H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Arthur Ashe vs Rod Laver H2H: 2-19

Rod Laver holds a 19–2 lead over Arthur Ashe in their ATP head-to-head. Across 21 main-draw meetings, Rod Laver leads 10–2 on carpet and 4–0 on clay. Most recently, Arthur Ashe won the 1976 ABN AMRO Open semifinal 5-7 7-5 6-3.

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Arthur Ashe
USA Age 83 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
2 – 19
21 main draw meetings
Rod Laver
AUS Age 88 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Arthur Ashe 5-7 7-5 6-3 Rod Laver Match data Feb 28, 1976* SF ABN AMRO Open ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-4 6-4 Arthur Ashe Match data Oct 25, 1975* SF World Invitational Classic ATP 250 Clay
Rod Laver 6-2 7-6 Arthur Ashe Match data Mar 6, 1975 RR Hartford ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-3 7-5 Arthur Ashe Match data Jan 19, 1975* F San Juan ATP 250 Clay
Rod Laver 6-7(6) 7-6(6) 6-2 Arthur Ashe Match data Apr 5, 1974* SF Palm Desert Wct ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe #6 6-3 6-3 Rod Laver #9 Match data Mar 7, 1974 RR Hartford ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-1 6-4 3-6 6-4 Arthur Ashe Match data Jan 27, 1974* F Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-3 6-1 Arthur Ashe Match data Mar 17, 1973* QF Hilton Head ATP 250 Clay
Rod Laver 6-2 3-6 6-4 Arthur Ashe Match data Mar 9, 1972 RR Hartford ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-2 7-6 Arthur Ashe Match data Feb 11, 1972* SF Richmond Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-3 1-6 6-3 6-3 Arthur Ashe Match data Nov 23, 1971* SF Dallas ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-3 6-4 6-4 Arthur Ashe Match data Nov 20, 1971* F Bologna Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-3 6-2 6-1 Arthur Ashe Match data May 9, 1971* SF Italian Open ATP 250 Clay
Rod Laver 6-5 6-4 6-5 Arthur Ashe Match data Mar 19, 1971 RR Champions Classic ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 3-6 6-3 6-3 6-4 Arthur Ashe Match data Mar 19, 1971 RR Champions Classic ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-3 7-6(1) 3-6 6-1 Arthur Ashe Match data Feb 14, 1971* SF Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-3 6-2 Arthur Ashe Match data Dec 9, 1970 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Rod Laver 6-0 6-3 Arthur Ashe Match data Sep 24, 1970* SF Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 8-6 6-3 14-12 Arthur Ashe Match data Sep 9, 1969* SF US Open Grand Slam Grass
Rod Laver 2-6 6-2 9-7 6-0 Arthur Ashe Match data Jul 6, 1969* SF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Rod Laver 7-5 6-2 6-4 Arthur Ashe Match data Jul 7, 1968* SF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Arthur Ashe #99 #2 0 2,259 792 256 75.6% 3 0 0 0 41 44
Rod Laver #662 #3 0 2,303 570 145 79.7% 5 0 0 0 64 69

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Arthur Ashe Rod Laver
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
24 1968 73–12 85.9% — 1,949 1 6 — — — — — — —
25 1969 77–24 76.2% — 1,959 1 7 — — — — — — —
26 1970 94–25 79.0% — 2,087 2 16 — — — — — — —
27 1971 70–28 71.4% — 2,096 2 19 — — — — — — —
28 1972 65–26 71.4% — 2,139 2 23 — — — — — — —
29 1973 69–30 69.7% #10 1,964 2 25 1968 73–19 79.3% — 1,879 1 10
30 1974 79–26 75.2% #7 2,042 2 28 1969 97–14 87.4% — 2,162 5 26
31 1975 99–22 81.8% #4 2,138 3 36 1970 89–15 85.6% — 2,216 5 39
32 1976 64–23 73.6% #12 1,960 3 41 1971 85–20 81.0% — 2,158 5 46
33 1977 6–4 60.0% #77 1,890 3 41 1972 50–16 75.8% — 2,018 5 51
34 1978 66–25 72.5% #13 1,980 3 44 1973 67–16 80.7% #8 2,103 5 58
35 1979 30–11 73.2% #7 1,947 3 44 1974 42–9 82.4% #4 2,124 5 64
36 — — — — — — — 1975 49–12 80.3% #10 2,100 5 69
37 — — — — — — — 1976 9–11 45.0% #73 2,006 5 69
38 — — — — — — — 1977 5–9 35.7% #106 1,937 5 69
39 — — — — — — — 1978 4–3 57.1% #216 1,926 5 69
40 — — — — — — — 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,909 5 69

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Arthur Ashe Rod Laver
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
24 1968 21 6 27 77.8% 8 3 11 72.7% 34 2 36 94.4% 10 1 11 90.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1969 21 5 26 80.8% 29 10 39 74.4% 22 6 28 78.6% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1970 42 9 51 82.4% 17 4 21 81.0% 15 4 19 78.9% 20 8 28 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1971 19 5 24 79.2% 17 8 25 68.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 20 12 32 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1972 14 7 21 66.7% 9 4 13 69.2% 6 1 7 85.7% 36 14 50 72.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1973 17 6 23 73.9% 24 9 33 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 25 13 38 65.8% 1968 16 6 22 72.7% 31 9 40 77.5% 17 2 19 89.5% 9 2 11 81.8%
30 1974 25 8 33 75.8% 15 8 23 65.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 32 7 39 82.1% 1969 21 4 25 84.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 34 3 37 91.9% 30 3 33 90.9%
31 1975 20 6 26 76.9% 23 8 31 74.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 46 7 53 86.8% 1970 33 3 36 91.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 21 4 25 84.0% 27 6 33 81.8%
32 1976 14 5 19 73.7% 17 10 27 63.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 30 5 35 85.7% 1971 27 4 31 87.1% 14 6 20 70.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 34 7 41 82.9%
33 1977 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 1972 8 6 14 57.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 30 5 35 85.7%
34 1978 10 5 15 66.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 26 9 35 74.3% 1973 18 3 21 85.7% 19 6 25 76.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 28 6 34 82.4%
35 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 21 5 26 80.8% 1974 12 2 14 85.7% 15 0 15 100.0% — — — — 15 7 22 68.2%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 19 2 21 90.5% 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 4 3 7 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 5 5 10 50.0%
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 — — — — — — — — — — — — 4 3 7 57.1%
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 203 63 266 76.3% 185 74 259 71.4% 133 35 168 79.2% 271 84 355 76.3% — 160 36 196 81.6% 129 41 170 75.9% 88 16 104 84.6% 193 52 245 78.8%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Arthur Ashe Rod Laver
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
24 1968 1950 130.8 — — — — -71 -329 +219 76.8% +1.63 15–3 (83%) — — +0.94 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1969 1959 138.0 — — — — +71 -129 +145 67.3% +1.17 15–13 (54%) — — +2.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1970 2088 149.9 — — — — +108 -157 +45 73.4% +1.50 16–7 (70%) 9–6 (60%) — +2.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1971 2097 160.4 — — — — +69 -109 +41 66.5% +1.07 14–11 (56%) 21–15 (58%) — -6.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1972 2140 159.8 — — — — +30 -127 +45 65.4% +0.93 19–12 (61%) 23–16 (59%) — -6.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1973 1965 150.0 — — — — +80 +1 +154 64.3% +0.72 22–16 (58%) 23–9 (72%) — -3.02 1968 1880 130.3 — — — — +4 -6 +3 74.4% +1.65 15–6 (71%) — — -0.21
30 1974 2042 153.2 — — — — +95 -122 +32 69.2% +1.18 17–10 (63%) 23–12 (66%) — -2.59 1969 2162 149.8 — — — — +114 -174 +143 76.7% +1.93 22–7 (76%) — — -1.40
31 1975 2138 164.1 — — — — +44 -104 +56 73.5% +1.53 22–9 (71%) 17–10 (63%) — -6.11 1970 2216 155.8 — — — — +205 -202 +12 76.8% +1.87 21–6 (78%) 6–2 (75%) — -1.22
32 1976 1960 161.5 — — — — +205 -5 +137 66.7% +0.98 19–8 (70%) 13–6 (68%) — -1.81 1971 2158 162.7 — — — — +163 -164 0 71.8% +1.59 26–7 (79%) 11–14 (44%) — -5.72
33 1977 1891 120.8 — — — — — +15 +149 62.1% +0.72 1–2 (33%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.42 1972 2019 162.7 — — — — +114 -24 +111 69.6% +1.41 13–11 (54%) 7–10 (41%) — -3.85
34 1978 1980 156.5 — — — — +115 +16 -17 65.7% +1.06 24–10 (71%) 18–9 (67%) — +0.43 1973 2104 156.6 — — — — +129 -106 -11 73.5% +1.55 18–7 (72%) 17–10 (63%) — -2.12
35 1979 1947 156.2 — — — — +219 -19 -12 63.6% +0.75 12–4 (75%) 10–4 (71%) — -0.71 1974 2124 154.6 — — — — +39 +3 — 73.2% +1.66 12–3 (80%) 6–3 (67%) — -0.96
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 2100 163.1 — — — — +102 -5 — 71.6% +1.53 16–7 (70%) 14–11 (56%) — -2.95
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 2006 156.1 — — — — +89 +19 — 46.0% -0.38 2–3 (40%) 6–2 (75%) — -2.11
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1937 147.8 — — — — +74 — +86 44.4% -0.42 1–4 (20%) — — -2.94
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1926 125.9 — — — — +46 — — 50.0% 0.00 2–0 1–1 — -0.22
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1910 103.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -2.33 0–1 1–0 — -0.31
Career — 2260 157.1 — — — — +84 -86 +99 68.7% +1.16 196–105 (65%) 161–89 (64%) 107.2 -1.95 — 2304 159.0 — — — — +120 -67 +61 72.3% +1.57 148–62 (70%) 69–53 (57%) 102.7 -3.39

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.