ATP Player
John Newcombe
AUS · Born May 23, 1944 (age 82) · Right-handed · 183 cm
Career high
#1
Jun 3, 1974 · 8 wks at No. 1
Career W-L
566-225
71.6%
Titles
41
Tour-level
Last season
1981
0-1 W-L
Ranking history
Recent matches
All 797 matches- Lvs Vitas Gerulaitis6-3 6-2
- Lvs Tony Roche6-4 7-6Sydney Indoor 1980 · R32
- Lvs Sandy Mayer6-3 6-1
- Lvs Jimmy Connors6-0 6-2
| Date | Tournament | Round | W/L | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 1981 | Las Vegas ATP Tour · Hard | R32 | L | Rank 8 | 6-3 6-2 |
| Oct 13, 1980 | Sydney Indoor ATP Tour · Hard | R32 | L | 6-4 7-6 | |
| Sep 29, 1980 | Maui ATP Tour · Hard | R32 | L | Rank 44 | 6-3 6-1 |
| Nov 5, 1979 | Hong Kong ATP Tour · Hard | R16 | L | Rank 2 | 6-0 6-2 |
Results by tournament
- Won
- Final
- Semis
- Quarters
- Last 16 / RR
- Earlier
- A = did not play
| Event | 1981 | 1980 | 1979 | 1978 | 1977 | 1976 | 1975 | 1974 | 1973 | 1972 | 1971 | 1970 | 1969 | 1968 | Titles | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slams | |||||||||||||||||
| RG (Roland Garros) | A | A | A | A | A | R128 | A | A | R128 | A | A | A | QF | A | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% |
| WIM (Wimbledon) | A | A | A | R16 | A | R32 | A | QF | A | A | W | W | F | R16 | 2 / 7 | 32–5 | 86% |
| AO (Australian Open) | A | A | A | A | A | · | F | W | QF | W | QF | QF | QF | · | 2 / 8 | 27–6 | 82% |
| USO (US Open) | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | W | R32 | R128 | SF | SF | QF | 1 / 7 | 27–6 | 82% |
| AUS (Australian Open-2) | · | · | · | · | QF | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% |
| W–L | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 15–2 | 10–2 | 7–1 | 9–2 | 13–2 | 18–4 | 7–2 | 5 / 26 | 93–21 | 82% | |||
| Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||||
| ROM (Rome) | A | A | A | R16 | A | SF | A | A | R64 | A | QF | A | W | A | 1 / 5 | 14–4 | 78% |
| MON (Montreal / Toronto) | A | A | A | A | · | · | · | · | · | A | W | A | · | · | 1 / 1 | 5–0 | 100% |
| CAN (Canada) | · | · | · | · | A | R64 | A | A | QF | · | · | · | SF | A | 0 / 3 | 6–3 | 67% |
| Masters (Masters) | A | A | A | A | · | A | A | SF | SF | A | A | A | · | · | 0 / 2 | 4–4 | 50% |
| W–L | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 5–4 | 7–1 | 9–1 | 2 / 11 | 29–11 | 73% | ||||||||
| Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
| PHI (Philadelphia WCT) | · | · | · | A | A | A | A | R64 | A | R16 | W | SF | R16 | A | 1 / 5 | 10–3 | 77% |
| NEW (New Orleans WCT) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | W | · | · | · | · | · | F | 1 / 2 | 8–1 | 89% |
| DAL (Dallas WCT) | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | A | QF | W | · | · | · | 2 / 3 | 8–1 | 89% |
| STL (St. Louis WCT) | · | · | · | QF | A | A | · | · | A | W | · | QF | · | · | 1 / 3 | 7–2 | 78% |
| Hamburg (Hamburg) | A | A | A | R32 | A | A | A | A | R16 | A | R32 | A | A | W | 1 / 4 | 7–3 | 70% |
| Maui (Maui) | A | R32 | R32 | R16 | R32 | QF | A | W | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 / 6 | 9–5 | 64% |
| TOK (Tokyo) | · | · | · | · | · | · | QF | W | F | SF | · | · | · | · | 1 / 4 | 13–3 | 81% |
| SYD (Sydney Indoor) | A | R32 | QF | QF | R16 | R64 | R32 | W | F | · | · | · | · | · | 1 / 8 | 14–7 | 67% |
| W–L | 0–2 | 3–2 | 6–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 23–0 | 9–3 | 6–3 | 10–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 8–1 | 9 / 35 | 76–25 | 75% | |
Season by season
Full stats| Season | W-L | Titles | YE rankYear-end rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0-1 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0-2 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 4-3 | 0 | 226 |
| 1978 | 30-25 | 0 | 24 |
| 1977 | 5-6 | 0 | 185 |
| 1976 | 20-18 | 0 | 21 |
| 1975 | 23-10 | 0 | 20 |
| 1974 | 90-13 | 10 | 2 |