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John Newcombe vs Roger Taylor Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

John Newcombe seasons:19811980197919781977
Roger Taylor seasons:19801979197819771976
🇦🇺 John Newcombe
🇬🇧 Roger Taylor
Age: 81y 346d (1944-05-23)
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
(1941-10-14) Age: 84y 202d
Hand: L
Backhand: nan
22 - 6
Wins: 78.6% - 21.4%
Hard 8–1Clay 4–1Grass 4–0
Others 22–6
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🇦🇺John Newcombe and 🇬🇧Roger Taylor have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 28 times. John Newcombe currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 22–6.

Looking at their individual career profiles, 🇦🇺John Newcombe has compiled an overall career record of 568–227 across 795 matches, translating to a win rate of 71.45%. On hard courts his record stands at 149–53 (73.76%), while on clay he holds a 134–57 (70.16%) mark. On grass the numbers read 164–45 (78.47%) , and on carpet 121–72 (62.69%). Throughout his career he has won 41 titles (16 hard, 7 clay, 7 grass, 11 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 20–30 (40.00%).

🇬🇧Roger Taylor, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 374–297 from 671 matches (55.74% win rate). His hard-court record is 60–63 (48.78%), on clay he stands at 103–73 (58.52%), and on grass he has gone 103–66 (60.95%) , with a carpet record of 108–95 (53.20%). He has accumulated 9 titles in total (1 hard, 1 clay, 3 grass, 4 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 3–21 (12.50%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 9 times, with John Newcombe leading 8–1 (88.89%). The clay record between them sits at 4–1 (80.00% for John Newcombe) across 5 matches. On grass, their 4 encounters have yielded a record of 4–0 (100.00% for John Newcombe).

Dateâ–¼
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1974-11-11ManilaClayQF2🇦🇺John Newcombe42🇬🇧Roger Taylor6-3 7-53------0/0
1974-11-04Hong KongHardQF2🇦🇺John Newcombe (1)43🇬🇧Roger Taylor6-2 9-83------0/0
1972-09-25Alamo WCTHardR32-🇦🇺John Newcombe-🇬🇧Roger Taylor3-6 6-0 6-13------0/0
1972-07-17Washington WCTClayR16-🇦🇺John Newcombe-🇬🇧Roger Taylor6-1 6-43------0/0
1972-04-03Houston WCTClayQF-🇬🇧Roger Taylor-🇦🇺John Newcombe6-4 6-33------0/0
1972-02-13Toronto WCTCarpetR16-🇬🇧Roger Taylor-🇦🇺John Newcombe7-5 4-6 6-43------0/0
1972-02-02Richmond WCTCarpetQF-🇦🇺John Newcombe-🇬🇧Roger Taylor7-5 3-6 6-43------0/0
1971-07-12Washington WCTClayR16-🇦🇺John Newcombe-🇬🇧Roger Taylor6-2 6-23------0/0
1971-02-09Philadelphia WCTCarpetR16-🇦🇺John Newcombe (3)-🇬🇧Roger Taylor (9)6-1 6-43------0/0
1970-10-08MidlandCarpetF-🇬🇧Roger Taylor-🇦🇺John Newcombe2-6 7-6 6-13------0/0
1970-05-13Las VegasHardR16-🇦🇺John Newcombe-🇬🇧Roger Taylor4-6 6-3 6-23------0/0
1970-01-10MelbourneGrassSF-🇦🇺John Newcombe-🇬🇧Roger Taylor6-3 6-2 7-55------0/0
1970-01-04Australian Round RobinGrassRR-🇦🇺John Newcombe-🇬🇧Roger Taylor6-4 3-6 6-23------0/0
1969-09-12AtlantaHardQF-🇦🇺John Newcombe-🇬🇧Roger Taylor6-4 6-33------0/0
1969-06-16Queen's ClubGrassR16-🇦🇺John Newcombe-🇬🇧Roger Taylor3-6 6-3 6-43------0/0
1968-11-07Vienna WCTHardSF-🇦🇺John Newcombe-🇬🇧Roger Taylor6-4 6-23------0/0
1968-10-16Kimberley WCTHardQF-🇦🇺John Newcombe-🇬🇧Roger Taylor8-21------0/0
1968-10-10Port Elizabeth WCTHardSF-🇬🇧Roger Taylor-🇦🇺John Newcombe10-41------0/0
1968-10-02Johannesburg WCTHardQF-🇦🇺John Newcombe-🇬🇧Roger Taylor6-3 6-33------0/0
1968-08-12Newport WCTGrassRR-🇦🇺John Newcombe-🇬🇧Roger Taylor21-10 18-21 21-193------0/0
1968-08-01Cannes WCTHardSF-🇦🇺John Newcombe-🇬🇧Roger Taylor6-4 6-33------0/0
1968-07-26Bastad WCTClayRR-🇦🇺John Newcombe-🇬🇧Roger Taylor6-3 6-3 6-25------0/0
1968-04-20Evansville WCTCarpetQF-🇦🇺John Newcombe-🇬🇧Roger Taylor31-171------0/0
1968-04-05Fresno WCTCarpetQF-🇬🇧Roger Taylor-🇦🇺John Newcombe13-21 21-19 5-23------0/0
1968-03-22San Diego WCTCarpet3rd/4th-🇦🇺John Newcombe-🇬🇧Roger Taylor31-28 31-233------0/0
1968-02-27Tulsa WCTCarpetRR-🇦🇺John Newcombe-🇬🇧Roger Taylor31-30 31-183------0/0
1968-02-20Orlando WCTCarpetRR-🇬🇧Roger Taylor-🇦🇺John Newcombe27-31 31-24 5-43------0/0
1968-02-01WCT World CupCarpetRR-🇦🇺John Newcombe-🇬🇧Roger Taylor31-23 31-253------0/0

