John Newcombe career statistics

This is a list of the main career statistics of professional tennis player John Newcombe.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 10 (7 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1966 U.S. Championships Grass Fred Stolle 6–4, 10–12, 3–6, 4–6
Win 1967 Wimbledon Grass Wilhelm Bungert 6–2, 6–1, 6–1
Win 1967 U.S. Championships Grass Clark Graebner 6–4, 6–4, 8–6
↓ Open Era ↓
Loss 1969 Wimbledon Grass Rod Laver 4–6, 7–5, 4–6, 4–6
Win 1970 Wimbledon Grass Ken Rosewall 5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Win 1971 Wimbledon Grass Stan Smith 6–3, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 1973 Australian Open Grass Onny Parun 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 6–1
Win 1973 US Open Grass Jan Kodeš 6–4, 1–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 1975 Australian Open Grass Jimmy Connors 7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6
Loss 1976 Australian Open Grass Mark Edmondson 7–6, 3–6, 6–7, 1–6

Doubles : 21 (17 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Result Year Championship Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1963 Australian Championships Ken Fletcher Bob Hewitt
Fred Stolle
2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 1964 French Championships Tony Roche Roy Emerson
Ken Fletcher
5–7, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7
Win 1965 Australian Championships Tony Roche Roy Emerson
Fred Stolle
3–6, 4–6, 13–11, 6–3, 6–4
Win 1965 Wimbledon Tony Roche Ken Fletcher
Bob Hewitt
7–5, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1966 Australian Championships (2) Tony Roche Roy Emerson
Fred Stolle
9–7, 3–6, 8–6, 12–14, 10–12
Win 1966 Wimbledon (2) Ken Fletcher Bill Bowrey
Owen Davidson
6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win 1967 Australian Championships (2) Tony Roche Bill Bowrey
Owen Davidson
3–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–8, 8–6
Win 1967 French Championships Tony Roche Roy Emerson
Ken Fletcher
6–3, 9–7, 12–10
Win 1967 U.S. Championships Tony Roche Bill Bowrey
Owen Davidson
6–8, 9–7, 6–3, 6–3
↓ Open Era ↓
Win 1968 Wimbledon (3) Tony Roche Ken Fletcher
Ken Rosewall
3–6, 8–6, 5–7, 14–12, 6–3
Win 1969 French Open (2) Tony Roche Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 1969 Wimbledon (4) Tony Roche Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
7–5, 11–9, 6–3
Win 1970 Wimbledon (5) Tony Roche Ken Rosewall
Fred Stolle
10–8, 6–3, 6–1
Win 1971 Australian Open (3) Tony Roche Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
6–2, 7–6
Win 1971 US Open (2) Roger Taylor Stan Smith
Erik van Dillen
6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 4–6, (5–3)*
Loss 1972 US Open Owen Davidson Cliff Drysdale
Roger Taylor
4–6, 6–7, 3–6
Win 1973 Australian Open (4) Mal Anderson John Alexander
Phil Dent
6–3, 6–4, 7–6
Win 1973 US Open (3) Owen Davidson Rod Laver
Ken Rosewall
7–5, 2–6, 7–5, 7–5
Win 1973 French Open (3) Tom Okker Jimmy Connors
Ilie Năstase
6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Win 1974 Wimbledon (6) Tony Roche Bob Lutz
Stan Smith
8–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 1976 Australian Open (5) Tony Roche Ross Case
Geoff Masters
7–6, 6–4
  • A sudden-death tie-break instead of fifth set

Mixed doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Partner Opponents Score
Win 1964 US Championships Margaret Court Judy Tegart
Ed Rubinoff
10–8, 4–6, 6–3
Win 1965 Australian Championships Margaret Court Robyn Ebbern
Owen Davidson
Shared championship
(Final not played)
Loss 1965 French Championships Maria Bueno Margaret Court
Ken Fletcher
4–6, 4–6

Open Era finals

As listed by the ATP website.[1]

Singles: 71 (41 titles, 30 runner-ups)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 1968 New Orleans WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Cliff Drysdale 28–31
Win 1. 1968 Bakersfield WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Cliff Drysdale 31–12, 31–22
Win 2. 1968 Evansville WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Nikola Pilić 31–17, 31–17
Loss 2. 1968 Minneapolis WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Dennis Ralston 26–31, 31–19, 4–5
Loss 3. 1968 Boston, U.S. Grass Rod Laver 4–6, 4–6, 7–9
Loss 4. 1968 Paris-2, France Clay Rod Laver 2–6, 2–6, 3–6
Win 3. 1968 Cannes WCT, U.S. Hard (i) Marty Riessen 7–5, 6–2
Win 4. 1968 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Cliff Drysdale 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Win 5. 1968 Pretoria WCT, South Africa Hard Tony Roche 11–9, 4–6, 6–3
Win 6. 1968 Durban WCT, South Africa Hard Tony Roche 6–3, 6–4
Win 7. 1968 East London WCT, South Africa Hard Cliff Drysdale 10–6
Win 8. 1968 Kimberley WCT, South Africa Hard Tony Roche 10–6
Loss 5. 1968 Vienna WCT, Austria Hard (i) Tony Roche 4–6, 5–7
Loss 6. 1968 Wembley-3, Great Britain Hard (i) Ken Rosewall 4–6, 6–4, 5–7, 4–6
Loss 7. 1969 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Tom Okker 10–8, 1–6, 5–7, 3–6
Win 9. 1969 Rome, Italy Clay Tony Roche 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3
Win 10. 1969 Bournemouth, U.K. Clay Bob Hewitt 6–8, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 8. 1969 Queen's Club, London Grass Fred Stolle 3–6, 20–22
Loss 9. 1969 Wimbledon, London Grass Rod Laver 4–6, 7–5, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 10. 1969 Boston, U.S. Hard Rod Laver 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 1–6
Loss 11. 1969 Atlanta, U.S. Hard Butch Buchholz 4–6, 7–5, 4–6, 7–5, 2–6
Loss 12. 1970 Australian Pro Hard Tony Roche 7–5, 5–7, 5–7
Win 11. 1970 Melbourne, Australia Grass Tony Roche 6–4, 6–4, 4–6, ret.
Loss 13. 1970 Corpus Christi WCT, U.S. Hard Ken Rosewall 2–6, 0–6
Win 12. 1970 Casablanca WCT, Morocco Clay Andrés Gimeno 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 14. 1970 Queen's Club, London Grass Rod Laver 4–6, 3–6
Win 13. 1970 Wimbledon, London Grass Ken Rosewall 5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Loss 15. 1970 Newport, U.K. Grass Ken Rosewall 4–6, 4–6
Win 14. 1970 Hoylake, U.K. Grass Owen Davidson 4–6, 9–7, 6–4
Loss 16. 1970 Louisville, U.S. Clay Rod Laver 3–6, 3–6
Loss 17. 1970 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Rod Laver 6–4, 4–6, 6–7
Loss 18. 1970 Midland WCT, U.S. Carpet Roger Taylor 6–2, 6–7, 1–6
Win 15. 1971 Philadelphia WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Rod Laver 7–6, 7–6, 6–4
Win 16. 1971 Chicago WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Arthur Ashe 4–6, 7–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 17. 1971 Dallas WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Arthur Ashe 7–6, 6–4
Loss 19. 1971 Queen's Club, London Grass Stan Smith 6–8, 3–6
Win 18. 1971 Wimbledon, London Grass Stan Smith 6–3, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 19. 1971 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Tom Okker 6–2, 5–7, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3
Win 20. 1971 Toronto WCT, Canada Clay Tom Okker 7–6, 3–6, 6–2, 7–6
Loss 20. 1971 Hilton Head, U.S. Clay Rod Laver 2–6, 4–6
Loss 21. 1972 Hilton Head WCT, U.S. Clay Ken Rosewall 5–7, 3–6
Win 21. 1972 Las Vegas WCT, U.S. Hard Cliff Drysdale 6–3, 6–4
Win 22. 1972 St. Louis WCT, U.S. Hard Nikola Pilić 6–3, 6–3
Win 23. 1972 Fort Worth WCT, U.S. Hard Ken Rosewall 5–7, 1–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–4
Win 24. 1972 Alamo WCT, U.S. Hard Cliff Drysdale 6–1, 6–1, 7–5
Win 25. 1972 Vancouver WCT, Canada Carpet (i) Marty Riessen 6–7, 7–6, 7–6, 7–5
Win 26. 1972 Gothenburg WCT, Sweden Carpet (i) Roy Emerson 6–0, 6–3, 6–1
Win 27. 1972 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard John Alexander 6–1, 7–6
Win 28. 1973 Australian Open, Melbourne Grass Onny Parun 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 6–1
Loss 22. 1973 Louisville, U.S. Clay Manuel Orantes 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win 29. 1973 US Open, New York Grass Jan Kodeš 6–4, 1–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 30. 1973 Colombia, U.S. Carpet (i) Dick Stockton 6–4, 6–3
Loss 23. 1973 Chicago, U.S. Hard (i) Tom Okker 6–3, 6–7, 3–6
Loss 24. 1973 Tokyo, Japan Clay Ken Rosewall 1–6, 4–6
Loss 25. 1973 Tehran, Iran Clay Raúl Ramírez 7–6, 1–6, 5–7, 3–6
Win 31. 1973 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Ross Case 7–6, 7–6, 6–3
Loss 26. 1973 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Rod Laver 6–3, 5–7, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win 32. 1974 St. Petersburg WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Alex Metreveli 6–0, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 27. 1974 Hempstead WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Stan Smith 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 33. 1974 La Costa WCT, U.S. Hard Stan Smith 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Win 34. 1974 Tucson, U.S. Hard Arthur Ashe 6–3, 7–6
Win 35. 1974 New Orleans WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Jeff Borowiak 6–4, 6–2
Win 36. 1974 Orlando WCT, U.S. Hard Jaime Fillol 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win 37. 1974 Dallas WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Björn Borg 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2
Win 38. 1974 Maui, U.S. Hard Roscoe Tanner 7–6, 7–6
Win 39. 1974 Tokyo, Japan Clay Ken Rosewall 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 40. 1974 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Cliff Richey 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Win 41. 1975 Australian Open, Melbourne Grass Jimmy Connors 7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6
Loss 28. 1976 Australian Open, Melbourne Grass Mark Edmondson 7–6, 3–6, 6–7, 1–6
Loss 29. 1978 Richmond WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Vitas Gerulaitis 3–6, 4–6
Loss 30. 1978 Guadalajara, Mexico Clay Gene Mayer 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 55 (33 titles, 22 runner-ups)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 1968 Wimbledon, London Grass Tony Roche Ken Rosewall
Fred Stolle
3–6, 8–6, 5–7, 14–12, 6–3
Win 2. 1968 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Dennis Ralston Mal Anderson
Tom Okker
8–10, 12–10, 12–14, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 1. 1968 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Tony Roche Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
4–6, 4–6, 5–7
Loss 2. 1969 Philadelphia WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Tony Roche Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
6–8, 4–6
Win 3. 1969 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Owen Davidson Pancho Gonzales
Dennis Ralston
7–5, 11–13, 6–2, 6–1
Win 4. 1969 French Open, Paris Clay Tony Roche Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 5. 1969 Wimbledon, London Grass Tony Roche Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
7–5, 11–9, 6–3
Win 6. 1969 Toronto, Canada Clay Ron Holmberg Earl Butch Buchholz
Raymond Moore
6–3, 6–4
Win 7. 1970 St. Louis WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Andrés Gimeno Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
6–4, 6–0
Win 8. 1970 Wimbledon, London Grass Tony Roche Ken Rosewall
Fred Stolle
10–8, 6–3, 6–1
Win 9. 1970 Louisville, U.S. Hard Tony Roche Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
8–6, 5–7, 6–4
Win 10. 1971 Australian Open, Melbourne Grass Tony Roche Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
6–2, 7–6
Win 11. 1971 Miami WCT, U.S. Hard Tony Roche Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
7–6, 7–6
Loss 3. 1971 Chicago WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Tony Roche Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
6–7, 6–4, 6–7
Win 12. 1971 Rome, Italy Clay Tony Roche Andrés Gimeno
Roger Taylor
6–4, 6–4
Win 13. 1971 Tehran WCT, Iran Clay Tony Roche Bob Carmichael
Ray Ruffels
6–4, 6–7, 6–1
Loss 4. 1971 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Tom Okker John Alexander
Phil Dent
7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Win 14. 1971 US Open, New York Grass Roger Taylor Stan Smith
Erik van Dillen
6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6
Loss 5. 1972 Richmond WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Tony Roche Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
6–7, 6–7
Loss 6. 1972 Philadelphia WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Tony Roche Arthur Ashe
Robert Lutz
3–6, 7–6, 3–6
Loss 7. 1972 Charlotte WCT, U.S. Clay Tony Roche Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
4–6, 6–4, 6–7
