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Rod Laver

AUS Age 88 175 cm / 5'9" Plays: Left-Handed, One-Handed Backhand ATP Tour years active: 1968–1979

Rod Laver represented Australia on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 3. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 570–145 and 69 singles titles.

Peak singles rank
3 (Aug 12, 1974)
Elo peak
2303 (100th percentile)
Singles record
570–145 (79.7%)
Singles titles
69
Prize money
$1,565,413

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 →

Rod Laver's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Alexander #16 7-6 3-6 1-6 L H2H Match data Apr 26, 1979* R32 Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
Bjorn Borg #3 4-6 2-6 L H2H Match data Mar 24, 1978* R16 Wct Tournament of Champions ATP 250 Carpet
Eddie Dibbs #6 1-6 6-7 L H2H Match data Feb 4, 1978* QF Richmond Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Pat Dupre #95 0-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Feb 3, 1978* QF Sarasota ATP 250 Carpet
Mark Cox #28 6-4 5-7 6-4 W H2H Match data Feb 3, 1978* R16 Richmond Wct ATP 250 Carpet

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Rod Laver's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Roy Emerson 26 6 32 Mar 14, 1975 H2H
Ken Rosewall 24 7 31 Apr 10, 1976 H2H
Tom Okker 22 3 25 May 18, 1974 H2H
Fred Stolle 20 4 24 Apr 12, 1974 H2H
Arthur Ashe 19 2 21 Feb 28, 1976 H2H

Singles Titles (69)

Rod Laver 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
196829 10 1 9 Corpus Christi Ntl, La Paz Ntl, Los Angeles Open, Nashville, New York Ntl, Paris 2, Sao Paulo Ntl 2, U.S. Pro Tennis Championships, Wembley Ntl 2, Wimbledon
196930 16 4 12 Anaheim, Baltimore, Binghamton, Fort Worth, London 2, Los Angeles 1, New York 2, Philadelphia Wct, South African Open, St. Louis, U.S. Pro Tennis Championships, Wembley, Australian Open, Roland Garros, US Open, Wimbledon
197031 13 13 Champions Classic, Fort Worth, Queen's Club Championships, Los Angeles Open, Louisville, Canadian Open, Philadelphia Wct, South African Open, South Orange, St. Louis Wct, Sydney International, Vancouver, Wembley
197132 7 7 Berkeley, Bologna Wct, Champions Classic, Fort Worth Wct, Hilton Head, London, Italian Open
197233 5 5 Denver Wct, Houston Wct, Philadelphia Wct, Richmond Wct, Toronto Wct
197334 7 7 Hilton Head, Hong Kong Open, Miami Open, Richmond Wct, Sydney Indoor, Toronto Wct, World Invitational Classic
197435 6 6 Bretton Woods, Houston, Las Vegas, Palm Desert Wct, Philadelphia Wct, Japan Open
197536 5 5 Caracas Wct, La Costa Wct, Orlando Wct, San Juan, Sao Paulo Wct
Total 69 5 64

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

Career Results

Rod Laver career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
19682973199279.4%
196930971411187.4%
197031891510485.6%
197132852010581.0%
19723350166675.8%
19733467168380.7%58
1974354295182.4%94
19753649126180.3%410
1976379112045.0%2773
197738591435.7%72106
19783943757.1%124216
1979400110.0%662662
Career57014571579.7%

Career Results by Surface

Rod Laver career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
196829 1662272.7%3194077.5%1721989.5%921181.8% 73199279.3%
196930 2142584.0%1241675.0%3433791.9%3033390.9% 971411187.4%
197031 3333691.7%821080.0%2142584.0%2763381.8% 891510485.6%
197132 2743187.1%1462070.0%1031376.9%3474182.9% 852010581.0%
197233 861457.1%941369.2%31475.0%3053585.7% 50166675.8%
197334 1832185.7%1962576.0%21366.7%2863482.4% 67168380.7%
197435 1221485.7%15015100.0%1572268.2% 4295182.4%
197536 1922190.5%2172875.0%931275.0% 49126180.3%
197637 43757.1%0330.0%551050.0% 9112045.0%
197738 22450.0%12333.3%25728.6% 591435.7%
197839 43757.1% 43757.1%
197940 0110.0% 0110.0%
Career1603619681.6%1294117075.9%881610484.6%1935224578.8%57014571579.7%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Rod Laver career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
197334 202100.0%202100.0%41580.0%31475.0% 1121384.6%
197435 12333.3%41580.0%303100.0%101100.0% 931275.0%
197536 0110.0%32560.0%911090.0%101100.0% 1341776.5%
197738 15616.7%22450.0%11250.0%00 481233.3%
197839 0220.0%101100.0%11250.0%00 23540.0%
197940 000110.0%0000 0110.0%
Career 4101428.6%1261866.7%1842281.8%51683.3% 39216065.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 60/715 (8.4%) of Rod Laver's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Rod Laver 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 29 1880 130.3 +5 -6 +3 74.4% +1.65 15–6 (71%) -0.22
1969 30 2162 149.8 +113 -174 +143 76.7% +1.93 22–7 (76%) -1.40
1970 31 2216 155.8 +205 -202 +12 76.8% +1.87 21–6 (78%) 6–2 (75%) 105.7 -1.22
1971 32 2158 162.7 +162 -164 0 71.8% +1.59 26–7 (79%) 11–14 (44%) 99.7 -5.72
1972 33 2018 162.7 +115 -23 +112 69.6% +1.41 13–11 (54%) 7–10 (41%) 89.2 -3.85
1973 34 2104 156.6 +130 -106 -10 73.5% +1.55 18–7 (72%) 17–10 (63%) 102.6 -2.11
1974 35 2124 154.5 +39 +3 73.2% +1.66 12–3 (80%) 6–3 (67%) 105.2 -0.95
1975 36 2100 163.1 +101 -5 71.6% +1.53 16–7 (70%) 14–11 (56%) 100.3 -2.95
1976 37 2006 156.1 +89 +18 46.0% -0.38 2–3 (40%) 6–2 (75%) 102.1 -2.11
1977 38 1937 147.8 +75 +86 44.4% -0.42 1–4 (20%) -2.94
1978 39 1926 125.9 +45 50.0% 0.00 2–0 1–1 -0.22
1979 40 1910 103.6 33.3% -2.33 0–1 1–0 -0.31
Career 2303 159.0 +120 -67 +61 72.3% +1.57 148–62 (70%) 69–53 (57%) 102.7 -3.39

