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

Dennis Ralston vs Rod Laver H2H: 2-13

Rod Laver holds a 13–2 lead over Dennis Ralston in their ATP head-to-head. Across 15 main-draw meetings, Rod Laver leads 7–1 on carpet and 3–1 on grass. Most recently, Rod Laver won the 1974 Palm Desert Wct quarterfinal 7-5 6-3.

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Dennis Ralston

USA Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H

2 – 13

15 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	7-5 6-3	Dennis Ralston	Match data	Apr 5, 1974*	QF	Palm Desert Wct	ATP 250	Hard
Rod Laver	6-3 6-4 6-5	Dennis Ralston	Match data	Mar 24, 1971*	SF	Champions Classic	ATP 250	Carpet
Rod Laver	3-6 6-1 6-4 6-3	Dennis Ralston	Match data	Mar 19, 1971	RR	Champions Classic	ATP 250	Carpet
Dennis Ralston	7-6 7-5 5-7 4-6 6-3	Rod Laver	Match data	Sep 11, 1970*	R16	US Open	Grand Slam	Grass
Rod Laver	6-3 6-4	Dennis Ralston	Match data	Aug 7, 1970*	QF	Louisville	ATP 250	Hard
Dennis Ralston	7-5 4-6 6-1	Rod Laver	Match data	Mar 3, 1970*	F	Los Angeles	ATP 250	Carpet
Rod Laver	8-6 6-1 6-4	Dennis Ralston	Match data	Feb 7, 1970*	SF	Philadelphia Wct	ATP 250	Carpet
Rod Laver	6-4 4-6 4-6 6-2 6-3	Dennis Ralston	Match data	Sep 5, 1969*	R16	US Open	Grand Slam	Grass
Rod Laver	7-5 6-2	Dennis Ralston	Match data	May 22, 1969	RR	Amsterdam	ATP 250	Clay
Rod Laver	6-5 6-3	Dennis Ralston	Match data	May 1, 1969	RR	Japanese Championships	ATP 250	Carpet
Rod Laver	25-16 25-22	Dennis Ralston	Match data	Apr 30, 1969*	SF	Anaheim	ATP 250	Carpet
Rod Laver	5-6 6-3 6-2	Dennis Ralston	Match data	Mar 8, 1969*	QF	Los Angeles 1	ATP 250	Carpet
Rod Laver	2-6 6-3 6-2	Dennis Ralston	Match data	Feb 28, 1969*	QF	Oakland	ATP 250	Carpet
Rod Laver	4-6 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-2	Dennis Ralston	Match data	Jul 5, 1968*	QF	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
Rod Laver	6-2 8-6 6-1	Dennis Ralston	Match data	Jun 17, 1968*	SF	U.S. Pro Tennis 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
Dennis Ralston	#287	#115	0	1,958	156	135	53.6%	0	0	0	0	4	4
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	Dennis Ralston							Rod Laver
Age	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
25	1968	48–25	65.8%	—	1,694	0	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	1969	28–24	53.8%	—	1,787	0	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	1970	41–28	59.4%	—	1,897	0	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	1971	27–21	56.2%	—	1,870	0	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	1972	2–8	20.0%	—	1,773	0	4	1968	73–19	79.3%	—	1,879	1	10
30	1973	1–6	14.3%	#219	1,693	0	4	1969	97–14	87.4%	—	2,162	5	26
31	1974	3–5	37.5%	#147	1,700	0	4	1970	89–15	85.6%	—	2,216	5	39
32	1975	1–4	20.0%	#187	1,651	0	4	1971	85–20	81.0%	—	2,158	5	46
33	1976	1–9	10.0%	#248	1,578	0	4	1972	50–16	75.8%	—	2,018	5	51
34	1977	1–2	33.3%	#253	1,593	0	4	1973	67–16	80.7%	#8	2,103	5	58
35	1978	0–1	0.0%	#287	1,586	0	4	1974	42–9	82.4%	#4	2,124	5	64
36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	49–12	80.3%	#10	2,100	5	69
37	1980	3–2	60.0%	—	1,626	0	4	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	Dennis Ralston																	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 %
25	1968	4	2	6	66.7%	5	3	8	62.5%	10	5	15	66.7%	29	15	44	65.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	1969	4	3	7	57.1%	4	6	10	40.0%	14	5	19	73.7%	6	10	16	37.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	1970	16	14	30	53.3%	—	—	—	—	14	7	21	66.7%	11	7	18	61.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	1971	5	4	9	55.6%	10	6	16	62.5%	6	5	11	54.5%	6	6	12	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	1972	0	6	6	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	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%
