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Tony Roche

AUS Born May 17, 1945 178 cm / 5'10" Plays: Left-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1980

Tony Roche represented Australia on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 12. TennisDB's records show a 360–191 record in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1968 through 1980 and 20 recorded singles titles.

Peak singles rank
12 (Jun 30, 1975)
Elo peak
2137 (97th percentile)
Singles record
360–191 (65.3%)
Singles titles
20
Prize money
$529,199

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Tony Roche's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Gene Mayer #5 3-6 0-6 L H2H Match data Oct 17, 1980* R16 Sydney Indoor ATP 250 Hard
John Newcombe 6-4 7-6 W H2H Match data Oct 16, 1980* R32 Sydney Indoor ATP 250 Hard
Phil Dent #32 7-5 3-6 2-6 L H2H Match data Oct 11, 1980* QF Brisbane International ATP 250 Grass
Peter Feigl #76 6-3 6-1 W H2H Match data Oct 10, 1980* R16 Brisbane International ATP 250 Grass
Junie Chatman 7-5 6-4 W H2H Match data Oct 9, 1980* R32 Brisbane International ATP 250 Grass

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Tony Roche's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
John Newcombe 11 13 24 Oct 16, 1980 H2H
Tom Okker 8 16 24 Feb 21, 1977 H2H
Rod Laver 9 11 20 Jul 4, 1972 H2H
Cliff Drysdale 7 12 19 Mar 13, 1976 H2H
Dennis Ralston 8 11 19 Apr 9, 1971 H2H

Singles Titles (20)

Tony Roche won 1 career Grand Slam singles title: 0 in the Open Era and 1 before the Open Era. The Open Era began on 22 April 1968. The season table below covers recorded tournament results.

Tony Roche singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP FinalsTournaments
196823 4 — — — 4 — Cape Town Wct, Johannesburg Wct, New York 3, Vienna Open
196924 7 — — — 7 — ASB Classic, Hamburg Open, Miami Open, Oakland, Sydney International, Tucson, Vienna Open
197025 4 — — — 4 — Australian Round Robin, Dublin, Swiss Open Gstaad, U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
197227 1 — — — 1 — Washington Open
197429 1 — — — 1 — Sydney International
197631 2 — — — 2 — Charlotte Wct, Sydney International
197833 1 — — — 1 — Queen's Club Championships
Total 20 0 (+1) — — 20 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Tony Roche career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
19682353358860.2%——
196924863011674.1%——
19702555177276.4%——
19712617163351.5%——
19722719153455.9%——
19732834742.9%——
19742933164967.4%13227
19753031134470.5%2312
19763117112860.7%1450
19773221163756.8%2515
19783316122857.1%1932
197934641060.0%33166
19803532560.0%——
Career36019155165.3%——

Career Results by Surface

Tony Roche career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
196823 1672369.6%641060.0%1141573.3%20204050.0% 53358860.2%
196924 14112556.0%2342785.2%2943387.9%20113164.5% 863011674.1%
197025 1451973.7%1031376.9%2542986.2%651154.5% 55177276.4%
197126 731070.0%43757.1%44850.0%26825.0% 17163351.5%
197227 551050.0%931275.0%————571241.7% 19153455.9%
197328 32560.0%0110.0%0110.0%———— 34742.9%
197429 53862.5%52771.4%1041471.4%1372065.0% 33164967.3%
197530 44850.0%52771.4%1742181.0%53862.5% 31134470.5%
197631 0110.0%0110.0%1121384.6%671346.2% 17112860.7%
197732 651154.5%————741163.6%871553.3% 21163756.8%
197833 0110.0%21366.7%1141573.3%36933.3% 16122857.1%
197934 ————0110.0%63966.7%———— 641060.0%
198035 11250.0%————21366.7%———— 32560.0%
Career—754812361.0%64258971.9%1333917277.3%887916752.7%36019155165.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Tony Roche career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
197429 0110.0%0110.0%11250.0%202100.0% 33650.0%
197530 22450.0%12333.3%707100.0%11250.0% 1151668.8%
197631 00——00——202100.0%101100.0% 303100.0%
197732 26825.0%651154.5%731070.0%00—— 15142951.7%
197833 13425.0%22450.0%52771.4%202100.0% 1071758.8%
197934 00——00——33650.0%11250.0% 44850.0%
198035 0110.0%00——11250.0%00—— 12333.3%
Career 5131827.8%9101947.4%26103672.2%72977.8% 47358257.3%

