H2H data updated: 2026-10-18 00:00 UTC

Harold Solomon vs Rod Laver H2H: 1-6

Rod Laver holds a 6–1 lead over Harold Solomon in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Rod Laver leads 2–1 on carpet and 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Harold Solomon won the 1976 Las Vegas round robin 6-3 6-4.

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Harold Solomon
USA Age 74 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1 – 6
7 main-draw meetings
Rod Laver
AUS Age 88 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Harold Solomon 6-3 6-4 Rod Laver Match data Dec 2, 1976 RR Las Vegas ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver #6 4-6 6-0 6-2 3-6 6-3 Harold Solomon #15 Match data May 12, 1975* QF Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver #4 6-4 6-3 Harold Solomon #31 Match data Aug 11, 1974* F Bretton Woods ATP 250 Clay
Rod Laver #5 6-0 6-2 6-2 Harold Solomon #63 Match data Aug 31, 1973* R128 US Open Grand Slam Grass
Rod Laver 6-3 6-1 Harold Solomon Match data Apr 5, 1973* R32 Munich Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-3 6-4 Harold Solomon Match data Mar 23, 1973* R16 Atlanta Wct ATP 250 Clay
Rod Laver 6-1 6-4 Harold Solomon Match data Jan 27, 1973* QF Lacosta Wct ATP 250 Hard