30	1973	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1969	21	4	25	84.0%	12	4	16	75.0%	34	3	37	91.9%	30	3	33	90.9%
31	1974	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1970	33	3	36	91.7%	8	2	10	80.0%	21	4	25	84.0%	27	6	33	81.8%
32	1975	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	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%
33	1976	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	5	5	0.0%	1972	8	6	14	57.1%	9	4	13	69.2%	3	1	4	75.0%	30	5	35	85.7%
34	1977	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1973	18	3	21	85.7%	19	6	25	76.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	28	6	34	82.4%
35	1978	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	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	1980	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	3	1	4	75.0%	—	—	—	—	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	—	34	43	77	44.2%	19	17	36	52.8%	48	25	73	65.8%	55	50	105	52.4%	—	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	Dennis Ralston																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
25	1968	1694	112.7	—	—	—	—	+4	-104	+39	64.2%	+1.56	11–5 (69%)	—	—	+3.26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	1969	1788	133.1	—	—	—	—	-116	-165	+110	56.8%	+0.27	7–12 (37%)	1–2 (33%)	—	-0.96	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	1970	1898	144.3	—	—	—	—	-6	—	+36	57.5%	+0.56	13–8 (62%)	8–5 (62%)	—	-2.41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	1971	1870	145.6	—	—	—	—	+26	-115	-40	55.9%	+0.35	10–9 (53%)	10–7 (59%)	—	-4.83	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	1972	1773	103.2	—	—	—	—	-28	—	—	31.6%	-1.47	1–2 (33%)	1–0	—	+0.82	1968	1880	130.3	—	—	—	—	+4	-6	+3	74.4%	+1.65	15–6 (71%)	—	—	-0.21
30	1973	1693	110.4	—	—	—	—	-41	—	—	20.0%	-1.40	0–1	1–2 (33%)	—	-0.63	1969	2162	149.8	—	—	—	—	+114	-174	+143	76.7%	+1.93	22–7 (76%)	—	—	-1.40
31	1974	1701	123.5	—	—	—	—	-32	—	—	38.9%	-1.11	—	2–0	—	-1.16	1970	2216	155.8	—	—	—	—	+205	-202	+12	76.8%	+1.87	21–6 (78%)	6–2 (75%)	—	-1.22
32	1975	1651	108.9	—	—	—	—	-3	—	—	30.8%	-1.46	1–1	3–1 (75%)	—	-0.29	1971	2158	162.7	—	—	—	—	+163	-164	0	71.8%	+1.59	26–7 (79%)	11–14 (44%)	—	-5.72
33	1976	1579	103.5	—	—	—	—	-38	—	—	19.0%	-2.62	1–2 (33%)	3–2 (60%)	—	-0.04	1972	2019	162.7	—	—	—	—	+114	-24	+111	69.6%	+1.41	13–11 (54%)	7–10 (41%)	—	-3.85
34	1977	1593	106.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	45.5%	-0.54	0–1	0–1	—	-0.26	1973	2104	156.6	—	—	—	—	+129	-106	-11	73.5%	+1.55	18–7 (72%)	17–10 (63%)	—	-2.12
35	1978	1586	102.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	-0.08	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	1980	1626	122.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	+215	60.0%	+0.40	—	—	—	+0.01	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	—	1958	135.6	—	—	—	—	-19	-127	+55	54.5%	+0.38	44–41 (52%)	29–20 (59%)	105.6	-2.33	—	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.

Dennis Ralston's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Tony Roche	11	8	19	Apr 9, 1971	H2H
Rod Laver	2	13	15	Apr 5, 1974	H2H
Cliff Drysdale	6	6	12	Jan 11, 1976	H2H
John Newcombe	7	5	12	Apr 24, 1971	H2H
Roger Taylor	6	5	11	Mar 22, 1973	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