Opponent ranking data available for 82/551 (14.9%) of Tony Roche's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Tony Roche advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1968 23 1838 119.8 — — — — -6 -224 -92 62.4% +0.53 7–9 (44%) — — -1.46
1969 24 1963 145.5 — — — — -69 +94 +182 70.1% +1.32 19–5 (79%) — — -3.25
1970 25 2063 155.4 — — — — -44 -23 +168 70.2% +1.38 14–6 (70%) 6–3 (67%) 105.6 -2.58
1971 26 1886 145.1 — — — — +26 +128 +180 51.2% +0.50 7–3 (70%) 5–6 (45%) 101.5 -2.06
1972 27 1939 149.4 — — — — -54 +106 — 55.1% +0.33 7–5 (58%) 3–3 (50%) 102.5 -4.37
1973 28 1888 120.6 — — — — -19 — — 52.6% +0.16 1–4 (20%) 1–1 — -0.54
1974 29 1938 144.4 — — — — -62 +39 +133 63.0% +1.08 10–5 (67%) 10–10 (50%) 101.3 -0.53
1975 30 1976 155.6 — — — — -118 -16 +179 67.9% +1.21 5–5 (50%) 5–7 (42%) 94.4 -2.87
1976 31 2026 153.8 — — — — -147 — +160 63.3% +0.82 3–6 (33%) 10–6 (63%) 98.3 -1.68
1977 32 1924 156.9 — — — — +1 — +133 57.3% +0.38 5–4 (56%) 6–6 (50%) 99.9 -3.97
1978 33 1848 140.5 — — — — -18 +18 +150 55.7% +0.51 5–2 (71%) 1–4 (20%) 98.8 -0.51
1979 34 1801 119.1 — — — — — — +161 67.9% +0.64 0–4 (0%) 3–1 (75%) 93.9 +0.98
1980 35 1812 125.2 — — — — — — +164 63.6% +0.09 0–1 1–0 — -0.44
Career 2137 152.2 — — — — -42 +28 +142 64.1% +0.93 83–59 (58%) 51–47 (52%) 101.3 -4.33

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Tony Roche Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
196823 ——FR16 8–2 (80%)
196924 SFSFSFF 20–4 (83%)
197025 QF—QFF 12–3 (80%)
197126 R16—R128— 1–2 (33%)
197429 R32—R32R32 5–3 (62%)
197530 SF—SFR64 10–3 (77%)
197631 QF—R16— 6–2 (75%)
197732 R16——— 2–1 (67%)
197833 QF—R128— 3–2 (60%)
197934 R16——— 2–1 (67%)
W-L 22–9
(71%)
5–1
(83%)
25–8
(76%)
17–5
(77%)
69–23
(75%)

ATP 250

Tony Roche ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ADEATLASBBRIDALGSTHAMHKGHOUMCMELMIAMUNPARQUEITAROTSDGSTOTKYVIEWASAMSAUSBAKBALBALBOMBOSBOUBRIBUFCANCAPCARCHACHACHACHICHICLECOLDAYDENDUBDURDUREASEVAFORFORFREHARHOBMIAJAPJOHKANKIMLASLASLONLONLONLOSLOSLOSLOULOUMANMEMMEMMEXMILMINNEWNEWNEWNEWEASOAKORLTKYIWPERPHIPORPREQUERICRICSALSANSHRSOUST.SYDSYDSYDTEHTORTORTUCTULU.SVANWCTWCTWEMWEM W-L
Win %
196823 ——————QF—RR——F—R16———QF——W———QF—F————QFQFW————————————FQFQF——F————W—F——R64——BR—R16———————QFRR——W——RR————FF—————SF————W————RRBR——RR—QF 45–33 (58%)
196924 —BRW———W——————BR—F——R32—W—BR———————————————R16——QF———R16———BR———FWRR———R16——SF——R16R32——————BR——SFRR——W————F————————SF——W————W—R16———F— 66–26 (72%)
197025 —R16——SFWSF———FSF———————————W—————R16—————RR————————W——————————————SF——————R16SF—————————————————F—————QF————————————WR16———— 43–14 (75%)
197126 ————R16——————SF———R16————————————RRR16R32————RRSF——R32————SF————————————————SF———————————————————————R16—————————————QF—————————— 16–14 (53%)
197227 ————————R16——R16—————————W———————————————R32—R32R32——R32——————QF—————————R32———————QF————————————————R16——R16R32—————QF—————R16——QF————— 19–15 (56%)
197328 ——————————————R32——————————————————————R32———————————————————F—R32—————————————————————————————————————————————————— 3–4 (43%)
197429 —————————R16—R16SF———R16————QF—————F————————————————————————————R16————————————————————————————SF————R16—R64———SFW———QF———————— 28–13 (68%)
197530 ———————R32———————————SF—————SF———————————————————————————————————————————R32—————————F————QFQF————R32—————R16SF———————————— 21–10 (68%)
197631 —————————————————————R16————————————R16——W—————R16————————RR——————————————————R16———————————R64—R32———————————W——QF————————— 11–9 (55%)
197732 R32——F————QF————————————————————————————QF——————————————RR——————————R16——————R32—R16———————————SFQF———SF——————QF———QF————————— 19–14 (58%)
197833 ———R16——————————W————R32—R16————————————————————R32—————————RR—————————————————————————————R16—————————R32———R32R32————————QF——— 13–10 (57%)
197934 SF———————R32————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————R32———————————— 4–3 (57%)
198035 ———QF————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————R16————————————— 3–2 (60%)
W-L 4–2
(67%)
1–3
(25%)
5–0
(100%)
7–3
(70%)
3–2
(60%)
5–0
(100%)
10–2
(83%)
0–1
(0%)
3–5
(38%)
1–1
(50%)
4–1
(80%)
8–5
(62%)
3–1
(75%)
2–3
(40%)
6–1
(86%)
6–2
(75%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
4–2
(67%)
4–0
(100%)
9–3
(75%)
3–1
(75%)
4–0
(100%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
4–1
(80%)
0–1
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
3–0
(100%)
0–1
(0%)
0–4
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
5–3
(62%)
0–1
(0%)
0–2
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–2
(0%)
8–1
(89%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
2–1
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
0–5
(0%)
4–1
(80%)
3–0
(100%)
2–2
(50%)
4–1
(80%)
3–1
(75%)
2–1
(67%)
3–3
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
5–3
(62%)
2–1
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
3–1
(75%)
2–1
(67%)
3–0
(100%)
5–1
(83%)
3–0
(100%)
1–2
(33%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
5–2
(71%)
21–8
(72%)
2–1
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
2–2
(50%)
1–2
(33%)
3–1
(75%)
1–2
(33%)
1–1
(50%)
4–1
(80%)
2–1
(67%)
8–5
(62%)
20–4
(83%)
3–1
(75%)
2–1
(67%)
2–2
(50%)
3–2
(60%)
3–0
(100%)
0–3
(0%)
10–3
(77%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
3–1
(75%)
4–1
(80%)
1–1
(50%)
291–167
(64%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
12
Career-high date
Jun 30, 1975
First Top 100
Apr 22, 1974
First Top 50
Apr 22, 1974
First Top 20
Mar 10, 1975
First Top 10
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Ranking History Matrix

