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John Newcombe

John Newcombe

AUS ATP
14 vs 5
Cliff Drysdale

Cliff Drysdale

RSA ATP

By surface

SurfaceJohn NewcombeCliff Drysdale
Hard 5 1
Clay 2 1
Grass 1 0
Carpet 5 3

All meetings (19)

DateTourTournamentRoundSurfaceWinner Set 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5
1976-03-22 ATP Palm Springs Round of 16 Hard John Newcombe 6-2 7-6
1972-10-01 ATP Alamo WCT Final — John Newcombe 6-1 6-1 7-5
1972-05-01 ATP Las Vegas WCT Final Hard John Newcombe 6-3 6-4
1972-04-30 ATP Denver WCT Round of 16 Carpet John Newcombe 6-3 6-7 7-5
1972-03-21 ATP Hilton Head Semifinal Clay John Newcombe 6-4 6-2
1972-02-06 ATP Richmond WCT Semifinal Carpet Cliff Drysdale 6-4 4-6 3-6
1971-08-08 ATP Boston WCT Semifinal Hard Cliff Drysdale 3-6 6-1 7-5 4-6 4-6
1971-02-09 ATP Philadelphia WCT Semifinal Carpet John Newcombe 3-6 2-6 6-1 6-4 7-64
1970-08-02 ATP Louisville Quarterfinal Hard John Newcombe 6-3 6-4
1968-10-09 ATP East London WCT Final Hard John Newcombe 10-6
1968-10-02 ATP Johannesburg WCT Bronze Medal Hard John Newcombe 6-3 3-6 6-1
1968-08-13 ATP Hamburg Final Clay John Newcombe 6-3 6-2 6-4
1968-08-12 ATP Newport WCT Round Robin Grass John Newcombe 16-21 21-19 21-17
1968-07-21 ATP Gstaad Semifinal Clay Cliff Drysdale 3-6 6-0 3-6 6-4 3-6
1968-05-10 ATP Buffalo WCT Quarterfinal Carpet Cliff Drysdale 29-31 31-27 2-5
1968-04-01 ATP Bakersfield WCT Final Carpet John Newcombe 31-12 31-22
1968-02-16 ATP New Orleans WCT Final Carpet Cliff Drysdale 28-31
1968-02-01 ATP WCT World Cup Round Robin Carpet John Newcombe 31-30 25-31 5-2
1968-01-20 ATP Sydney WCT Round Robin Carpet John Newcombe 74-72