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John Newcombe

1944 - Today

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John David Newcombe AO OBE (born 23 May 1944) is an Australian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in both men's singles and men's doubles. Newcombe won a combined 26 major titles: seven in singles, a former record 17 in men's doubles, and two in mixed doubles. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Newcombe is the 53rd most popular tennis player (down from 42nd in 2019), the 76th most popular biography from Australia (down from 60th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Australian Tennis Player.

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, John Newcombe ranks 53 out of 1,569. Before him are Fred Stolle, Neale Fraser, Hedwiga Rosenbaumová, Nikola Pilić, Pancho Gonzales, and Ken Rosewall. After him are Kerry Melville, Monica Seles, Louis Raymond, Henri Cochet, Maria Sharapova, and Yannick Noah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, John Newcombe ranks 192. Before him are Carlos Pace, Candy Darling, Michael Rosbash, David Trimble, Gianfranco Ferré, and Chris Patten. After him are Muhammad Naji al-Otari, Sirhan Sirhan, Jon Anderson, Alan Stivell, António Mascarenhas Monteiro, and Dennis Farina.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, John Newcombe ranks 76 out of 1,143. Before him are Liam Hemsworth (1990), John Kerr (1914), John Russell (1858), Raymond Dart (1893), Mick Doohan (1965), and Ken Rosewall (1934). After him are Kerry Melville (1947), Bryan Brown (1947), David Bruce (1855), Cassandra Harris (1948), John Noble (1948), and Phil Rudd (1954).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In Australia

Among tennis players born in Australia, John Newcombe ranks 8. Before him are Margaret Court (1942), Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1951), Roy Emerson (1936), Fred Stolle (1938), Neale Fraser (1933), and Ken Rosewall (1934). After him are Kerry Melville (1947), Pat Rafter (1972), Jack Crawford (1908), Judy Tegart-Dalton (1937), Bob Hewitt (1940), and Mervyn Rose (1930).

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