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

Roy Emerson vs John Newcombe H2H: 4-5

John Newcombe holds a 5–4 lead over Roy Emerson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Roy Emerson leads 3–2 on hard courts, while John Newcombe leads 2–1 on carpet. Most recently, John Newcombe won the 1974 Lacosta Wct round of 16 6-1 6-2.

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Roy Emerson
AUS Age 89 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
4 – 5
9 main draw meetings
John Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Newcombe #2 6-1 6-2 Roy Emerson #17 Match data Mar 7, 1974* R16 Lacosta Wct ATP 250 Hard
John Newcombe 6-0 6-3 6-1 Roy Emerson Match data Nov 11, 1972* F Gothenberg Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John Newcombe 7-5 6-4 Roy Emerson Match data Oct 27, 1972* QF Vancouver Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Roy Emerson 6-4 4-6 7-6 John Newcombe Match data Sep 22, 1972* QF Montreal Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Roy Emerson 6-1 7-6 John Newcombe Match data Apr 9, 1971* QF Miami Open ATP 250 Hard
Roy Emerson 8-6 7-5 John Newcombe Match data Aug 24, 1970* SF Fort Worth ATP 250 Hard
John Newcombe 6-1 5-7 3-6 6-2 11-9 Roy Emerson Match data Jul 3, 1970* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Roy Emerson 1-6 7-5 6-4 John Newcombe Match data May 18, 1970* QF Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
John Newcombe 12-10 6-3 Roy Emerson Match data May 11, 1970* QF Atlanta ATP 250 Hard

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
Roy Emerson #744 #12 0 2,007 275 174 61.2% 0 0 0 0 5 5
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 Roy Emerson John Newcombe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
24 — — — — — — — 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 6
25 — — — — — — — 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,916 0 8
26 — — — — — — — 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,035 1 12
27 — — — — — — — 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,085 2 18
28 — — — — — — — 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,130 2 25
29 — — — — — — — 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,056 4 29
30 — — — — — — — 1974 81–16 83.5% #2 2,119 4 37
31 1968 44–26 62.9% — 1,788 0 1 1975 17–8 68.0% #20 2,017 5 38
32 1969 62–31 66.7% — 1,862 0 4 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,832 5 38
33 1970 41–25 62.1% — 1,939 0 4 1977 5–6 45.5% #185 1,838 5 38
34 1971 46–30 60.5% — 1,919 0 4 1978 28–22 56.0% #24 1,824 5 38
35 1972 31–24 56.4% — 1,920 0 4 1979 4–3 57.1% #226 1,839 5 38
36 1973 35–18 66.0% #12 1,974 0 5 1980 0–2 0.0% — 1,807 5 38
37 1974 7–5 58.3% #82 1,907 0 5 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,799 5 38
38 1975 3–8 27.3% #154 1,823 0 5 — — — — — — —
39 1976 0–2 0.0% #310 1,788 0 5 — — — — — — —
40 1977 6–4 60.0% #133 1,803 0 5 — — — — — — —
46 1983 0–1 0.0% — 1,776 0 5 — — — — — — —

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 Roy Emerson 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 18 7 25 72.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 19 19 38 50.0%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 5 4 9 55.6% 27 7 34 79.4% 25 7 32 78.1% 7 8 15 46.7%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 17 8 25 68.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 37 7 44 84.1% 9 7 16 56.3%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 22 6 28 78.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 16 3 19 84.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 36 12 48 75.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 1968 7 10 17 41.2% 18 9 27 66.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 0 6 100.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
32 1969 8 5 13 61.5% 26 7 33 78.8% 17 9 26 65.4% 11 10 21 52.4% 1976 7 7 14 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5%
33 1970 14 9 23 60.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 15 8 23 65.2% 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
34 1971 14 7 21 66.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 10 11 21 47.6% 1978 5 4 9 55.6% 7 8 15 46.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 8 7 15 53.3%
35 1972 2 5 7 28.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 27 14 41 65.9% 1979 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1973 8 5 13 61.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 20 8 28 71.4% 1980 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1974 3 3 6 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1981 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1975 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 1977 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
46 1983 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 63 51 114 55.3% 69 38 107 64.5% 52 26 78 66.7% 91 59 150 60.7% — 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 Roy Emerson 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 1819 120.5 — — — — -93 +43 -86 60.5% +1.05 16–14 (53%) — — +1.04
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1916 144.5 — — — — -167 +98 +137 66.0% +1.08 16–9 (64%) — — -3.03
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 2035 152.0 — — — — -68 -52 +203 66.8% +1.17 17–9 (65%) 4–4 (50%) — -2.09
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 2086 160.2 — — — — +48 -10 +108 70.1% +1.06 15–5 (75%) 18–9 (67%) — -5.69
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 2131 156.8 — — — — +83 -60 -24 72.1% +1.41 13–9 (59%) 20–12 (63%) — -3.97
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 1968 1789 126.7 — — — — -182 +4 -53 64.6% +0.98 2–8 (20%) — — -3.02 1975 2017 140.1 — — — — +109 -67 +183 61.1% +0.76 8–4 (67%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.06
32 1969 1863 139.4 — — — — -65 +90 0 62.9% +0.95 14–10 (58%) — — -1.56 1976 1833 148.7 — — — — +121 +46 +317 53.9% +0.25 5–3 (63%) 12–7 (63%) — -0.96
33 1970 1939 147.2 — — — — +17 — -28 60.5% +0.64 10–10 (50%) 6–3 (67%) — -3.37 1977 1839 137.4 — — — — +69 — +255 54.8% +0.19 1–3 (25%) 3–2 (60%) — -1.06
34 1971 1919 151.6 — — — — +31 -60 +53 59.1% +0.55 10–13 (43%) 15–12 (56%) — -6.39 1978 1825 147.7 — — — — +89 -83 +249 51.7% +0.12 10–4 (71%) 8–6 (57%) — -2.37
35 1972 1920 148.9 — — — — +33 -65 — 53.9% +0.15 14–5 (74%) 15–9 (63%) — -2.90 1979 1840 126.6 — — — — +74 — — 53.3% -0.07 1–0 — — -1.21
36 1973 1975 147.9 — — — — +12 -82 — 60.3% +0.93 17–5 (77%) 4–7 (36%) — -0.60 1980 1807 107.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.75 — 0–1 — -0.42
37 1974 1907 130.6 — — — — +37 -8 — 51.7% +0.48 3–1 (75%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.52 1981 1799 108.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.45
38 1975 1824 125.5 — — — — +23 +31 — 33.3% -1.21 0–2 1–1 — -1.72 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1976 1788 108.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 1977 1804 119.5 — — — — +33 — — 50.0% -0.30 2–0 2–0 — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
46 1983 1776 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2008 146.9 — — — — -7 +6 -9 59.4% +0.65 72–54 (57%) 44–36 (55%) 105.7 -4.65 — 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.