H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Bob Carmichael vs Rod Laver H2H: 0-2

Rod Laver holds a 2–0 lead over Bob Carmichael in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Rod Laver leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Rod Laver won the 1970 South Orange final 6-4 6-2 6-2.

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Bob Carmichael
AUS Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main draw meetings
Rod Laver
AUS Age 88 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rod Laver 6-4 6-2 6-2 Bob Carmichael Match data Sep 7, 1970* F South Orange ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 6-0 6-1 6-1 Bob Carmichael Match data Jun 5, 1968* R16 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay

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
Bob Carmichael #157 #55 0 1,902 213 256 45.4% 0 0 0 0 1 1
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 Bob Carmichael Rod Laver
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
27 1968 13–8 61.9% — 1,582 0 0 — — — — — — —
28 1969 23–15 60.5% — 1,667 0 0 — — — — — — —
29 1970 48–33 59.3% — 1,845 0 0 1968 73–19 79.3% — 1,879 1 10
30 1971 36–33 52.2% — 1,773 0 1 1969 97–14 87.4% — 2,162 5 26
31 1972 20–30 40.0% — 1,740 0 1 1970 89–15 85.6% — 2,216 5 39
32 1973 24–37 39.3% #80 1,598 0 1 1971 85–20 81.0% — 2,158 5 46
33 1974 10–20 33.3% #112 1,640 0 1 1972 50–16 75.8% — 2,018 5 51
34 1975 18–26 40.9% #71 1,635 0 1 1973 67–16 80.7% #8 2,103 5 58
35 1976 11–19 36.7% #134 1,609 0 1 1974 42–9 82.4% #4 2,124 5 64
36 1977 1–18 5.3% #158 1,424 0 1 1975 49–12 80.3% #10 2,100 5 69
37 1978 4–7 36.4% #133 1,483 0 1 1976 9–11 45.0% #73 2,006 5 69
38 1979 5–10 33.3% #157 1,495 0 1 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 Bob Carmichael 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 %
27 1968 0 1 1 0.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1969 7 4 11 63.6% 6 5 11 54.5% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1970 18 11 29 62.1% 21 10 31 67.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 1968 16 6 22 72.7% 31 9 40 77.5% 17 2 19 89.5% 9 2 11 81.8%
30 1971 13 9 22 59.1% 10 11 21 47.6% 8 6 14 57.1% 5 7 12 41.7% 1969 21 4 25 84.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 34 3 37 91.9% 30 3 33 90.9%
31 1972 9 10 19 47.4% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 6 14 20 30.0% 1970 33 3 36 91.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 21 4 25 84.0% 27 6 33 81.8%
32 1973 3 5 8 37.5% 11 15 26 42.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 12 17 29.4% 1971 27 4 31 87.1% 14 6 20 70.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 34 7 41 82.9%
33 1974 8 8 16 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 6 6 0.0% 1972 8 6 14 57.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 30 5 35 85.7%
34 1975 4 9 13 30.8% 7 10 17 41.2% 6 4 10 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1973 18 3 21 85.7% 19 6 25 76.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 28 6 34 82.4%
35 1976 3 6 9 33.3% 2 7 9 22.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 1 4 75.0% 1974 12 2 14 85.7% 15 0 15 100.0% — — — — 15 7 22 68.2%
36 1977 0 5 5 0.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 1 7 8 12.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1975 19 2 21 90.5% 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0%
37 1978 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1976 4 3 7 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 5 5 10 50.0%
38 1979 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 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 — 66 72 138 47.8% 72 79 151 47.7% 50 52 102 49.0% 25 53 78 32.1% — 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 Bob Carmichael 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
27 1968 1583 114.2 — — — — -63 +78 — 57.1% +0.73 3–3 (50%) — — +0.46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1969 1668 117.5 — — — — +16 -38 -15 57.8% +0.57 3–1 (75%) — — +2.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1970 1845 130.8 — — — — -48 -71 -119 56.3% +0.46 12–10 (55%) 7–4 (64%) — +1.01 1968 1880 130.3 — — — — +4 -6 +3 74.4% +1.65 15–6 (71%) — — -0.21
30 1971 1774 139.0 — — — — 0 -34 -27 51.5% +0.21 10–11 (48%) 15–12 (56%) — -5.29 1969 2162 149.8 — — — — +114 -174 +143 76.7% +1.93 22–7 (76%) — — -1.40
31 1972 1741 142.0 — — — — -18 -18 -26 43.5% -0.44 8–9 (47%) 8–5 (62%) — -7.00 1970 2216 155.8 — — — — +205 -202 +12 76.8% +1.87 21–6 (78%) 6–2 (75%) — -1.22
32 1973 1599 129.5 — — — — +45 +49 +81 43.2% -0.48 8–15 (35%) 9–7 (56%) — -2.45 1971 2158 162.7 — — — — +163 -164 0 71.8% +1.59 26–7 (79%) 11–14 (44%) — -5.72
33 1974 1641 131.6 — — — — +32 -20 +2 35.3% -0.82 2–4 (33%) 1–3 (25%) — -1.64 1972 2019 162.7 — — — — +114 -24 +111 69.6% +1.41 13–11 (54%) 7–10 (41%) — -3.85
34 1975 1635 133.2 — — — — -25 -23 +70 45.9% -0.18 5–11 (31%) 4–8 (33%) — +1.11 1973 2104 156.6 — — — — +129 -106 -11 73.5% +1.55 18–7 (72%) 17–10 (63%) — -2.12
35 1976 1609 122.8 — — — — +21 -51 +82 38.2% -1.04 6–4 (60%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.71 1974 2124 154.6 — — — — +39 +3 — 73.2% +1.66 12–3 (80%) 6–3 (67%) — -0.96
36 1977 1425 108.0 — — — — +117 +59 +116 19.6% -1.78 0–4 (0%) 1–6 (14%) — +0.65 1975 2100 163.1 — — — — +102 -5 — 71.6% +1.53 16–7 (70%) 14–11 (56%) — -2.95
37 1978 1483 114.6 — — — — — +11 +102 37.9% -0.90 1–1 2–2 (50%) — +0.94 1976 2006 156.1 — — — — +89 +19 — 46.0% -0.38 2–3 (40%) 6–2 (75%) — -2.11
38 1979 1496 122.8 — — — — +41 -7 +60 37.5% -0.85 2–4 (33%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.32 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 — 1903 134.5 — — — — 0 -12 +14 47.0% -0.16 60–77 (44%) 52–54 (49%) 97.7 -1.97 — 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.