H2H data updated: 2026-09-04 00:00 UTC

Eddie Dibbs vs Rod Laver H2H: 3-2

Eddie Dibbs holds a 3–2 lead over Rod Laver in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Eddie Dibbs leads 3–1 on carpet, while Rod Laver leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Eddie Dibbs won the 1978 Richmond Wct quarterfinal 6-1 7-6.

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Eddie Dibbs
USA Age 75 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
3 – 2
5 main draw meetings
Rod Laver
AUS Age 88 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Eddie Dibbs #6 6-1 7-6 Rod Laver Match data Feb 4, 1978* QF Richmond Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Eddie Dibbs #9 2-6 6-3 6-2 Rod Laver #98 Match data Mar 4, 1977* R16 Monterrey Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Eddie Dibbs #8 4-6 6-0 6-1 Rod Laver #78 Match data Jan 26, 1977* R64 Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-4 7-6(3) Eddie Dibbs Match data Feb 15, 1974* R16 Bologna Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver #10 1-6 7-6 7-5 Eddie Dibbs #29 Match data Oct 25, 1973* R16 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
Eddie Dibbs #798 #5 0 2,169 605 262 69.8% 0 0 0 1 21 22
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 Eddie Dibbs Rod Laver
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 1970 2–1 66.7% — 1,523 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1971 7–4 63.6% — 1,601 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1972 5–9 35.7% — 1,608 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1973 40–19 67.8% #28 1,857 0 3 — — — — — — —
23 1974 61–29 67.8% #22 1,909 0 4 — — — — — — —
24 1975 53–25 67.9% #18 2,055 0 6 — — — — — — —
25 1976 83–28 74.8% #9 2,058 0 10 — — — — — — —
26 1977 77–28 73.3% #7 2,056 0 13 — — — — — — —
27 1978 82–27 75.2% #6 1,999 0 17 — — — — — — —
28 1979 62–21 74.7% #10 2,039 0 18 — — — — — — —
29 1980 49–21 70.0% #12 1,930 0 20 1968 73–19 79.3% — 1,879 1 10
30 1981 41–17 70.7% #25 1,977 0 22 1969 97–14 87.4% — 2,162 5 26
31 1982 26–18 59.1% #55 1,797 0 22 1970 89–15 85.6% — 2,216 5 39
32 1983 16–10 61.5% #90 1,819 0 22 1971 85–20 81.0% — 2,158 5 46
33 1984 1–5 16.7% #351 1,750 0 22 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 Eddie Dibbs Rod Laver
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
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 %
19 1970 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1971 1 1 2 50.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1972 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1973 17 5 22 77.3% 19 11 30 63.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1974 14 8 22 63.6% 30 12 42 71.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 14 7 21 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1975 7 6 13 53.8% 36 13 49 73.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 5 15 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1976 6 3 9 66.7% 61 15 76 80.3% — — — — 16 10 26 61.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1977 20 5 25 80.0% 43 13 56 76.8% — — — — 14 10 24 58.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1978 8 3 11 72.7% 40 9 49 81.6% — — — — 34 15 49 69.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1979 15 5 20 75.0% 37 10 47 78.7% — — — — 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1980 5 3 8 62.5% 34 9 43 79.1% — — — — 10 9 19 52.6% 1968 16 6 22 72.7% 31 9 40 77.5% 17 2 19 89.5% 9 2 11 81.8%
30 1981 6 4 10 60.0% 32 10 42 76.2% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 1969 21 4 25 84.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 34 3 37 91.9% 30 3 33 90.9%
31 1982 5 3 8 62.5% 19 10 29 65.5% — — — — 2 5 7 28.6% 1970 33 3 36 91.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 21 4 25 84.0% 27 6 33 81.8%
32 1983 — — — — 15 9 24 62.5% — — — — 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 1984 — — — — 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — — — — 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 — 104 48 152 68.4% 376 133 509 73.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 119 75 194 61.3% — 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 Eddie Dibbs 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
19 1970 1523 107.1 — — — — — +35 — 66.7% +1.33 — — — +0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1971 1602 117.2 — — — — — +55 — 59.1% +0.36 1–1 — — +0.56 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1972 1608 116.6 — — — — -61 +29 — 42.9% -0.63 0–4 (0%) 3–2 (60%) — +0.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1973 1858 140.0 — — — — +9 -48 -291 63.2% +0.94 5–5 (50%) 11–7 (61%) — +0.92 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1974 1910 146.5 — — — — -22 +35 -294 63.6% +0.99 16–10 (62%) 11–8 (58%) — -2.77 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1975 2056 157.2 — — — — -104 +48 — 65.7% +1.13 11–8 (58%) 3–9 (25%) — -5.91 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1976 2058 167.1 — — — — -86 +115 — 65.7% +1.08 27–8 (77%) 22–17 (56%) — -5.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1977 2056 168.2 — — — — +21 +52 — 67.2% +1.16 18–9 (67%) 14–11 (56%) — -7.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1978 2000 165.9 — — — — +10 +123 — 69.4% +1.41 20–10 (67%) 17–14 (55%) — -2.88 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1979 2039 164.3 — — — — -15 +95 — 68.0% +1.20 17–6 (74%) 10–5 (67%) — -4.95 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1980 1931 156.9 — — — — -20 +110 — 64.6% +1.22 14–4 (78%) 9–3 (75%) — -1.24 1968 1880 130.3 — — — — +4 -6 +3 74.4% +1.65 15–6 (71%) — — -0.21
30 1981 1978 155.3 — — — — -115 +66 — 66.4% +1.15 10–8 (56%) 4–6 (40%) — -1.84 1969 2162 149.8 — — — — +114 -174 +143 76.7% +1.93 22–7 (76%) — — -1.40
31 1982 1797 140.9 — — — — -37 +129 — 58.8% +0.57 3–4 (43%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.22 1970 2216 155.8 — — — — +205 -202 +12 76.8% +1.87 21–6 (78%) 6–2 (75%) — -1.22
32 1983 1820 147.9 — — — — — +84 — 55.0% +0.37 9–1 (90%) 3–2 (60%) — -1.74 1971 2158 162.7 — — — — +163 -164 0 71.8% +1.59 26–7 (79%) 11–14 (44%) — -5.72
33 1984 1750 119.5 — — — — — +67 — 33.3% -1.00 0–3 (0%) — — -0.74 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 — 2169 162.2 — — — — -26 +76 -293 64.8% +1.05 151–81 (65%) 113–88 (56%) 105.5 -3.97 — 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.