Hank Pfister
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Connors | 1 | 9 | 10 | Aug 31, 1985 | H2H |
| Tom Gullikson | 5 | 4 | 9 | Oct 11, 1984 | — |
| Tim Gullikson | 5 | 4 | 9 | Jul 8, 1983 | — |
| Stan Smith | 5 | 3 | 8 | Apr 14, 1983 | H2H |
| Roscoe Tanner | 5 | 3 | 8 | Feb 19, 1982 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-10-19 00:00 UTC
Tony Roche holds a 2–0 lead over Hank Pfister in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Tony Roche leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Tony Roche won the 1978 Queen's Club Championships round of 32 9-7 9-7.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Roche | 9-7 9-7 | Hank Pfister | Match data | Jun 22, 1978* | R32 | Queen's Club Championships | ATP 250 | Grass |
| Tony Roche | 6-2 6-7 6-2 | Hank Pfister | Match data | Mar 2, 1977* | R64 | Memphis | 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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Pfister | #982 | #19 | 0 | 1,929 | 260 | 213 | 55.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tony Roche | #166 | #12 | 0 | 2,136 | 360 | 191 | 65.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
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 | Hank Pfister | Tony Roche | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 21 | 1975 | 0–4 | 0.0% | #252 | 1,459 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1976 | 8–12 | 40.0% | #101 | 1,546 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1977 | 37–27 | 57.8% | #40 | 1,742 | 0 | 0 | 1968 | 53–35 | 60.2% | — | 1,837 | 0 | 4 |
| 24 | 1978 | 43–26 | 62.3% | #29 | 1,841 | 0 | 0 | 1969 | 86–30 | 74.1% | — | 1,962 | 0 | 11 |
| 25 | 1979 | 33–27 | 55.0% | #30 | 1,842 | 0 | 0 | 1970 | 55–17 | 76.4% | — | 2,062 | 0 | 15 |
| 26 | 1980 | 21–25 | 45.7% | #62 | 1,729 | 0 | 0 | 1971 | 17–16 | 51.5% | — | 1,885 | 0 | 15 |
| 27 | 1981 | 37–21 | 63.8% | #39 | 1,870 | 0 | 1 | 1972 | 19–15 | 55.9% | — | 1,938 | 0 | 16 |
| 28 | 1982 | 35–21 | 62.5% | #24 | 1,832 | 0 | 2 | 1973 | 3–4 | 42.9% | — | 1,888 | 0 | 16 |
| 29 | 1983 | 19–17 | 52.8% | #41 | 1,750 | 0 | 2 | 1974 | 33–16 | 67.3% | #27 | 1,938 | 0 | 17 |
| 30 | 1984 | 15–18 | 45.5% | #86 | 1,723 | 0 | 2 | 1975 | 31–13 | 70.5% | #12 | 1,975 | 0 | 17 |
| 31 | 1985 | 12–10 | 54.5% | #68 | 1,764 | 0 | 2 | 1976 | 17–11 | 60.7% | #50 | 2,025 | 0 | 19 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 21–16 | 56.8% | #15 | 1,924 | 0 | 19 |
| 33 | 1987 | 0–4 | 0.0% | #595 | 1,678 | 0 | 2 | 1978 | 16–12 | 57.1% | #32 | 1,848 | 0 | 20 |
| 34 | 1988 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #980 | 1,655 | 0 | 2 | 1979 | 6–4 | 60.0% | #166 | 1,800 | 0 | 20 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1980 | 3–2 | 60.0% | — | 1,812 | 0 | 20 |
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 | Hank Pfister | Tony Roche | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | |||
| 21 | 1975 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1976 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1977 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% | 10 | 8 | 18 | 55.6% | 16 | 8 | 24 | 66.7% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 1968 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 69.6% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 11 | 4 | 15 | 73.3% | 20 | 20 | 40 | 50.0% |