Loss 8. 1972 Las Vegas WCT, U.S. Hard Tony Roche Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
def.
Win 15. 1972 St. Louis WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Tony Roche John Alexander
Phil Dent
7–6, 6–2
Loss 9. 1972 Washington WCT, U.S. Clay Tony Roche Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Win 16. 1972 Boston WCT, U.S. Hard Tony Roche Arthur Ashe
Robert Lutz
6–3, 1–6, 7–6
Loss 10. 1972 US Open, New York Grass Owen Davidson Cliff Drysdale
Roger Taylor
4–6, 6–7, 4–6
Win 17. 1972 Vancouver WCT, Canada Hard Fred Stolle Cliff Drysdale
Allan Stone
7–6, 6–0
Win 18. 1972 Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands Carpet (i) Roy Emerson Arthur Ashe
Robert Lutz
6–2, 6–3
Win 19. 1972 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Fred Stolle Terry Addison
Bob Carmichael
6–3, 6–4
Win 20. 1973 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Mal Anderson John Alexander
Phil Dent
6–3, 6–4, 7–6
Win 21. 1973 French Open, Paris Clay Tom Okker Jimmy Connors
Ilie Năstase
6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Win 22. 1973 Rome Masters, Italy Clay Tom Okker Ross Case
Geoff Masters
6–2, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 11. 1973 Louisville, U.S. Clay Clark Graebner Manuel Orantes
Ion Țiriac
6–0, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 12. 1973 Montreal, Canada Hard Owen Davidson Rod Laver
Ken Rosewall
5–7, 6–7
Win 23. 1973 US Open, New York Grass Owen Davidson Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
7–5, 2–6, 7–5, 7–5
Win 24. 1973 Chicago, U.S. Carpet (i) Owen Davidson Gerald Battrick
Graham Stilwell
6–7, 7–6, 7–6
Loss 13. 1973 Fort Worth, U.S. Hard Owen Davidson Brian Gottfried
Dick Stockton
6–7, 4–6
Win 25. 1973 Tehran, Iran Clay Rod Laver Ross Case
Geoff Masters
7–6, 6–2
Loss 14. 1973 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Allan Stone Mike Estep
Ian Fletcher
5–7, 4–6
Win 26. 1973 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Rod Laver Mal Anderson
Ken Rosewall
7–6, 6–2
Win 27. 1974 St. Petersburg WCT, U.S. Hard Owen Davidson Clark Graebner
Charlie Pasarell
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 15. 1974 New Orleans WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Owen Davidson Robert Lutz
Stan Smith
6–4, 4–6, 6–7
Win 28. 1974 Orlando WCT, U.S. Hard Owen Davidson Brian Gottfried
Dick Stockton
7–6, 6–3
Loss 16. 1974 Charlotte, U.S. Clay Owen Davidson Buster Mottram
Raúl Ramírez
3–6, 6–1, 3–6
Loss 17. 1974 World Doubles WCT, Montreal Carpet (i) Owen Davidson Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
2–6, 7–6, 1–6, 2–6
Loss 18. 1974 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard Frew McMillan Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
7–6, 4–6, 4–6
Win 29. 1974 Wimbledon, London Grass Tony Roche Robert Lutz
Stan Smith
8–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 19. 1974 Maui, U.S. Hard Owen Davidson Dick Stockton
Roscoe Tanner
3–6, 6–7
Loss 20. 1974 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Tony Roche Ross Case
Geoff Masters
4–6, 4–6
Win 30. 1976 Australian Open, Melbourne Grass Tony Roche Ross Case
Geoff Masters
7–6, 6–4
Win 31. 1976 Charlotte WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Tony Roche Vitas Gerulaitis
Gene Mayer
6–3, 7–5
Loss 21. 1976 Rome Masters, Italy Clay Geoff Masters Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
6–7, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 32. 1977 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Tony Roche Ross Case
Geoff Masters
6–7, 6–3, 6–1
Loss 22. 1978 Memphis, U.S. Carpet (i) Phil Dent Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 6–7, 2–6
Win 33. 1978 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Tony Roche Mark Edmondson
John Marks
6–4, 6–3

Grand Slam tournament performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 SR W–L Win %
Australian Open 1R A QF QF QF SF SF SF A QF QF 3R QF W QF W F A QF A 1 / 1 46–14 76.7
French Open A 3R 3R 2R 2R QF 3R 4R A QF A A A 1R A A 1R A A 1 / 7 16–10 61.5
Wimbledon A 1R 2R 1R 1R 4R 3R W 4R F W W A A QF A 3R A 4R 2 / 12 45–11 80.4
US Open A A A 4R 3R A F W QF SF SF 1R 3R W SF A A A A 0 / 6 45–9 83.3
Win–loss 0–1 0–2 5–3 5–4 5–4 10–3 14–4 20–2 7–2 18–4 13–2 8–2 4–2 12–1 12–3 6–0 7–3 3–1 3–1 4 / 26 152–44 77.6

Source: ITF[2]

References

  1. ^ "John Newcombe ATP". ATP. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Player Details – John Newcombe". ITF. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2021.