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Brian Fairlie vs Rod Laver H2H: 0-7

Rod Laver holds a 7–0 lead over Brian Fairlie in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Rod Laver leads 2–0 on carpet and 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Rod Laver won the 1975 Charlotte quarterfinal 7-5 1-6 6-1.

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Brian Fairlie

NZL Age 78 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H

0 – 7

7 main draw meetings

Rod Laver

AUS Age 88 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

Player	Score	Player	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Rod Laver #3	7-5 1-6 6-1	Brian Fairlie #66	Match data	Apr 26, 1975*	QF	Charlotte	ATP 250	Clay
Rod Laver	6-0 7-6(5)	Brian Fairlie	Match data	Mar 28, 1975*	R16	Orlando Wct	ATP 250	Hard
Rod Laver	6-3 6-4	Brian Fairlie	Match data	Feb 23, 1972*	R32	Toronto Wct	ATP 250	Carpet
Rod Laver	6-1 6-0	Brian Fairlie	Match data	May 19, 1971*	R16	Tehran Wct	ATP 250	Clay
Rod Laver	6-3 6-2	Brian Fairlie	Match data	Feb 14, 1971*	QF	Philadelphia Wct	ATP 250	Carpet
Rod Laver	6-3 6-3 3-6 7-5	Brian Fairlie	Match data	Feb 3, 1969*	SF	ASB Classic	ATP 250	Grass
Rod Laver	6-4 6-2	Brian Fairlie	Match data	Jun 19, 1968*	R64	Queen's Club Championships	ATP 250	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
Brian Fairlie	#332	#24	0	1,903	233	220	51.4%	0	0	0	0	3	3
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	Brian Fairlie							Rod Laver
Age	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
20	1968	8–9	47.1%	—	1,530	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	1969	13–14	48.1%	—	1,619	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	1970	36–20	64.3%	—	1,814	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	1971	20–29	40.8%	—	1,667	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
24	1972	13–27	32.5%	—	1,721	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
25	1973	33–21	61.1%	#25	1,769	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	1974	11–12	47.8%	#58	1,790	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	1975	21–16	56.8%	#66	1,807	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	1976	41–29	58.6%	#36	1,831	0	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	1977	26–25	51.0%	#86	1,665	0	3	1968	73–19	79.3%	—	1,879	1	10
30	1978	9–13	40.9%	#123	1,649	0	3	1969	97–14	87.4%	—	2,162	5	26
31	1979	2–5	28.6%	#332	1,607	0	3	1970	89–15	85.6%	—	2,216	5	39
32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	85–20	81.0%	—	2,158	5	46
33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	50–16	75.8%	—	2,018	5	51
34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	67–16	80.7%	#8	2,103	5	58
35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	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	Brian Fairlie																	Rod Laver
	Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet
	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
20	1968	2	1	3	66.7%	5	6	11	45.5%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	1969	4	3	7	57.1%	4	5	9	44.4%	5	4	9	55.6%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	1970	5	5	10	50.0%	20	8	28	71.4%	9	5	14	64.3%	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	1971	7	8	15	46.7%	4	8	12	33.3%	6	6	12	50.0%	3	7	10	30.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
24	1972	8	8	16	50.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	14	16	12.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
25	1973	5	0	5	100.0%	10	10	20	50.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	15	8	23	65.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	1974	5	5	10	50.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	1975	3	7	10	30.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	6	2	8	75.0%	8	4	12	66.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	1976	16	6	22	72.7%	19	16	35	54.3%	4	3	7	57.1%	2	4	6	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	1977	0	3	3	0.0%	14	10	24	58.3%	10	8	18	55.6%	2	4	6	33.3%	1968	16	6	22	72.7%	31	9	40	77.5%	17	2	19	89.5%	9	2	11	81.8%