Wins

John Newcombe
Roger Taylor
22–6Overall
22–6Others
8–1Hard
4–1Clay
4–0Grass
6–4Indoor Hard

Sets Format

78.3%18
21.7%5
Bo3
100.0%2
0.0%0
Bo5
92.3%12
7.7%1
2 Sets
66.7%8
33.3%4
3 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
4 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
5 Sets
John Newcombe
Roger Taylor

Deciding

61.5%8
38.5%5
Decider Set
0.0%0
100.0%1
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
John Newcombe
Roger Taylor

Sets

73.8%48
26.2%17
All
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
83.3%15
16.7%3
Hard
75.0%9
25.0%3
Grass
81.8%9
18.2%2
Clay
62.5%15
37.5%9
Carpet
John Newcombe
Roger Taylor

Games

56.3%651
43.7%506
All
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
61.6%106
38.4%66
Hard
56.2%109
43.8%85
Grass
62.6%62
37.4%37
Clay
54.0%374
46.0%318
Carpet
John Newcombe
Roger Taylor

H2H Series Progression

HardClayGrassCarpet

Overview

By Surface

John Newcombe
Roger Taylor

By Tournament Level

John Newcombe
Roger Taylor

By Round

John Newcombe
Roger Taylor

By Opponent Ranking

John NewcombeRoger Taylor
40%2-3
vs Top 1
0%0-3
27.3%6-16
vs Top 5
10%1-9
40%20-30
vs Top 10
12.5%3-21
41.7%35-49
vs Top 20
17.1%6-29
65%156-84
vs Top 100
36.7%47-81
91.4%53-5
vs +100
76.1%51-16
32.8%19-39
vs Higher
28.6%26-65
79.2%190-50
vs Lower
69.2%72-32

Opponent Breakdown

John NewcombeRoger Taylor
74.3%309-107
Vs Younger
55.8%273-216
66.1%234-120
Vs Older
43.7%62-80
73%463-171
Vs Right-Handed
56.8%314-239
63.2%96-56
Vs Left-Handed
44.8%47-58
45.5%5-6
Vs 2H Backhand
33.3%2-4
59.4%41-28
Vs 1H Backhand
27.8%15-39
58.5%120-85
Vs Shorter
—
68.7%160-73
Vs Taller
—

Pressure Situations