| 24 | 1978 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 62.5% | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 13 | 6 | 19 | 68.4% | 14 | 8 | 22 | 63.6% | 1969 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 56.0% | 23 | 4 | 27 | 85.2% | 29 | 4 | 33 | 87.9% | 20 | 11 | 31 | 64.5% |
| 25 | 1979 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 40.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 12 | 6 | 18 | 66.7% | 15 | 11 | 26 | 57.7% | 1970 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 73.7% | 10 | 3 | 13 | 76.9% | 25 | 4 | 29 | 86.2% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% |
| 26 | 1980 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20.0% | 1971 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% |
| 27 | 1981 | 22 | 9 | 31 | 71.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 14 | 5 | 19 | 73.7% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1972 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0% | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% |
| 28 | 1982 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 52.6% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 20 | 7 | 27 | 74.1% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 1973 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 1983 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 1974 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 10 | 4 | 14 | 71.4% | 13 | 7 | 20 | 65.0% |
| 30 | 1984 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 1975 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 17 | 4 | 21 | 81.0% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% |
| 31 | 1985 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 64.7% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 11 | 2 | 13 | 84.6% | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% |
| 33 | 1987 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 11 | 4 | 15 | 73.3% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% |
| 34 | 1988 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1979 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1980 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 95 | 74 | 169 | 56.2% | 22 | 30 | 52 | 42.3% | 96 | 53 | 149 | 64.4% | 47 | 56 | 103 | 45.6% | — | 75 | 48 | 123 | 61.0% | 64 | 25 | 89 | 71.9% | 133 | 39 | 172 | 77.3% | 88 | 79 | 167 | 52.7% |
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 | Hank Pfister | Tony Roche | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
| 21 | 1975 | 1459 | 98.4 | — | — | — | — | — | +48 | — | 20.0% | -2.00 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | +0.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1976 | 1547 | 123.5 | — | — | — | — | +11 | -71 | +47 | 45.7% | -0.20 | 3–5 (38%) | 2–6 (25%) | 98.4 | +1.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1977 | 1743 | 140.1 | — | — | — | — | -58 | -137 | +17 | 54.4% | +0.11 | 14–9 (61%) | 8–9 (47%) | 107.2 | +0.19 | 1968 | 1838 | 119.8 | — | — | — | — | -6 | -224 | -92 | 62.4% | +0.53 | 7–9 (44%) | — | — | -1.46 |
| 24 | 1978 | 1841 | 145.9 | — | — | — | — | 0 | -227 | +11 | 61.6% | +0.92 | 12–10 (55%) | 11–10 (52%) | 105.0 | +2.99 | 1969 | 1963 | 145.5 | — | — | — | — | -69 | +94 | +182 | 70.1% | +1.32 | 19–5 (79%) | — | — | -3.25 |