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Rod Laver Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
196829 FWR16 15–2 (88%)
196930 WWWW 26–0 (100%)
197031 R16R16 5–2 (71%)
197132 R16QF 5–2 (71%)
197233 R16 3–1 (75%)
197334 R32 2–1 (67%)
197536 R16 3–1 (75%)
197738 R64 1–1 (50%)
W-L 6–1
(86%)
13–1
(93%)
22–3
(88%)
19–5
(79%)
60–10
(86%)

ATP 500

Rod Laver ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge CAN W-L
Win %
197334 R16 2–1 (67%)
197536 R32 1–1 (50%)
W-L 3–2
(60%)
3–2
(60%)

ATP 250

Rod Laver ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ATLASBBARBUEDALHALHKGHOUMADMIAMUNPARQUEROMROTSPBSTOTKYWASAMSANABALBERBINBINBOGBOLBOUBREBRIBRUCARCHACHACHACHICLECOLCOLCORDENDUBFORFORFORGOTHARHILMIAHOLJAPJOHLALALACLAKLASLASLIMLONLONLONLOSLOSLOSLOSLOULOUMIDMONCANNASNEWNEWNEWNEWNOROAKORLPALIWPHIQUERICSALSANSAOSAOSAOSARSOUSOUST.ST.SYDSYDTEHTEHTORTORU.SVANVANWCTWEMWEMWEMWEMWOR W-L
Win %
196829 WWSFBRFWQFBRWRRSFFWBRWBRWWWWR16WW 52–15 (78%)
196930 FFSFQFBRWWWQFWFBRQFWWR32R32WFWWWFWW 71–14 (84%)
197031 FR16SFR32WFWFWFFWWWWQFWWWWFWW 80–12 (87%)
197132 QFFFR32QFWQFR16WWQFWR32QFWWWR32R16FFQFQFSFF 79–17 (82%)
197233 FWR16R16QFR32QFR16WR32RRQFQFR16WFWR32WQFR32 47–15 (76%)
197334 FR16SFWQFWQFQFFSFWR32SFR32QFWFWSFWW 63–14 (82%)
197435 R16QFWWQFWQFRRR16WQFWWQFSF 42–9 (82%)
197536 SFSFWSFR16RRWR16SFWR64WWSFQFF 45–10 (82%)
197637 RRR16R16SFRRQFQFR16SF 9–11 (45%)
197738 RRR64R16R16R32R64QF 4–8 (33%)
197839 QFQFR16 4–3 (57%)
197940 R32 0–1 (0%)
W-L 4–1
(80%)
4–1
(80%)
10–5
(67%)
2–0
(100%)
6–6
(50%)
2–4
(33%)
5–0
(100%)
10–1
(91%)
3–1
(75%)
10–3
(77%)
2–1
(67%)
4–2
(67%)
12–3
(80%)
5–1
(83%)
2–1
(67%)
3–1
(75%)
4–2
(67%)
5–0
(100%)
4–2
(67%)
2–2
(50%)
3–0
(100%)
3–0
(100%)
6–0
(100%)
3–0
(100%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
7–1
(88%)
4–1
(80%)
8–2
(80%)
6–1
(86%)
4–1
(80%)
5–0
(100%)
17–1
(94%)
3–1
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
3–0
(100%)
8–2
(80%)
3–1
(75%)
6–0
(100%)
0–1
(0%)
5–1
(83%)
3–1
(75%)
5–1
(83%)
7–1
(88%)
2–1
(67%)
1–2
(33%)
4–1
(80%)
0–1
(0%)
5–0
(100%)
3–0
(100%)
3–1
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
13–8
(62%)
2–1
(67%)
0–3
(0%)
8–1
(89%)
2–0
(100%)
2–1
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
3–0
(100%)
1–1
(50%)
13–1
(93%)
4–0
(100%)
1–2
(33%)
1–2
(33%)
0–1
(0%)
5–1
(83%)
3–0
(100%)
0–1
(0%)
4–0
(100%)
2–1
(67%)
3–0
(100%)
3–1
(75%)
2–1
(67%)
5–0
(100%)
5–0
(100%)
4–2
(67%)
30–5
(86%)
8–2
(80%)
12–2
(86%)
2–1
(67%)
4–0
(100%)
3–0
(100%)
3–0
(100%)
7–1
(88%)
2–1
(67%)
12–0
(100%)
5–0
(100%)
5–1
(83%)
8–2
(80%)
5–0
(100%)
8–1
(89%)
3–1
(75%)
2–1
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
10–0
(100%)
19–4
(83%)
4–0
(100%)
3–2
(60%)
0–1
(0%)
14–2
(88%)
0–1
(0%)
2–0
(100%)
2–0
(100%)
3–3
(50%)
496–129
(79%)