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
Harold Solomon #1,115 #5 2 2,163 566 328 63.3% 0 0 0 1 21 22
Rod Laver #662 #3 0 2,302 570 145 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 Harold Solomon Rod Laver
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,481 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,477 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1971 8–6 57.1% — 1,591 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1972 12–11 52.2% — 1,682 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1973 21–23 47.7% #59 1,770 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1974 59–38 60.8% #16 1,902 0 1 — — — — — — —
22 1975 69–31 69.0% #17 1,985 0 5 — — — — — — —
23 1976 72–29 71.3% #8 2,050 0 10 — — — — — — —
24 1977 65–27 70.7% #16 2,002 0 13 — — — — — — —
25 1978 67–32 67.7% #9 1,907 0 15 — — — — — — —
26 1979 64–22 74.4% #8 2,004 0 18 — — — — — — —
27 1980 61–22 73.5% #7 1,994 0 22 — — — — — — —
28 1981 29–24 54.7% #21 1,758 0 22 — — — — — — —
29 1982 22–23 48.9% #66 1,797 0 22 1968 73–19 79.3% — 1,879 1 10
30 1983 5–17 22.7% #95 1,623 0 22 1969 97–14 87.4% — 2,162 5 26
31 1984 4–6 40.0% #223 1,633 0 22 1970 89–15 85.6% — 2,214 5 39
32 1985 4–6 40.0% #106 1,615 0 22 1971 85–20 81.0% — 2,157 5 46
33 1986 4–8 33.3% #240 1,594 0 22 1972 50–16 75.8% — 2,017 5 51
34 — — — — — — — 1973 67–16 80.7% #8 2,103 5 58
35 — — — — — — — 1974 42–9 82.4% #4 2,123 5 64
36 — — — — — — — 1975 49–12 80.3% #10 2,099 5 69
37 — — — — — — — 1976 9–11 45.0% #73 2,006 5 69
38 1991 0–1 0.0% #1106 1,574 0 22 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 Harold Solomon 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 %
16 1969 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1970 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1971 3 2 5 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1972 5 2 7 71.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1973 9 6 15 60.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 8 11 27.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1974 18 11 29 62.1% 31 13 44 70.5% 0 5 5 0.0% 10 9 19 52.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1975 19 10 29 65.5% 32 12 44 72.7% — — — — 18 9 27 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1976 18 5 23 78.3% 35 11 46 76.1% — — — — 19 13 32 59.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1977 12 8 20 60.0% 40 9 49 81.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 13 8 21 61.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1978 18 9 27 66.7% 31 9 40 77.5% — — — — 18 14 32 56.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1979 22 8 30 73.3% 29 9 38 76.3% — — — — 13 5 18 72.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1980 22 5 27 81.5% 22 7 29 75.9% — — — — 17 10 27 63.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1981 12 9 21 57.1% 11 7 18 61.1% — — — — 6 8 14 42.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1982 14 9 23 60.9% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — 3 8 11 27.3% 1968 16 6 22 72.7% 31 9 40 77.5% 17 2 19 89.5% 9 2 11 81.8%
30 1983 1 5 6 16.7% 4 10 14 28.6% — — — — 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 1984 — — — — 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1970 33 3 36 91.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 21 4 25 84.0% 27 6 33 81.8%
32 1985 1 4 5 20.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — 1971 27 4 31 87.1% 14 6 20 70.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 34 7 41 82.9%
33 1986 2 3 5 40.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 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 1991 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 176 97 273 64.5% 267 120 387 69.0% 2 14 16 12.5% 121 97 218 55.5% — 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 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 Harold Solomon 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
16 1969 1481 98.5 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1970 1478 101.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1971 1591 124.4 — — — — +24 +7 — 52.9% +0.15 4–2 (67%) 1–3 (25%) 102.4 -0.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1972 1682 124.3 — — — — -23 +14 -167 45.8% -0.22 4–2 (67%) 2–4 (33%) 101.7 -0.59 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1973 1770 142.1 — — — — -41 -45 -248 46.4% -0.25 9–8 (53%) 8–8 (50%) 103.6 -6.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1974 1902 149.3 — — — — +1 +50 -446 55.8% +0.36 20–11 (65%) 10–5 (67%) 108.1 -6.29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1975 1986 151.9 — — — — +2 -3 — 62.2% +0.94 22–8 (73%) 13–9 (59%) 105.6 +0.93 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1976 2050 164.1 — — — — -8 +45 — 64.0% +1.02 25–11 (69%) 12–9 (57%) 103.9 -5.85 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1977 2002 158.4 — — — — -33 +102 — 64.3% +1.02 19–6 (76%) 8–10 (44%) 102.3 -3.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1978 1908 162.8 — — — — +1 +192 — 62.4% +0.83 20–10 (67%) 15–9 (63%) 102.9 -4.63 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1979 2005 161.5 — — — — +7 +88 — 67.7% +1.21 19–10 (66%) 12–4 (75%) 105.0 +0.72 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1980 1994 163.5 — — — — +46 +73 — 67.0% +0.99 17–6 (74%) 13–8 (62%) 104.3 -4.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1981 1759 154.2 — — — — +58 +203 — 51.7% +0.54 4–5 (44%) 2–8 (20%) 90.1 -1.86 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1982 1798 154.7 — — — — +11 +102 — 51.3% +0.21 7–11 (39%) 5–6 (45%) 93.2 -5.44 1968 1880 130.3 — — — — +5 -6 +3 74.4% +1.65 15–6 (71%) — — -0.22
30 1983 1624 125.8 — — — — +49 +134 — 31.5% -1.04 2–6 (25%) 1–3 (25%) 93.1 -1.77 1969 2162 149.8 — — — — +113 -174 +143 76.7% +1.93 22–7 (76%) — — -1.40
31 1984 1633 121.4 — — — — — +87 — 50.0% +0.08 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.31 1970 2214 155.8 — — — — +204 -197 +12 76.8% +1.87 21–6 (78%) 6–2 (75%) 105.7 -1.24
32 1985 1616 120.2 — — — — +10 +96 — 43.5% -0.26 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — -0.03 1971 2157 162.6 — — — — +161 -163 0 71.8% +1.59 26–7 (79%) 11–14 (44%) 99.7 -5.73
33 1986 1594 116.2 — — — — +38 +78 — 43.3% -1.00 0–5 (0%) — — -0.58 1972 2018 162.7 — — — — +114 -23 +111 69.6% +1.41 13–11 (54%) 7–10 (41%) 89.2 -3.84
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 2103 156.6 — — — — +130 -105 -10 73.5% +1.55 18–7 (72%) 17–10 (63%) 102.6 -2.10
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 2124 154.5 — — — — +39 +3 — 73.2% +1.66 12–3 (80%) 6–3 (67%) 105.2 -0.95
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 2100 163.1 — — — — +101 -5 — 71.6% +1.53 16–7 (70%) 14–11 (56%) 100.3 -2.95
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 2006 156.1 — — — — +89 +18 — 46.0% -0.38 2–3 (40%) 6–2 (75%) 102.1 -2.11
38 1991 1575 95.8 -0.57 -1.98 0.778 42.9% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.16 1977 1937 147.8 — — — — +75 — +86 44.4% -0.42 1–4 (20%) — — -2.94
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1926 125.9 — — — — +45 — — 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 — 2164 159.4 -0.57 -1.98 0.778 42.9% +6 +78 -304 59.0% +0.65 174–106 (62%) 105–86 (55%) 102.5 -4.42 — 2302 159.0 — — — — +119 -66 +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.