| 25 | 1979 | 1842 | 151.6 | — | — | — | — | +8 | — | +56 | 53.5% | +0.39 | 10–11 (48%) | 8–9 (47%) | 98.7 | -3.48 | 1970 | 2063 | 155.4 | — | — | — | — | -44 | -23 | +168 | 70.2% | +1.38 | 14–6 (70%) | 6–3 (67%) | 105.6 | -2.58 |
| 26 | 1980 | 1730 | 143.8 | — | — | — | — | -6 | -128 | +175 | 46.7% | -0.19 | 7–6 (54%) | 8–10 (44%) | 100.0 | -3.62 | 1971 | 1886 | 145.1 | — | — | — | — | +26 | +128 | +180 | 51.2% | +0.50 | 7–3 (70%) | 5–6 (45%) | 101.5 | -2.06 |
| 27 | 1981 | 1870 | 147.1 | — | — | — | — | -14 | -301 | +93 | 61.2% | +0.53 | 9–6 (60%) | 14–6 (70%) | 106.1 | -1.71 | 1972 | 1939 | 149.4 | — | — | — | — | -54 | +106 | — | 55.1% | +0.33 | 7–5 (58%) | 3–3 (50%) | 102.5 | -4.37 |
| 28 | 1982 | 1833 | 143.1 | — | — | — | — | -50 | -232 | +127 | 59.2% | +0.47 | 9–6 (60%) | 14–7 (67%) | 103.1 | -3.17 | 1973 | 1888 | 120.6 | — | — | — | — | -19 | — | — | 52.6% | +0.16 | 1–4 (20%) | 1–1 | — | -0.54 |
| 29 | 1983 | 1751 | 142.3 | — | — | — | — | +74 | — | +118 | 50.5% | -0.02 | 8–9 (47%) | 6–6 (50%) | 94.9 | -3.26 | 1974 | 1938 | 144.4 | — | — | — | — | -62 | +39 | +133 | 63.0% | +1.08 | 10–5 (67%) | 10–10 (50%) | 101.3 | -0.53 |
| 30 | 1984 | 1724 | 131.5 | — | — | — | — | +56 | — | +53 | 45.8% | -0.40 | 6–5 (55%) | 3–2 (60%) | 101.1 | -0.93 | 1975 | 1976 | 155.6 | — | — | — | — | -118 | -16 | +179 | 67.9% | +1.21 | 5–5 (50%) | 5–7 (42%) | 94.4 | -2.87 |
| 31 | 1985 | 1765 | 136.6 | — | — | — | — | +34 | — | -33 | 53.6% | +0.43 | 4–4 (50%) | 5–6 (45%) | 97.1 | -1.13 | 1976 | 2026 | 153.8 | — | — | — | — | -147 | — | +160 | 63.3% | +0.82 | 3–6 (33%) | 10–6 (63%) | 98.3 | -1.68 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 1924 | 156.9 | — | — | — | — | +1 | — | +133 | 57.3% | +0.38 | 5–4 (56%) | 6–6 (50%) | 99.9 | -3.97 |
| 33 | 1987 | 1679 | 104.0 | — | — | — | — | +21 | — | — | 10.0% | -2.10 | 0–1 | 1–2 (33%) | — | +0.12 | 1978 | 1848 | 140.5 | — | — | — | — | -18 | +18 | +150 | 55.7% | +0.51 | 5–2 (71%) | 1–4 (20%) | 98.8 | -0.51 |
| 34 | 1988 | 1656 | 102.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25.0% | -2.00 | — | — | — | -0.07 | 1979 | 1801 | 119.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +161 | 67.9% | +0.64 | 0–4 (0%) | 3–1 (75%) | 93.9 | +0.98 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1980 | 1812 | 125.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +164 | 63.6% | +0.09 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | -0.44 |
| Career | — | 1930 | 147.9 | — | — | — | — | +4 | -158 | +75 | 53.9% | +0.24 | 82–74 (53%) | 81–73 (53%) | 103.1 | -2.69 | — | 2137 | 152.2 | — | — | — | — | -42 | +28 | +142 | 64.1% | +0.93 | 83–59 (58%) | 51–47 (52%) | 101.3 | -4.33 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Connors | 1 | 9 | 10 | Aug 31, 1985 | H2H |
| Tom Gullikson | 5 | 4 | 9 | Oct 11, 1984 | — |
| Tim Gullikson | 5 | 4 | 9 | Jul 8, 1983 | — |
| Stan Smith | 5 | 3 | 8 | Apr 14, 1983 | H2H |
| Roscoe Tanner | 5 | 3 | 8 | Feb 19, 1982 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Newcombe | 11 | 13 | 24 | Oct 16, 1980 | H2H |
| Tom Okker | 8 | 16 | 24 | Feb 21, 1977 | H2H |
| Rod Laver | 9 | 11 | 20 | Jul 4, 1972 | H2H |
| Cliff Drysdale | 7 | 12 | 19 | Mar 13, 1976 | H2H |
| Dennis Ralston | 8 | 11 | 19 | Apr 9, 1971 | H2H |