H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 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 Rotterdam Wct third round 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

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Nov 16, 1972* Rotterdam Wct ATP 250 R32 Carpet John Newcombe 6-3 6-2 Tom Leonard Match data
Nov 8, 1972* Gothenberg Wct ATP 250 R32 Carpet John Newcombe 6-3 6-2 Tom Leonard Match data
Mar 19, 1972* Chicago Wct ATP 250 R32 Carpet John Newcombe 7-5 6-3 Tom Leonard Match data
Mar 8, 1972* Miami Wct ATP 250 R32 Hard John Newcombe 6-4 6-2 Tom Leonard Match data
Sep 17, 1968* Los Angeles ATP 250 R32 Hard Tom Leonard 1-6 6-3 6-4 John Newcombe Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Tom Leonard #398 #34 0 1,755 59 130 31.2% 0 0 0 0 0 0
John Newcombe #826 #1 0 2,201 556 224 71.3% 5 2 0 0 34 41

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 9–11 45.0% — 1,510 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1969 3–8 27.3% — 1,470 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1970 1–6 14.3% — 1,453 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1971 4–15 21.1% — 1,487 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1972 4–25 13.8% — 1,481 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 1973 4–17 19.0% #117 1,480 0 0 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 8
25 1974 6–15 28.6% #105 1,541 0 0 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,887 0 10
26 — — — — — — — 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,031 1 14
27 — — — — — — — 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,082 2 20
28 1977 6–3 66.7% #124 1,646 0 0 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,129 2 27
29 1978 11–15 42.3% #71 1,653 0 0 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,052 4 31
30 1979 2–7 22.2% #167 1,573 0 0 1974 87–16 84.5% #2 2,115 4 40
31 1980 6–6 50.0% #178 1,590 0 0 1975 21–9 70.0% #20 2,004 5 41
32 1981 2–1 66.7% #178 1,618 0 0 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,827 5 41
33 1982 1–1 50.0% #467 1,631 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