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John Newcombe: Grand Slam Finals Played

Summary and details of all the Grand Slam finals made by John Newcombe, with statistics about how many he won and how many he lost and information by tournament and by year.

How many Grand Slam finals did he play? John Newcombe reached a total of 10 finals, of which he won 7 and lost 3 (a winning percentge of 70.0%).

John Newcombe:
Summary of His Grand Slam Finals

Tournament
Finals Played
Finals Won
Finals Lost
Winning Percentage
Australian Open 3
2
1
66.7%
French Open 0
-
-
0.0%
US Open 3
2
1
66.7%
Wimbledon 4
3
1
75.0%
Total: 10
7
3
70.0%
Surfaces:
= Hard
/
= Grass
/
= Clay

Grand Slam Finals played by Tournament

Australian Open Finals - 3 Finals (2-1)

1. 1973
John Newcombe defeated Onny Parun
6-3, 6-7, 7-5, 6-1
2. 1975
John Newcombe defeated Jimmy Connors
7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(9-7)
3. 1976
John Newcombe lost to Mark Edmondson
6-7, 6-3, 7-6, 6-1

French Open Finals - 0 Finals (0-0)

 
John Newcombe never played the final of the French Open

US Open Finals - 3 Finals (2-1)

1. 1966
John Newcombe lost to Fred Stolle
4-6, 12-10, 6-3, 6-4
2. 1967
John Newcombe defeated Clark Graebner
6-4, 6-4, 8-6
3. 1973
John Newcombe defeated Jan Kodeš
6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3

Wimbledon Finals - 4 Finals (3-1)

1. 1967
John Newcombe defeated Wilhelm Bungert
6-3, 6-1, 6-1
2. 1969
John Newcombe lost to Rod Laver
6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
3. 1970
John Newcombe defeated Ken Rosewall
5-7, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
4. 1971
John Newcombe defeated Stan Smith
6-3, 5-7, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4

Grand Slam Finals played by Year

Finals in 1966
1. US Open
John Newcombe lost to Fred Stolle
4-6, 12-10, 6-3, 6-4
Finals in 1967
2. Wimbledon
John Newcombe defeated Wilhelm Bungert
6-3, 6-1, 6-1
3. US Open
John Newcombe defeated Clark Graebner
6-4, 6-4, 8-6
Finals in 1969
4. Wimbledon
John Newcombe lost to Rod Laver
6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
Finals in 1970
5. Wimbledon
John Newcombe defeated Ken Rosewall
5-7, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
Finals in 1971
6. Wimbledon
John Newcombe defeated Stan Smith
6-3, 5-7, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Finals in 1973
7. Australian Open
John Newcombe defeated Onny Parun
6-3, 6-7, 7-5, 6-1
8. US Open
John Newcombe defeated Jan Kodeš
6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
Finals in 1975
9. Australian Open
John Newcombe defeated Jimmy Connors
7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(9-7)
Finals in 1976
10. Australian Open
John Newcombe lost to Mark Edmondson
6-7, 6-3, 7-6, 6-1