ATP Finals

Rod Laver ATP Finals results by season
SeasonAge FIN W-L
Win %
197031 F 4–1 (80%)
W-L 4–1
(80%)
4–1
(80%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
3
Career-high date
Aug 12, 1974
First Top 100
Aug 27, 1973
First Top 50
Aug 27, 1973
First Top 20
Aug 27, 1973
First Top 10
Aug 27, 1973

Ranking History Matrix

Rod Laver ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
197334591088
197435976543334
19753644361010
1976372773
1977387798100106
19783912094190216
197940662

Similar Players

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

Rod Laver'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
Tom Okker NED #3 2,195 946 668 278 70.6% $1,257,200 34 0 0 1968–1981 Rivalries Match log
Brian Gottfried USA #3 2,250 1,011 690 321 68.2% $2,782,514 25 0 0 1970–1984 Rivalries Match log
Ken Rosewall AUS #2 2,233 728 535 193 73.5% $1,602,700 39 4 0 1968–1980 Rivalries Match log
Vitas Gerulaitis USA #3 2,232 762 528 234 69.3% $2,778,748 26 1 0 1971–1986 Rivalries Match log
Arthur Ashe USA #2 2,259 1,048 792 256 75.6% $1,584,909 44 3 0 1968–1979 Rivalries Match log
Guillermo Vilas ARG #2 2,355 1,173 890 283 75.9% $4,923,882 62 4 0 1968–1992 Rivalries Match log
Manuel Orantes ESP #2 2,228 971 688 283 70.9% $1,398,303 36 1 0 1968–1984 Rivalries Match log
Roscoe Tanner USA #4 2,162 886 592 294 66.8% $1,696,198 17 1 0 1969–1985 Rivalries Match log
Raul Ramirez MEX #4 2,150 786 530 256 67.4% $2,217,971 20 0 0 1970–1983 Rivalries Match log
Yannick Noah FRA #3 2,199 650 456 194 70.2% $3,440,660 23 1 0 1977–1996 Rivalries Match log
John Newcombe AUS #1 2,203 764 544 220 71.2% $1,062,408 38 5 0 1968–1981 Rivalries Match log
Ilie Nastase ROU #1 2,294 1,190 860 330 72.3% $2,076,761 67 2 0 1968–1985 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Rod Laver?
Rod Laver is 88 years old, born on August 9, 1938.
Which country does Rod Laver represent?
Rod Laver represents Australia in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Rod Laver?
Rod Laver is 175 cm / 5'9".
Does Rod Laver use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Rod Laver uses a one-handed backhand.
Is Rod Laver left-handed or right-handed?
Rod Laver plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Rod Laver won?
Rod Laver has won 5 Grand Slam singles titles. The most recent was Wimbledon in 1969.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Rod Laver won?
TennisDB does not group any of Rod Laver's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Rod Laver won?
Rod Laver has won 69 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Sao Paulo Wct in 1975.
What is Rod Laver's highest ATP ranking?
Rod Laver's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 3, first achieved on August 12, 1974.
What is Rod Laver's career win-loss record?
Rod Laver has a career ATP singles record of 570 wins and 145 losses (79.7%).
How much career prize money has Rod Laver earned?
Rod Laver has earned at least $1,565,413 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Rod Laver's career appear in TennisDB?
Rod Laver appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1979.
On which surface does Rod Laver have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Rod Laver's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on grass: 84.6% (88–16).
Who has Rod Laver faced most often?
Rod Laver's most frequent opponent is Roy Emerson, with a head-to-head record of 26–6 across 32 meetings.