Tony Roche ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
197429——1322422115232525—2627
19753023—17231912—————12
197631—————14—————50
197732181819181818182220151415
197833265150696527282828515132
197934333636394143—————166

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Tony Roche's most statistically similar ATP players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS M1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Mark Cox GBR #12 2,022 678 406 272 59.9% — 13 0 0 1968–1981 Rivalries Match log
Roy Emerson AUS #12 2,007 449 275 174 61.2% — 5 0 0 1968–1983 Rivalries Match log
Marty Riessen USA #11 2,105 845 531 314 62.8% $465 11 0 0 1968–1981 Rivalries Match log
Nikola Pilic CRO #12 1,951 550 301 249 54.7% — 5 0 0 1968–1978 Rivalries Match log
Cliff Drysdale RSA #13 2,134 648 397 251 61.3% — 6 0 0 1968–1980 Rivalries Match log
Paolo Bertolucci ITA #12 1,934 338 194 144 57.4% — 6 0 0 1968–1983 Rivalries Match log
Balazs Taroczy HUN #12 2,002 610 381 229 62.5% $1,437,443 13 0 0 1972–1986 Rivalries Match log
Roger Taylor GBR #11 2,003 666 369 297 55.4% — 9 0 0 1968–1980 Rivalries Match log
Cliff Richey USA #16 2,081 701 479 222 68.3% $7,500 20 0 0 1968–1979 Rivalries Match log
Tom Gorman USA #10 2,005 705 415 290 58.9% $10,000 9 0 0 1968–1980 Rivalries Match log
Jaime Fillol CHI #14 2,063 894 531 363 59.4% $187,169 8 0 0 1968–1983 Rivalries Match log
Alexander Volkov RUS #14 1,922 537 291 246 54.2% $3,362,840 3 0 0 1968–1997 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Tony Roche born?
Tony Roche was born on May 17, 1945.
Which country did Tony Roche represent?
Tony Roche represented Australia in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Tony Roche?
Tony Roche is 178 cm / 5'10".
Is Tony Roche left-handed or right-handed?
Tony Roche plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Tony Roche won?
Tony Roche won 1 career Grand Slam singles title: 0 in the Open Era and 1 before the Open Era.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Tony Roche won?
TennisDB does not group any of Tony Roche's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Tony Roche won?
TennisDB records 20 ATP singles titles for Tony Roche across all categories. The most recent was Queen's Club in 1978.
What is Tony Roche's highest ATP ranking?
Tony Roche's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 12, first achieved on June 30, 1975.
What is Tony Roche's career win-loss record?
Tony Roche has 360 wins and 191 losses (65.3%) in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1968 through 1980.
How much career prize money has Tony Roche earned?
Tony Roche has earned at least $529,199 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Tony Roche's career appear in TennisDB?
Tony Roche appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1980.
On which surface does Tony Roche have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Tony Roche's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on grass: 77.3% (133–39).
Who has Tony Roche faced most often?
Tony Roche's most frequent opponent is John Newcombe, with a head-to-head record of 11–13 across 24 meetings.