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John Newcombe

AUSBorn: May 23, 1944right-handed

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569–22871.4% wins in the database
Latest rankingNo. 826January 4, 1982
Best rankingNo. 1June 3, 1974
Record569–22871.4% wins
Titles4172 finals · 5 Grand Slams
Prize Money—awaiting a verified source
Height183 cm
Birthplace—
Turned pro—
Playsright-handed

The year in motion

Season 2026

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Starting pointJohn Newcombe
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Career path

Ranking progression

48 months represented
First archived ranking
August 27, 1973
Career peak
No. 1
June 3, 1974
Archived observations
84
83 documented weeks
  1. Top 1023documented weeks
  2. Top 2033documented weeks
  3. Top 5069documented weeks
  4. Top 10078documented weeks
Monthly ranking progressionThe higher the line, the better the player's ranking.No. 1No. 414No. 826197319771982

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Seasons

12 most recent
19810–10% · 0 titles19800–20% · 0 titles19794–357.1% · 0 titles197830–2554.5% · 0 titles19775–645.5% · 0 titles197620–1852.6% · 0 titles197523–1069.7% · 0 titles197490–1486.5% · 10 titles197363–2373.3% · 3 titles197272–2177.4% · 8 titles197163–1976.8% · 6 titles197065–2373.9% · 4 titles

Recent finals

41 career titles
FDusseldorf 1978ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Jose HiguerasFGuadalajara 1978ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Gene MayerFRichmond 1978ATP/WTA main tour · Carpet Vitas GerulaitisFAustralian Open 1975Grand Slam · Grass Mark EdmondsonWAustralian Open 1974Grand Slam · Grass Jimmy ConnorsWSydney Indoor 1974ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Cliff RicheyWTokyo 1974ATP/WTA main tour Ken RosewallWMaui 1974ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Roscoe TannerWDallas 1974ATP/WTA main tour · Carpet Bjorn BorgWOrlando WCT 1974ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Jaime FillolWNew Orleans WCT 1974ATP/WTA main tour Jeff BorowiakWTuscon 1974ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Arthur Ashe
34ATP/WTA main tour5Grand Slam2Masters 1000
214best-of-five matches
42reached a fifth set
6comebacks from 0–2
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Performance by surface

Grass162–46208 matches · 77.9% winsHard143–58201 matches · 71.1% winsCarpet112–71183 matches · 61.2% winsClay118–50168 matches · 70.2% winsUnknown34–337 matches · 91.9% wins

Frequent opponents

Roger TaylorGBR28 matches22–6Nikola PilicCRO26 matches20–6Marty RiessenUSA24 matches11–13Tony RocheAUS24 matches13–11Ken RosewallAUS22 matches10–12Tom OkkerNED22 matches11–11Cliff DrysdaleRSA19 matches14–5Rod LaverAUS19 matches4–15Pierre BarthesFRA17 matches12–5Arthur AsheUSA16 matches11–5Earl Butch BuchholzUSA14 matches6–8Fred StolleAUS14 matches11–3
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