H2H data updated: 2026-10-20 00:00 UTC

Buster C Mottram vs Rod Laver H2H: 1-0

Buster C Mottram holds a 1–0 lead over Rod Laver in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Buster C Mottram leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Buster C Mottram won the 1973 Madrid quarterfinal 6-3 5-7 6-2.

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Buster C Mottram
GBR Age 71 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Rod Laver
AUS Age 88 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Buster C Mottram #132 6-3 5-7 6-2 Rod Laver #10 Match data Oct 26, 1973* QF Madrid ATP 250 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
Buster C Mottram #735 #15 0 1,979 271 174 60.9% 0 0 0 0 3 3
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.

Age Buster C Mottram Rod Laver
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,497 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1971 2–1 66.7% — 1,533 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1972 1–2 33.3% — 1,546 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1973 14–11 56.0% #33 1,658 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1974 14–13 51.9% #55 1,781 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1975 26–15 63.4% #34 1,931 0 2 — — — — — — —
21 1976 33–16 67.3% #41 1,860 0 3 — — — — — — —
22 1977 49–23 68.1% #19 1,917 0 3 — — — — — — —
23 1978 28–16 63.6% #28 1,849 0 3 — — — — — — —
24 1979 33–19 63.5% #32 1,889 0 3 — — — — — — —
25 1980 25–18 58.1% #43 1,828 0 3 — — — — — — —
26 1981 13–13 50.0% #72 1,776 0 3 — — — — — — —
27 1982 28–16 63.6% #20 1,862 0 3 — — — — — — —
28 1983 5–10 33.3% #91 1,716 0 3 — — — — — — —
29 — — — — — — — 1968 73–19 79.3% — 1,879 1 10
30 — — — — — — — 1969 97–14 87.4% — 2,162 5 26
31 — — — — — — — 1970 89–15 85.6% — 2,214 5 39
32 — — — — — — — 1971 85–20 81.0% — 2,157 5 46
33 — — — — — — — 1972 50–16 75.8% — 2,017 5 51
34 — — — — — — — 1973 67–16 80.7% #8 2,103 5 58
35 — — — — — — — 1974 42–9 82.4% #4 2,123 5 64
36 — — — — — — — 1975 49–12 80.3% #10 2,099 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

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. 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.

Age Buster C Mottram 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
15 1970 1498 98.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1971 1534 104.7 — — — — — — +20 57.1% +0.72 1–0 — — -0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1972 1546 100.3 — — — — — — -1 30.0% -1.10 1–0 — — -0.36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1973 1659 132.8 — — — — — +66 -120 56.7% +0.55 3–6 (33%) 3–4 (43%) 97.3 +0.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 1781 141.6 — — — — -124 -50 — 53.8% +0.46 5–5 (50%) 4–5 (44%) 100.8 -2.84 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1975 1932 149.6 — — — — +20 -210 — 64.0% +1.10 5–2 (71%) 4–3 (57%) 106.5 -2.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 1861 148.9 — — — — — +18 — 65.1% +1.28 7–3 (70%) 5–8 (38%) 102.1 -0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1977 1918 152.3 — — — — +24 +10 -340 64.4% +0.91 9–8 (53%) 11–5 (69%) 101.7 +1.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1978 1849 144.2 — — — — +34 +44 — 61.0% +0.70 8–6 (57%) 3–3 (50%) 98.8 +0.69 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1979 1889 152.8 — — — — +44 -4 — 59.5% +0.80 10–2 (83%) 9–5 (64%) 108.9 -2.47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1980 1828 148.0 — — — — +40 +37 — 57.5% +0.64 10–7 (59%) 6–8 (43%) 96.6 -0.77 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1981 1777 143.5 — — — — +28 +89 -145 50.9% +0.40 2–4 (33%) 1–3 (25%) 95.1 -2.23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1982 1863 153.4 — — — — +21 -9 -177 60.8% +1.04 6–4 (60%) 3–9 (25%) 97.0 -1.73 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1983 1716 133.5 — — — — +147 +32 — 41.7% -0.33 0–4 (0%) 1–4 (20%) 91.7 -0.88 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1880 130.3 — — — — +5 -6 +3 74.4% +1.65 15–6 (71%) — — -0.22
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 2162 149.8 — — — — +113 -174 +143 76.7% +1.93 22–7 (76%) — — -1.40
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 2214 155.8 — — — — +204 -197 +12 76.8% +1.87 21–6 (78%) 6–2 (75%) 105.7 -1.24
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 2157 162.6 — — — — +161 -163 0 71.8% +1.59 26–7 (79%) 11–14 (44%) 99.7 -5.73
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 2018 162.7 — — — — +114 -23 +111 69.6% +1.41 13–11 (54%) 7–10 (41%) 89.2 -3.84
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 2103 156.6 — — — — +130 -105 -10 73.5% +1.55 18–7 (72%) 17–10 (63%) 102.6 -2.10
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 2124 154.5 — — — — +39 +3 — 73.2% +1.66 12–3 (80%) 6–3 (67%) 105.2 -0.95
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 2100 163.1 — — — — +101 -5 — 71.6% +1.53 16–7 (70%) 14–11 (56%) 100.3 -2.95
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 2006 156.1 — — — — +89 +18 — 46.0% -0.38 2–3 (40%) 6–2 (75%) 102.1 -2.11
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1937 147.8 — — — — +75 — +86 44.4% -0.42 1–4 (20%) — — -2.94
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1926 125.9 — — — — +45 — — 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 — 1980 154.5 — — — — +21 +11 -139 59.3% +0.76 67–51 (57%) 50–57 (47%) 98.7 -2.62 — 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.