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Tennis · Player · Australia · 1965–1981 · right-handed · born 23/05/1944

John Newcombe

48 titles (42 singles, 6 doubles), 12 of them majors (Wimbledon 9, Australian Open 2, US Open 1); 30 finals lost. Match record 569–228 at tour level from 1968.

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Titles48
Majors12
Finals7830 lost
Matches569–22871.4% won

Titles

YearDateTournamentDrawSurfaceChampionRunner-upScore
19751974-12-21Australian OpenATP singlesGrassJohn NewcombeJimmy Connors7-5 3-6 6-4 7-6
19741974-10-20Sydney IndoorATP singlesHardJohn NewcombeCliff Richey6-4 6-3 6-4
19741974-10-13TokyoATP singlesUnknownJohn NewcombeKen Rosewall3-6 6-2 6-3
19741974-10-06MauiATP singlesHardJohn NewcombeRoscoe Tanner7-6 7-6
19741974-05-08Dallas WCTATP singlesCarpetJohn NewcombeBjorn Borg4-6 6-3 6-3 6-2
19741974-04-08Orlando WCTATP singlesHardJohn NewcombeJaime Fillol6-2 3-6 6-3
19741974-04-07New Orleans WCTATP singlesUnknownJohn NewcombeJeff Borowiak6-4 6-2
19741974-03-30TusconATP singlesHardJohn NewcombeArthur Ashe6-3 7-6
19741974-03-03Lacosta WCTATP singlesHardJohn NewcombeStan Smith6-2 4-6 6-4
19741974-02-04St. Petersburg WCTATP singlesHardJohn NewcombeAlex Metreveli6-0 7-6(3)
1974WimbledonATP doublesGrassJohn Newcombe / Tony Roche—
19731973-11-04DjkartaATP singlesUnknownJohn NewcombeRoss Case7-6 7-6 6-3
19731973-09-19ColumbiaATP singlesCarpetJohn NewcombeDick Stockton6-4 6-3
19731973-08-29US OpenATP singlesGrassJohn NewcombeJan Kodes6-4 1-6 4-6 6-2 6-3
19731972-12-26Australian OpenATP singlesGrassJohn NewcombeOnny Parun6-3 6-7 7-5 6-1
19721972-12-02Johannesburg-2ATP singlesHardJohn NewcombeJohn Alexander6-1 7-6
19721972-11-05Gothenberg WCTATP singlesCarpetJohn NewcombeRoy Emerson6-0 6-3 6-1
19721972-10-22Vancouver WCTATP singlesUnknownJohn NewcombeMarty Riessen6-7 7-6 7-6 7-5
19721972-10-01Alamo WCTATP singlesUnknownJohn NewcombeCliff Drysdale6-1 6-1 7-5
19721972-08-20Fort Worth WCTATP singlesHardJohn NewcombeKen Rosewall5-7 1-6 7-5 6-4 6-4
19721972-07-01St. Louis WCTATP singlesCarpetJohn NewcombeNikola Pilic6-3 6-3
19721972-05-01Las Vegas WCTATP singlesHardJohn NewcombeCliff Drysdale6-3 6-4
19711971-08-10Montreal / TorontoATP singlesClayJohn NewcombeTom Okker7-6 3-6 6-2 7-6
19711971-07-10GstaadATP singlesClayJohn NewcombeTom Okker6-2 5-7 1-6 7-5 6-3
19711971-06-21WimbledonATP singlesGrassJohn NewcombeStan Smith6-3 5-7 2-6 6-4 6-4
19711971-05-01Dallas WCTATP singlesCarpetJohn NewcombeArthur Ashe7-6 6-4
19711971-04-28Chicago WCTATP singlesCarpetJohn NewcombeArthur Ashe4-6 7-6 6-2
19711971-02-09Philadelphia WCTATP singlesCarpetJohn NewcombeRod Laver7-6(5) 7-6(1) 6-4
19701970-07-13HoylakeATP singlesGrassJohn NewcombeOwen Davidson4-6 9-7 6-4
19701970-06-22WimbledonATP singlesGrassJohn NewcombeKen Rosewall5-7 6-3 6-3 3-6 6-1
19701970-06-07Casablanca WCTATP singlesUnknownJohn NewcombeAndres Gimeno6-4 6-4 6-4
19701970-01-10MelbourneATP singlesGrassJohn NewcombeTony Roche6-4 6-4 4-6 RET
1970WimbledonATP doublesGrassJohn Newcombe / Tony Roche—
19691969-05-21RomeATP singlesClayJohn NewcombeTony Roche6-3 4-6 6-2 5-7 6-3
19691969-04-28BournemouthATP singlesClayJohn NewcombeBob Hewitt6-8 6-3 5-7 6-4 6-4
1969WimbledonATP doublesGrassJohn Newcombe / Tony Roche—
19681968-10-16Kimberley WCTATP singlesClayJohn NewcombeTony Roche10-6
19681968-10-09East London WCTATP singlesHardJohn NewcombeCliff Drysdale10-6
19681968-10-06Durban WCTATP singlesHardJohn NewcombeTony Roche6-3 6-4
19681968-09-26Pretoria WCTATP singlesClayJohn NewcombeTony Roche11-9 4-6 6-3
19681968-08-13HamburgATP singlesClayJohn NewcombeCliff Drysdale6-3 6-2 6-4
19681968-08-01Cannes WCTATP singlesHardJohn NewcombeMarty Riessen7-5 6-2
19681968-04-20Evansville WCTATP singlesCarpetJohn NewcombeNikola Pilic31-17 31-17
19681968-04-01Bakersfield WCTATP singlesCarpetJohn NewcombeCliff Drysdale31-12 31-22
1968WimbledonATP doublesGrassJohn Newcombe / Tony Roche—
1967WimbledonATP singlesGrassJohn Newcombe—
1966WimbledonATP doublesGrassKen Fletcher / John Newcombe—
1965WimbledonATP doublesGrassJohn Newcombe / Tony Roche—

Season by season recorded matches

YearDrawWLWin %TitlesFinalsMajors
1981ATP singles010.0000
1980ATP singles020.0000
1979ATP singles4357.1000
1978ATP singles302554.5020
1977ATP singles5645.5000
1976ATP singles251956.8010
1975ATP singles24972.7111
1974ATP doubles00—111
1974ATP singles871684.59100
1973ATP singles652175.6492
1972ATP singles692275.8780
1971ATP singles611877.2681
1970ATP doubles00—111
1970ATP singles652373.94111
1969ATP doubles00—111
1969ATP singles642671.1270
1968ATP doubles00—111
1968ATP singles703765.48140
1967ATP singles00—111
1966ATP doubles00—111
1965ATP doubles00—111