Minneapolis WCT 1968ATP · Carpet · Quarterfinal
31-21Player
John Newcombe
AUSBorn: May 23, 1944right-handed
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
ATPno matches recorded in 2026
John Newcombe has not played a match in the 2026 season.
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Career path
Ranking progression
- First archived ranking
- August 27, 1973
- Career peak
- No. 1 June 3, 1974
- Archived observations
- 84 83 documented weeks
- Top 1023documented weeks
- Top 2033documented weeks
- Top 5069documented weeks
- Top 10078documented weeks
Monthly snapshots · the higher the line, the better the ranking.
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Seasons
12 most recentRecent finals
41 career titlesFDusseldorf 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
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
Matches
183 foundSource dates represent the start of each tournament; daily filtering is consistent but does not claim the exact day of a round.
Evansville WCT 1968ATP · Carpet · Final
31-17 31-17Evansville WCT 1968ATP · Carpet · Semifinal
31-25Evansville WCT 1968ATP · Carpet · Quarterfinal
31-17Fresno WCT 1968ATP · Carpet · Quarterfinal
13-21 21-19 5-2Bakersfield WCT 1968ATP · Carpet · Final
31-12 31-22Bakersfield WCT 1968ATP · Carpet · Semifinal
31-28Bakersfield WCT 1968ATP · Carpet · Quarterfinal
31-22Los Altos Hills WCT 1968ATP · Carpet · Quarterfinal
31-28 31-28San Diego WCT 1968ATP · Carpet · Bronze medal match
31-28 31-23San Diego WCT 1968ATP · Carpet · Semifinal
25-31 31-20 5-3San Diego WCT 1968ATP · Carpet · Quarterfinal
31-18 31-28Tulsa WCT 1968ATP · Carpet · Round robin
31-25 28-31 5-3Tulsa WCT 1968ATP · Carpet · Round robin
31-30 31-18Tulsa WCT 1968ATP · Carpet · Round robin
22-31 31-28 5-4Orlando WCT 1968ATP · Carpet · Round robin
31-26 31-20Orlando WCT 1968ATP · Carpet · Round robin
31-30 25-31 5-4Orlando WCT 1968ATP · Carpet · Round robin
27-31 31-24 5-4New Orleans WCT 1968ATP · Carpet · Final
31-28New Orleans WCT 1968ATP · Carpet · Round robin
31-23 31-20New Orleans WCT 1968ATP · Carpet · Round robin
31-28 31-27New Orleans WCT 1968ATP · Carpet · Round robin
31-27Houston WCT 1968ATP · Carpet · Round robin
31-26 31-19Houston WCT 1968ATP · Carpet · Round robin
27-31 31-22Houston WCT 1968ATP · Carpet · Round robin
25-31 31-17Miami WCT 1968ATP · Carpet · Quarterfinal
31-27 31-26WCT World Cup 1968ATP · Carpet · Round robin
31-20 31-29WCT World Cup 1968ATP · Carpet · Round robin
31-29 31-30WCT World Cup 1968ATP · Carpet · Round robin
31-23 31-25WCT World Cup 1968ATP · Carpet · Round robin
31-30 25-31 5-2Sydney WCT 1968ATP · Carpet · Round robin
83-69Sydney WCT 1968ATP · Carpet · Round robin
97-64Sydney WCT 1968ATP · Carpet · Round robin
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