30	1978	0	2	2	0.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	5	5	10	50.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	1969	21	4	25	84.0%	12	4	16	75.0%	34	3	37	91.9%	30	3	33	90.9%
31	1979	1	3	4	25.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	33	3	36	91.7%	8	2	10	80.0%	21	4	25	84.0%	27	6	33	81.8%
32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	27	4	31	87.1%	14	6	20	70.0%	10	3	13	76.9%	34	7	41	82.9%
33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	8	6	14	57.1%	9	4	13	69.2%	3	1	4	75.0%	30	5	35	85.7%
34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	18	3	21	85.7%	19	6	25	76.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	28	6	34	82.4%
35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	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	—	56	51	107	52.3%	86	80	166	51.8%	51	40	91	56.0%	40	49	89	44.9%	—	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	Brian Fairlie																Rod Laver
Age	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
20	1968	1531	109.4	—	—	—	—	+57	-40	—	53.2%	+0.57	2–1 (67%)	—	—	-0.19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	1969	1619	120.9	—	—	—	—	-9	-103	+38	54.4%	+0.56	3–6 (33%)	—	—	-0.19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	1970	1814	134.8	—	—	—	—	-161	-88	+23	64.2%	+1.14	7–8 (47%)	2–4 (33%)	—	+2.58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	1971	1668	134.3	—	—	—	—	-55	-9	+121	47.5%	-0.13	4–8 (33%)	10–7 (59%)	—	-3.36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
24	1972	1722	140.7	—	—	—	—	-54	-40	—	37.6%	-0.58	5–7 (42%)	9–10 (47%)	—	-3.69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
25	1973	1770	145.7	—	—	—	—	+90	-80	-9	57.5%	+0.66	12–9 (57%)	4–10 (29%)	—	-1.88	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	1974	1791	136.9	—	—	—	—	+39	-92	—	54.0%	+0.24	3–5 (38%)	2–3 (40%)	—	-2.08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	1975	1808	143.0	—	—	—	—	-2	-106	+39	56.0%	+0.38	6–6 (50%)	11–6 (65%)	—	-1.86	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	1976	1831	141.5	—	—	—	—	+35	-56	-24	54.4%	+0.29	9–5 (64%)	13–9 (59%)	—	+0.53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	1977	1665	132.6	—	—	—	—	+59	+102	+40	51.6%	+0.21	6–7 (46%)	3–7 (30%)	—	+1.62	1968	1880	130.3	—	—	—	—	+4	-6	+3	74.4%	+1.65	15–6 (71%)	—	—	-0.21
30	1978	1650	125.4	—	—	—	—	+61	+41	+69	44.6%	-0.70	2–3 (40%)	3–2 (60%)	—	+0.03	1969	2162	149.8	—	—	—	—	+114	-174	+143	76.7%	+1.93	22–7 (76%)	—	—	-1.40
31	1979	1608	111.6	—	—	—	—	+51	+62	—	35.3%	-0.41	1–2 (33%)	1–2 (33%)	—	+0.35	1970	2216	155.8	—	—	—	—	+205	-202	+12	76.8%	+1.87	21–6 (78%)	6–2 (75%)	—	-1.22
32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	2158	162.7	—	—	—	—	+163	-164	0	71.8%	+1.59	26–7 (79%)	11–14 (44%)	—	-5.72
33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	2019	162.7	—	—	—	—	+114	-24	+111	69.6%	+1.41	13–11 (54%)	7–10 (41%)	—	-3.85
34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	2104	156.6	—	—	—	—	+129	-106	-11	73.5%	+1.55	18–7 (72%)	17–10 (63%)	—	-2.12
35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	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	—	1903	141.9	—	—	—	—	0	-37	+43	52.7%	+0.28	60–67 (47%)	58–60 (49%)	99.9	-1.84	—	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.

Brian Fairlie's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Tom Gorman	5	5	10	Aug 12, 1976	H2H
Ray Ruffels	5	4	9	Jun 15, 1977	H2H
Tom Okker	1	8	9	Apr 7, 1973	H2H
Dick Crealy	4	4	8	Jul 13, 1978	H2H
Mark Cox	4	4	8	Mar 10, 1975	H2H

Rod Laver's most-played ATP rivals
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