John Newcombe

John Newcombe

Ron Kroon : John Newcombe (1965)

Nation:

Australia

Birthday:

May 23, 1944

Size:

183 cm

1st professional season:

1968

Resignation:

1981

Playing hand:

Right, one-handed backhand

Prize money:

$ 1,062,408

singles

Career record:

436: 145

Career title:

32 ATP ; 36 before the Open Era

Highest ranking:

1 (June 3 1974)

Weeks as No. 1:

8th

Grand Slam record

Grand Slam title: 00000 7

Australian Open	S (1973, 1975)
French Open	VF (1965, 1969)
Wimbledon	S (1967, 1970, 1971)
US Open	S (1967, 1973)

Double

Career record:

333: 115

Career title:

33

Highest ranking:

455 (January 3, 1983)

Grand Slam record

Grand Slam title: 00000 17

Australian Open	S (1965, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1976)
French Open	S (1967, 1969, 1973)
Wimbledon	S (1965, 1966, 1968-1970, 1974)
US Open	S (1967, 1971, 1973)

Mixed

Grand Slam record

Grand Slam title: 00000 2

Australian Open	S (1965)
French Open	HF (1969)
Wimbledon	HF (1979)
US Open	S (1964)

Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

John David Newcombe (born May 23, 1944 in Sydney ) is a retired Australian tennis player .

biography

In his youth, Newcombe played many different sports until he decided to play tennis. He was Australian junior champion in 1961, 1962 and 1963 and was a member of the victorious Australian Davis team in 1964 . He won his first Grand Slam tournament in 1965 when he won doubles at the Australian Open with fellow countryman Tony Roche . In the same year the duo also won the title at Wimbledon . Overall, the two won the Australian championships three more times, at Wimbledon they added four more triumphs and won the US Open in 1967 and the French Open in 1967 and 1969 . Overall, they were victorious in 12 Grand Slam finals in doubles, making them one of the most successful pairings.

John Newcombe's powerful serve and volley game was the guarantee for his aggressive game. To the delight of the spectators and to the surprise of the opponents, he also hit an ace with the second serve. His style of play made him number 1 in amateur sports in 1967. As a professional player, he was first in the rankings in 1970, 1971 and 1974. In singles, he won the Australian Open twice, Wimbledon three times and the US Open twice.

As a member of Lamar Hunt's "World Championship Tennis", a tournament series for professional tennis players, he was excluded from the English championships at Wimbledon in 1972, and a year later the fan-favorite newcombe boycotted the tournament. His boycott was then the reason to finally solve the problem with professional sport. John Newcombe was President of the Professional Tennis Players Association in 1977 and 1978.

Newcombe and Rod Laver were the only players to win the US Open and Wimbledon as both amateur and professional players. The grass pitch was John Newcombe's preferred surface and the French Open remained the only Grand Slam tournament that he could never win in singles. In doubles, however, he was victorious in three tournaments.

In total, John Newcombe won 25 Grand Slam tournaments in singles, doubles and mixed. John Newcombe was the last Australian to dominate men's tennis. In 1986 he was inducted into the Hall of Fame for Tennis.

He remained connected to tennis even after his retirement and was captain of the Australian Davis Cup team in 1995.

Grand Slam successes

Australian Open
- Singles - 1973, 1975, final 1976
- Doubles - 1965, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1976

French Open
- Doubles - 1967, 1969, 1973

Wimbledon
- Singles - 1967, 1970, 1971, 1969 finals
- Doubles - 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974

US Open
- Singles - 1967, 1973
- Doubles - 1967, 1971, 1973
- Mixed - 1964

Web links

Commons : John Newcombe - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

personal data
SURNAME	Newcombe, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Newcombe, John David (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Australian tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH	May 23, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sydney , Australia