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

Tom Leonard vs John Newcombe H2H: 1-4

John Newcombe holds a 4–1 lead over Tom Leonard in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, John Newcombe leads 3–0 on carpet, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, John Newcombe won the 1972 ABN AMRO Open round of 32 6-3 6-2.

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Tom Leonard
USA Age 78 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 4
5 main draw meetings
John Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Newcombe 6-3 6-2 Tom Leonard Match data Nov 16, 1972* R32 ABN AMRO Open ATP 250 Carpet
John Newcombe 6-3 6-2 Tom Leonard Match data Nov 8, 1972* R32 Gothenberg Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John Newcombe 7-5 6-3 Tom Leonard Match data Mar 19, 1972* R32 Chicago Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John Newcombe 6-4 6-2 Tom Leonard Match data Mar 8, 1972* R32 Miami Open ATP 250 Hard
Tom Leonard 1-6 6-3 6-4 John Newcombe Match data Sep 17, 1968* R32 Los Angeles Open 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
Tom Leonard #398 #34 0 1,760 59 128 31.6% 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 Tom Leonard John Newcombe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 1968 9–10 47.4% — 1,519 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1969 3–8 27.3% — 1,473 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1970 1–6 14.3% — 1,456 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1971 4–15 21.1% — 1,487 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1972 4–25 13.8% — 1,479 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 1973 4–17 19.0% #117 1,478 0 0 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 6
25 1974 6–14 30.0% #105 1,550 0 0 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 1977 6–3 66.7% — 1,654 0 0 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,130 2 25
29 1978 11–15 42.3% #71 1,656 0 0 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,056 4 29
30 1979 2–7 22.2% #167 1,576 0 0 1974 81–16 83.5% #2 2,119 4 37
31 1980 6–6 50.0% #178 1,592 0 0 1975 17–8 68.0% #20 2,017 5 38
32 1981 2–1 66.7% — 1,620 0 0 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,832 5 38
33 1982 1–1 50.0% #467 1,633 0 0 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 Tom Leonard 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 %
19 1968 8 4 12 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1969 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1970 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1971 2 7 9 22.2% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1972 2 6 8 25.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 14 15 6.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1973 1 5 6 16.7% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — 3 8 11 27.3% 1968 18 7 25 72.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 19 19 38 50.0%
25 1974 0 4 4 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 5 7 12 41.7% 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 1977 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 16 3 19 84.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 36 12 48 75.0%
29 1978 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 7 24 70.8% 18 2 20 90.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
30 1979 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 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 1980 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 0 6 100.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
32 1981 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 7 7 14 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5%
33 1982 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 33 44 77 42.9% 1 24 25 4.0% 10 17 27 37.0% 15 43 58 25.9% — 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 Tom Leonard 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
19 1968 1519 103.0 — — — — +121 — -74 44.2% -0.21 6–3 (67%) — — +0.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1969 1474 94.2 — — — — — — -17 28.6% -1.43 2–1 (67%) — — +0.49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1970 1456 106.7 — — — — — -24 — 18.8% -2.38 0–1 2–2 (50%) — -0.87 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1971 1488 120.8 — — — — +48 -71 +15 28.9% -1.04 2–2 (50%) 1–5 (17%) — -0.89 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1972 1479 126.2 — — — — -6 -80 — 16.9% -2.17 2–2 (50%) 4–5 (44%) — -1.60 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1973 1479 121.9 — — — — +17 -104 — 26.1% -1.57 0–4 (0%) 0–2 — -0.58 1968 1819 120.5 — — — — -93 +43 -86 60.5% +1.05 16–14 (53%) — — +1.04
25 1974 1550 125.5 — — — — +4 -186 — 36.2% -0.98 4–5 (44%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.89 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 1977 1654 126.1 — — — — +9 — — 60.9% +0.09 3–2 (60%) 6–0 (100%) — +0.16 1972 2131 156.8 — — — — +83 -60 -24 72.1% +1.41 13–9 (59%) 20–12 (63%) — -3.97
29 1978 1657 131.5 — — — — +26 -277 -69 45.2% -0.45 5–4 (56%) 7–6 (54%) — +0.14 1973 2056 152.9 — — — — +49 -63 +159 70.8% +1.34 14–8 (64%) 22–13 (63%) — +0.26
30 1979 1576 105.3 — — — — +5 — — 28.6% -1.43 0–2 0–2 — +0.93 1974 2120 157.1 — — — — +217 -156 +7 77.7% +1.78 13–3 (81%) 21–10 (68%) — +0.43
31 1980 1593 123.4 — — — — +23 — — 54.2% +0.38 0–1 1–1 — +1.11 1975 2017 140.1 — — — — +109 -67 +183 61.1% +0.76 8–4 (67%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.06
32 1981 1621 109.8 — — — — +20 — — 66.7% +0.83 — 1–1 — +0.09 1976 1833 148.7 — — — — +121 +46 +317 53.9% +0.25 5–3 (63%) 12–7 (63%) — -0.96
33 1982 1634 109.4 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.75 — 0–2 — -0.21 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 — 1761 127.2 — — — — +24 -124 -38 35.1% -0.99 24–27 (47%) 27–29 (48%) 104.1 -0.98 — 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.