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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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Career path

Ranking progression

48 months represented
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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