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

Bob Hewitt vs Rod Laver H2H: 0-3

Rod Laver holds a 3–0 lead over Bob Hewitt in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Rod Laver leads 3–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Rod Laver won the 1971 Wembley semifinal W/O.

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Bob Hewitt
RSA Age 86 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
0 – 3
3 main draw meetings
Rod Laver
AUS Age 88 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rod Laver (w/o) Bob Hewitt Match data Nov 6, 1971* SF Wembley ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 6-4 8-6 6-1 Bob Hewitt Match data Mar 29, 1970* SF South African Open ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 6-2 6-4 6-2 Bob Hewitt Match data Apr 9, 1969* QF 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
Bob Hewitt #669 #34 0 2,005 285 177 61.7% 0 0 0 0 11 11
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 Hewitt Rod Laver
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
28 1968 51–15 77.3% — 1,819 0 2 — — — — — — —
29 1969 31–11 73.8% — 1,859 0 4 1968 73–19 79.3% — 1,879 1 10
30 1970 41–16 71.9% — 1,820 0 5 1969 97–14 87.4% — 2,162 5 26
31 1971 22–10 68.8% — 1,846 0 6 1970 89–15 85.6% — 2,216 5 39
32 1972 52–16 76.5% — 1,908 0 11 1971 85–20 81.0% — 2,158 5 46
33 1973 2–5 28.6% #157 1,891 0 11 1972 50–16 75.8% — 2,018 5 51
34 1974 13–17 43.3% #59 1,728 0 11 1973 67–16 80.7% #8 2,103 5 58
35 1975 27–15 64.3% #34 1,847 0 11 1974 42–9 82.4% #4 2,124 5 64
36 1976 11–22 33.3% #83 1,667 0 11 1975 49–12 80.3% #10 2,100 5 69
37 1977 29–25 53.7% #52 1,722 0 11 1976 9–11 45.0% #73 2,006 5 69
38 1978 6–21 22.2% #206 1,596 0 11 1977 5–9 35.7% #106 1,937 5 69
39 1979 0–3 0.0% #546 1,547 0 11 1978 4–3 57.1% #216 1,926 5 69
40 1980 0–1 0.0% — 1,544 0 11 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 Hewitt 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 %
28 1968 19 6 25 76.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 4 0 4 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1969 3 1 4 75.0% 17 6 23 73.9% 8 2 10 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1968 16 6 22 72.7% 31 9 40 77.5% 17 2 19 89.5% 9 2 11 81.8%
30 1970 12 3 15 80.0% 20 9 29 69.0% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — 1969 21 4 25 84.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 34 3 37 91.9% 30 3 33 90.9%
31 1971 13 4 17 76.5% — — — — 7 5 12 58.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 1970 33 3 36 91.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 21 4 25 84.0% 27 6 33 81.8%
32 1972 8 4 12 66.7% 24 4 28 85.7% 13 2 15 86.7% 7 6 13 53.8% 1971 27 4 31 87.1% 14 6 20 70.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 34 7 41 82.9%
33 1973 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1972 8 6 14 57.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 30 5 35 85.7%
34 1974 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 1973 18 3 21 85.7% 19 6 25 76.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 28 6 34 82.4%
35 1975 5 4 9 55.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1974 12 2 14 85.7% 15 0 15 100.0% — — — — 15 7 22 68.2%
36 1976 2 4 6 33.3% 8 9 17 47.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 7 8 12.5% 1975 19 2 21 90.5% 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0%
37 1977 6 5 11 54.5% 15 11 26 57.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1976 4 3 7 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 5 5 10 50.0%
38 1978 0 5 5 0.0% 1 10 11 9.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 5 8 37.5% 1977 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
39 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1978 — — — — — — — — — — — — 4 3 7 57.1%
40 1980 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 74 46 120 61.7% 105 57 162 64.8% 60 31 91 65.9% 46 43 89 51.7% — 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 Hewitt 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
28 1968 1820 126.5 — — — — +136 -148 -56 69.9% +1.44 15–6 (71%) — — +1.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1969 1859 141.4 — — — — +123 -19 -20 69.7% +1.56 3–4 (43%) — — -0.24 1968 1880 130.3 — — — — +4 -6 +3 74.4% +1.65 15–6 (71%) — — -0.21
30 1970 1820 143.6 — — — — +238 +46 +34 67.5% +1.36 7–7 (50%) — — -0.83 1969 2162 149.8 — — — — +114 -174 +143 76.7% +1.93 22–7 (76%) — — -1.40
31 1971 1846 128.5 — — — — +173 — -27 66.3% +1.23 5–2 (71%) 3–2 (60%) — +2.83 1970 2216 155.8 — — — — +205 -202 +12 76.8% +1.87 21–6 (78%) 6–2 (75%) — -1.22
32 1972 1908 140.8 — — — — -33 +104 -12 69.6% +1.43 14–4 (78%) 6–2 (75%) — +2.46 1971 2158 162.7 — — — — +163 -164 0 71.8% +1.59 26–7 (79%) 11–14 (44%) — -5.72
33 1973 1891 121.7 — — — — -22 — — 50.0% +0.83 1–0 0–2 — -0.90 1972 2019 162.7 — — — — +114 -24 +111 69.6% +1.41 13–11 (54%) 7–10 (41%) — -3.85
34 1974 1729 124.7 — — — — +61 — +84 45.6% -0.01 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.79 1973 2104 156.6 — — — — +129 -106 -11 73.5% +1.55 18–7 (72%) 17–10 (63%) — -2.12
35 1975 1848 148.0 — — — — -54 +144 — 62.4% +1.13 6–4 (60%) 6–4 (60%) — +0.13 1974 2124 154.6 — — — — +39 +3 — 73.2% +1.66 12–3 (80%) 6–3 (67%) — -0.96
36 1976 1668 136.3 — — — — -1 +183 — 37.9% -0.56 3–5 (38%) 1–5 (17%) — -0.50 1975 2100 163.1 — — — — +102 -5 — 71.6% +1.53 16–7 (70%) 14–11 (56%) — -2.95
37 1977 1722 139.7 — — — — +65 +45 -79 53.3% +0.17 9–7 (56%) 7–7 (50%) — +0.51 1976 2006 156.1 — — — — +89 +19 — 46.0% -0.38 2–3 (40%) 6–2 (75%) — -2.11
38 1978 1596 127.7 — — — — +107 +31 +90 25.9% -1.72 2–3 (40%) 1–4 (20%) — -2.33 1977 1937 147.8 — — — — +74 — +86 44.4% -0.42 1–4 (20%) — — -2.94
39 1979 1548 96.3 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.28 0–1 0–1 — +0.38 1978 1926 125.9 — — — — +46 — — 50.0% 0.00 2–0 1–1 — -0.22
40 1980 1544 106.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.22 1979 1910 103.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -2.33 0–1 1–0 — -0.31
Career — 2006 142.5 — — — — +69 +58 -16 60.8% +0.87 68–48 (59%) 26–30 (46%) 97.3 +0.39 — 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.