Bill Freer
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaime Fillol | 0 | 2 | 2 | Nov 30, 1973 | H2H |
| Hank Irvine | 1 | 1 | 2 | Apr 7, 1971 | — |
| Onny Parun | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nov 19, 1975 | H2H |
| Robin Drysdale | 0 | 1 | 1 | Oct 8, 1975 | H2H |
| John Newcombe | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mar 30, 1975 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-10-18 00:00 UTC
Bill Freer vs Rod Laver H2H: 0-1
Rod Laver holds a 1–0 lead over Bill Freer in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Rod Laver leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Rod Laver won the 1970 South African Open round of 32 6-1 6-1 6-3.
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H2H Match Log
| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
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| Rod Laver | 6-1 6-1 6-3 | Bill Freer | Match data | Mar 27, 1970* | R32 | South African Open | ATP 250 | Hard |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Freer | #511 | #237 | 0 | 1,540 | 10 | 22 | 31.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Laver | #662 | #3 | 0 | 2,302 | 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.
| Bill Freer | Rod Laver | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 1969 | 2–2 | 50.0% | — | 1,519 | 0 | 0 | 1968 | 73–19 | 79.3% | — | 1,879 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970 | 3–5 | 37.5% | — | 1,523 | 0 | 0 | 1969 | 97–14 | 87.4% | — | 2,162 | 5 | 26 |
| 1971 | 2–7 | 22.2% | — | 1,467 | 0 | 0 | 1970 | 89–15 | 85.6% | — | 2,214 | 5 | 39 |
| 1972 | 3–2 | 60.0% | — | 1,507 | 0 | 0 | 1971 | 85–20 | 81.0% | — | 2,157 | 5 | 46 |
| 1973 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,501 | 0 | 0 | 1972 | 50–16 | 75.8% | — | 2,017 | 5 | 51 |
| 1974 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,483 | 0 | 0 | 1973 | 67–16 | 80.7% | #8 | 2,103 | 5 | 58 |
| 1975 | 0–4 | 0.0% | #238 | 1,463 | 0 | 0 | 1974 | 42–9 | 82.4% | #4 | 2,123 | 5 | 64 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 49–12 | 80.3% | #10 | 2,099 | 5 | 69 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 9–11 | 45.0% | #73 | 2,006 | 5 | 69 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 5–9 | 35.7% | #106 | 1,937 | 5 | 69 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 4–3 | 57.1% | #216 | 1,926 | 5 | 69 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1979 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #662 | 1,909 | 5 | 69 |
Surface Results by Career Season
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.
| Bill Freer | Rod Laver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 % | ||
| 1969 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 72.7% | 31 | 9 | 40 | 77.5% | 17 | 2 | 19 | 89.5% | 9 | 2 | 11 | 81.8% |
| 1970 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 21 | 4 | 25 | 84.0% | 12 | 4 | 16 | 75.0% | 34 | 3 | 37 | 91.9% | 30 | 3 | 33 | 90.9% |
| 1971 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 33 | 3 | 36 | 91.7% | 8 | 2 | 10 | 80.0% | 21 | 4 | 25 | 84.0% | 27 | 6 | 33 | 81.8% |
| 1972 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 27 | 4 | 31 | 87.1% | 14 | 6 | 20 | 70.0% | 10 | 3 | 13 | 76.9% | 34 | 7 | 41 | 82.9% |
| 1973 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | 9 | 4 | 13 | 69.2% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 30 | 5 | 35 | 85.7% |
| 1974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 85.7% | 19 | 6 | 25 | 76.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 28 | 6 | 34 | 82.4% |
| 1975 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1974 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 85.7% | 15 | 0 | 15 | 100.0% | — | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | 22 | 68.2% |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 19 | 2 | 21 | 90.5% | 21 | 7 | 28 | 75.0% | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0% |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1979 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 5 | 9 | 14 | 35.7% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | Career | 160 | 36 | 196 | 81.6% | 129 | 41 | 170 | 75.9% | 88 | 16 | 104 | 84.6% | 193 | 52 | 245 | 78.8% |
Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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.
| Bill Freer | Rod Laver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| 1969 | 1520 | 96.3 | — | — | — | — | +73 | — | — | 37.5% | -1.31 | 2–0 | — | — | +0.23 | 1968 | 1880 | 130.3 | — | — | — | — | +5 | -6 | +3 | 74.4% | +1.65 | 15–6 (71%) | — | — | -0.22 |
| 1970 | 1523 | 101.5 | — | — | — | — | — | +2 | +22 | 35.0% | -1.45 | 1–0 | — | — | +0.16 | 1969 | 2162 | 149.8 | — | — | — | — | +113 | -174 | +143 | 76.7% | +1.93 | 22–7 (76%) | — | — | -1.40 |
| 1971 | 1468 | 94.2 | — | — | — | — | +61 | +39 | +26 | 33.3% | -1.44 | 1–3 (25%) | 2–1 (67%) | — | +0.48 | 1970 | 2214 | 155.8 | — | — | — | — | +204 | -197 | +12 | 76.8% | +1.87 | 21–6 (78%) | 6–2 (75%) | 105.7 | -1.24 |
| 1972 | 1507 | 105.5 | — | — | — | — | +74 | — | — | 53.3% | +1.07 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | +0.30 | 1971 | 2157 | 162.6 | — | — | — | — | +161 | -163 | 0 | 71.8% | +1.59 | 26–7 (79%) | 11–14 (44%) | 99.7 | -5.73 |
| 1973 | 1501 | 102.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.67 | — | — | — | -0.16 | 1972 | 2018 | 162.7 | — | — | — | — | +114 | -23 | +111 | 69.6% | +1.41 | 13–11 (54%) | 7–10 (41%) | 89.2 | -3.84 |
| 1974 | 1484 | 97.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.50 | — | — | — | +0.13 | 1973 | 2103 | 156.6 | — | — | — | — | +130 | -105 | -10 | 73.5% | +1.55 | 18–7 (72%) | 17–10 (63%) | 102.6 | -2.10 |
| 1975 | 1464 | 113.9 | — | — | — | — | +78 | — | — | 0.0% | -3.00 | — | — | — | -0.27 | 1974 | 2124 | 154.5 | — | — | — | — | +39 | +3 | — | 73.2% | +1.66 | 12–3 (80%) | 6–3 (67%) | 105.2 | -0.95 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 2100 | 163.1 | — | — | — | — | +101 | -5 | — | 71.6% | +1.53 | 16–7 (70%) | 14–11 (56%) | 100.3 | -2.95 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 2006 | 156.1 | — | — | — | — | +89 | +18 | — | 46.0% | -0.38 | 2–3 (40%) | 6–2 (75%) | 102.1 | -2.11 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 1937 | 147.8 | — | — | — | — | +75 | — | +86 | 44.4% | -0.42 | 1–4 (20%) | — | — | -2.94 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 1926 | 125.9 | — | — | — | — | +45 | — | — | 50.0% | 0.00 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | -0.22 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1979 | 1910 | 103.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | -2.33 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | -0.31 |
| Career | 1540 | 102.7 | — | — | — | — | +72 | +21 | +24 | 33.0% | -1.21 | 5–3 (63%) | 2–2 (50%) | 101.5 | +2.72 | Career | 2302 | 159.0 | — | — | — | — | +119 | -66 | +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.
Rod Laver
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |