 13–9 (59%) 20–12 (63%) — -3.97
29 1981 1926 156.1 — — — — +117 — +82 66.0% +1.02 14–9 (61%) 19–13 (59%) — -0.51 1973 2056 152.9 — — — — +49 -63 +159 70.8% +1.34 14–8 (64%) 22–13 (63%) — +0.26
30 1982 1786 138.8 — — — — +4 — +208 51.5% -0.01 9–6 (60%) 10–12 (45%) — -2.07 1974 2120 157.1 — — — — +217 -156 +7 77.7% +1.78 13–3 (81%) 21–10 (68%) — +0.43
31 1983 1874 146.4 — — — — -44 — +125 53.4% +0.14 7–5 (58%) 11–7 (61%) — -4.29 1975 2017 140.1 — — — — +109 -67 +183 61.1% +0.76 8–4 (67%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.06
32 1984 1681 120.1 — — — — -28 — — 25.8% -1.52 2–2 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.69 1976 1833 148.7 — — — — +121 +46 +317 53.9% +0.25 5–3 (63%) 12–7 (63%) — -0.96
33 1985 1662 99.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–0 — +0.08 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 — 2162 157.4 — — — — +30 -96 +112 63.1% +0.88 155–123 (56%) 200–155 (56%) 99.8 -2.84 — 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.