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Dennis Ralston vs John Newcombe Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Dennis Ralston seasons:19801978197719761975
John Newcombe seasons:19811980197919781977
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Dennis Ralston
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί John Newcombe
Age: 83y 236d (1942-07-27)
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
(1944-05-23) Age: 81y 301d
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
7 - 5
Wins: 58.3% - 41.7%
Hard 0–1Clay 1–0Grass 1–2
Others 6–4Slam 1–1
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDennis Ralston and πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Newcombe have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 12 times. Dennis Ralston currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 7–5.

Looking at their individual career profiles, πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDennis Ralston has compiled an overall career record of 152–128 across 280 matches, translating to a win rate of 54.29%. On hard courts his record stands at 32–38 (45.71%), while on clay he holds a 20–20 (50.00%) mark. On grass the numbers read 46–23 (66.67%) , and on carpet 54–47 (53.47%). Throughout his career he has won 6 titles (1 hard, 1 clay, 4 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 0–5 (0.00%).

πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Newcombe, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 568–227 from 795 matches (71.45% win rate). His hard-court record is 149–53 (73.76%), on clay he stands at 134–57 (70.16%), and on grass he has gone 164–45 (78.47%) , with a carpet record of 121–72 (62.69%). He has accumulated 41 titles in total (16 hard, 7 clay, 7 grass, 11 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 20–30 (40.00%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 1 times, with John Newcombe leading 1–0 (100.00%). The clay record between them sits at 1–0 (100.00% for Dennis Ralston) across 1 matches. On grass, their 3 encounters have yielded a record of 2–1 (66.67% for John Newcombe).

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1971-04-24WCT Aetna World CupCarpetRR-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Newcombe-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDennis Ralston6-3 3-6 6-43------0/0
1970-06-22WimbledonGrassR16-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Newcombe (2)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDennis Ralston (15)14-12 9-7 6-25------0/0
1970-01-19Australian OpenGrassQF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDennis Ralston (6)-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Newcombe (2)19-17 20-18 4-6 6-35------0/0
1970-01-10MelbourneGrassQF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Newcombe-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDennis Ralston9-7 15-13 4-6 6-25------0/0
1968-11-15Wembley-3HardQF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Newcombe-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDennis Ralston7-5 9-73------0/0
1968-07-26Bastad WCTClayRR-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDennis Ralston-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Newcombe5-7 8-6 6-3 6-35------0/0
1968-05-04Minneapolis WCTCarpetF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDennis Ralston-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Newcombe31-26 19-31 5-43------0/0
1968-04-20Evansville WCTCarpetSF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Newcombe-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDennis Ralston31-251------0/0
1968-03-22San Diego WCTCarpetSF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDennis Ralston-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Newcombe25-31 31-20 5-33------0/0
1968-02-27Tulsa WCTCarpetRR-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDennis Ralston-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Newcombe31-25 28-31 5-33------0/0
1968-02-20Orlando WCTCarpetRR-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDennis Ralston-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Newcombe31-26 31-203------0/0
1968-02-01WCT World CupCarpetRR-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDennis Ralston-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Newcombe31-20 31-293------0/0

Wins

Dennis Ralston
John Newcombe
7–5Overall
1–1Grand Slam
6–4Others
0–1Hard
1–0Clay
1–2Grass
5–2Indoor Hard

Sets Format

71.4%5
28.6%2
Bo3
50.0%2
50.0%2
Bo5
66.7%2
33.3%1
2 Sets
60.0%3
40.0%2
3 Sets
66.7%2
33.3%1
4 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
5 Sets
Dennis Ralston
John Newcombe

Deciding

60.0%3
40.0%2
Decider Set
0.0%0
0.0%0
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
Dennis Ralston
John Newcombe

Sets

52.9%18
47.1%16
All
42.9%3
57.1%4
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
0.0%0
100.0%2
Hard
36.4%4
63.6%7
Grass
75.0%3
25.0%1
Clay
64.7%11
35.3%6
Carpet
Dennis Ralston
John Newcombe

Games

51.1%477
48.9%457
All
49.0%70
51.0%73
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
42.9%12
57.1%16
Hard
47.8%98
52.2%107
Grass
56.8%25
43.2%19
Clay
52.1%342
47.9%315
Carpet
Dennis Ralston
John Newcombe

H2H Series Progression

HardClayGrassCarpet

Overview

By Surface

Dennis Ralston
John Newcombe

By Tournament Level

Dennis Ralston
John Newcombe

By Round

Dennis Ralston
John Newcombe

By Opponent Ranking

Dennis RalstonJohn Newcombe
0%0-1
vs Top 1
40%2-3
0%0-4
vs Top 5
27.3%6-16
0%0-5
vs Top 10
40%20-30
14.3%1-6
vs Top 20
41.7%35-49
21.4%6-22
vs Top 100
65%156-84
50%1-1
vs +100
91.4%53-5
21.4%6-22
vs Higher
32.8%19-39
100%1-0
vs Lower
79.2%190-50

Opponent Breakdown

Dennis RalstonJohn Newcombe
53.4%79-69
Vs Younger
74.3%309-107
52.8%66-59
Vs Older
66.1%234-120
57.3%122-91
Vs Right-Handed
73%463-171
44.8%30-37
Vs Left-Handed
63.2%96-56
0%0-2
Vs 2H Backhand
45.5%5-6
31.8%7-15
Vs 1H Backhand
59.4%41-28
46.5%66-76
Vs Shorter
58.5%120-85
27.8%5-13
Vs Taller
68.7%160-73

Pressure Situations