H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Dick Crealy vs Rod Laver H2H: 1-5

Rod Laver holds a 5–1 lead over Dick Crealy in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Rod Laver leads 2–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Dick Crealy won the 1973 Las Vegas third round 6-4 6-7 6-0.

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Dick Crealy
AUS Age 81 Right-Handed 191 cm / 6'3"
H2H
1 – 5
6 main draw meetings
Rod Laver
AUS Age 87 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
May 17, 1973* Las Vegas ATP 250 R32 Hard Dick Crealy 6-4 6-7 6-0 Rod Laver Match data
Aug 11, 1971* Boston Wct ATP 250 R32 Hard Rod Laver 6-1 6-1 Dick Crealy Match data
May 4, 1971* Dallas Wct ATP 250 R32 Carpet Rod Laver 6-2 6-1 Dick Crealy Match data
Apr 8, 1971* Miami Wct ATP 250 R16 Hard Rod Laver 6-2 6-4 Dick Crealy Match data
Jun 20, 1970* London / Queen's Club ATP 250 QF Grass Rod Laver 6-1 6-4 Dick Crealy Match data
Jun 1, 1969* Roland Garros Grand Slam R64 Clay Rod Laver 3-6 7-9 6-2 6-2 6-4 Dick Crealy Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Dick Crealy #509 #33 0 1,904 335 317 51.4% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Rod Laver #662 #3 0 2,300 576 147 79.7% 5 2 0 0 65 72

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 Dick Crealy Rod Laver
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
23 1968 31–16 66.0% — 1,650 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 1969 30–23 56.6% — 1,641 0 0 — — — — — — —
25 1970 32–21 60.4% — 1,700 0 1 — — — — — — —
26 1971 10–23 30.3% — 1,609 0 1 — — — — — — —
27 1972 18–14 56.2% — 1,718 0 1 — — — — — — —
28 1973 31–33 48.4% #51 1,625 0 1 — — — — — — —
29 1974 41–40 50.6% #71 1,709 0 1 1968 73–19 79.3% — 1,881 1 13
30 1975 41–37 52.6% #56 1,734 0 2 1969 97–14 87.4% — 2,161 5 29
31 1976 46–34 57.5% #38 1,779 0 2 1970 89–15 85.6% — 2,213 5 42
32 1977 31–30 50.8% #68 1,670 0 2 1971 85–20 81.0% — 2,155 5 49
33 1978 19–33 36.5% #131 1,565 0 2 1972 50–16 75.8% — 2,016 5 54
34 1979 1–10 9.1% #274 1,497 0 2 1973 67–16 80.7% #8 2,088 5 61
35 1980 3–2 60.0% #309 1,509 0 2 1974 45–10 81.8% #4 2,115 5 67
36 1981 1–1 50.0% #309 1,507 0 2 1975 52–13 80.0% #10 2,087 5 72
37 — — — — — — — 1976 9–11 45.0% #73 1,995 5 72
38 — — — — — — — 1977 5–9 35.7% #124 1,927 5 72
39 — — — — — — — 1978 4–3 57.1% #216 1,917 5 72
40 — — — — — — — 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,901 5 72