Dennis Ralston
all rivalries →| 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 |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC
Dennis Ralston vs Ron Holmberg H2H: 3-0
Dennis Ralston holds a 3–0 lead over Ron Holmberg in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Dennis Ralston leads 2–0 on grass and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Dennis Ralston won the 1969 Newport round robin 3-6 6-3 1-0(2).
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H2H Match Log
| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Ralston | 3-6 6-3 1-0(2) | Ron Holmberg | Match data | Aug 20, 1969 | RR | Newport | ATP 250 | Grass |
| Dennis Ralston | 6-4 9-7 | Ron Holmberg | Match data | Jun 21, 1969* | QF | Queen's Club Championships | ATP 250 | Grass |
| Dennis Ralston | 6-5 6-4 | Ron Holmberg | Match data | May 1, 1969 | RR | Japanese Championships | ATP 250 | Carpet |
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 |
| Ron Holmberg | — | — | — | 1,661 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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.
| Dennis Ralston | Ron Holmberg | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 1968 | 48–25 | 65.8% | — | 1,694 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 28–24 | 53.8% | — | 1,787 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 41–28 | 59.4% | — | 1,897 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 27–21 | 56.2% | — | 1,870 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 2–8 | 20.0% | — | 1,773 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 1–6 | 14.3% | #219 | 1,693 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 3–5 | 37.5% | #147 | 1,700 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 1–4 | 20.0% | #187 | 1,651 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 1–9 | 10.0% | #248 | 1,578 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 1–2 | 33.3% | #253 | 1,593 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #287 | 1,586 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 3–2 | 60.0% | — | 1,626 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Surface Results by Career Season
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 % | ||
| 1968 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 10 | 5 | 15 | 66.7% | 29 | 15 | 44 | 65.9% | 1968 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 1969 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 14 | 5 | 19 | 73.7% | 6 | 10 | 16 | 37.5% | 1969 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 2 | 9 | 11 | 18.2% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28.6% |
| 1970 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 53.3% | — | — | — | — | 14 | 7 | 21 | 66.7% | 11 | 7 | 18 | 61.1% | 1970 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14.3% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 1971 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 10 | 6 | 16 | 62.5% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 1971 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 1972 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1973 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 34 | 43 | 77 | 44.2% | 19 | 17 | 36 | 52.8% | 48 | 25 | 73 | 65.8% | 55 | 50 | 105 | 52.4% | Career | 11 | 17 | 28 | 39.3% | 6 | 13 | 19 | 31.6% | 10 | 15 | 25 | 40.0% | 7 | 18 | 25 | 28.0% |
Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.
| Dennis Ralston | Ron Holmberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| 1968 | 1694 | 112.7 | — | — | — | — | +4 | -104 | +39 | 64.2% | +1.56 | 11–5 (69%) | — | — | +3.26 | 1968 | 1616 | 113.4 | — | — | — | — | -82 | -74 | +25 | 53.6% | +0.23 | 6–4 (60%) | — | — | -0.23 |
| 1969 | 1788 | 133.1 | — | — | — | — | -116 | -165 | +110 | 56.8% | +0.27 | 7–12 (37%) | 1–2 (33%) | — | -0.96 | 1969 | 1578 | 122.9 | — | — | — | — | -18 | -99 | +28 | 36.9% | -0.80 | 7–13 (35%) | 0–2 | — | -1.09 |
| 1970 | 1898 | 144.3 | — | — | — | — | -6 | — | +36 | 57.5% | +0.56 | 13–8 (62%) | 8–5 (62%) | — | -2.41 | 1970 | 1541 | 109.6 | — | — | — | — | -48 | — | +4 | 20.9% | -1.77 | 2–2 (50%) | 2–0 | — | -0.94 |
| 1971 | 1870 | 145.6 | — | — | — | — | +26 | -115 | -40 | 55.9% | +0.35 | 10–9 (53%) | 10–7 (59%) | — | -4.83 | 1971 | 1547 | 109.6 | — | — | — | — | — | -50 | — | 35.7% | -1.00 | — | 0–3 (0%) | — | +0.13 |
| 1972 | 1773 | 103.2 | — | — | — | — | -28 | — | — | 31.6% | -1.47 | 1–2 (33%) | 1–0 | — | +0.82 | 1972 | 1536 | 108.2 | — | — | — | — | -20 | — | — | 30.0% | -0.90 | — | 1–0 | — | +0.01 |
| 1973 | 1693 | 110.4 | — | — | — | — | -41 | — | — | 20.0% | -1.40 | 0–1 | 1–2 (33%) | — | -0.63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 1701 | 123.5 | — | — | — | — | -32 | — | — | 38.9% | -1.11 | — | 2–0 | — | -1.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 1651 | 108.9 | — | — | — | — | -3 | — | — | 30.8% | -1.46 | 1–1 | 3–1 (75%) | — | -0.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 1579 | 103.5 | — | — | — | — | -38 | — | — | 19.0% | -2.62 | 1–2 (33%) | 3–2 (60%) | — | -0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 1593 | 106.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45.5% | -0.54 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | -0.26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 1586 | 102.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.50 | — | — | — | -0.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 1626 | 122.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +215 | 60.0% | +0.40 | — | — | — | +0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 1958 | 135.6 | — | — | — | — | -19 | -127 | +55 | 54.5% | +0.38 | 44–41 (52%) | 29–20 (59%) | 105.6 | -2.33 | Career | 1662 | 119.2 | — | — | — | — | -41 | -86 | +22 | 38.5% | -0.70 | 15–19 (44%) | 3–5 (38%) | 99.4 | -2.21 |
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.
Ron Holmberg
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Emerson | 1 | 7 | 8 | Aug 26, 1971 | — |
| Raymond Moore | 3 | 2 | 5 | Aug 15, 1970 | — |
| Marty Riessen | 1 | 4 | 5 | Jun 11, 1970 | — |
| Arthur Ashe | 0 | 4 | 4 | Feb 12, 1972 | — |
| Mark Cox | 1 | 3 | 4 | Aug 12, 1971 | — |