H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 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 match 6-3 6-4.

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Harold Solomon
USA Age 73 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1 – 6
7 main draw meetings
Rod Laver
AUS Age 87 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Dec 2, 1976 Las Vegas ATP 250 RR Carpet Harold Solomon #9 6-3 6-4 Rod Laver #72 Match data
May 12, 1975* Dallas Wct ATP 250 QF Carpet Rod Laver #6 4-6 6-0 6-2 3-6 6-3 Harold Solomon #15 Match data
Aug 11, 1974* Bretton Woods ATP 250 F Clay Rod Laver #3 6-4 6-3 Harold Solomon #20 Match data
Aug 31, 1973* US Open Grand Slam R128 Grass Rod Laver #5 6-0 6-2 6-2 Harold Solomon #63 Match data
Apr 5, 1973* Munich Wct ATP 250 R32 Carpet Rod Laver 6-3 6-1 Harold Solomon Match data
Mar 23, 1973* Atlanta Wct ATP 250 R16 Clay Rod Laver 6-3 6-4 Harold Solomon Match data
Jan 27, 1973* Lacosta Wct ATP 250 QF Hard Rod Laver 6-1 6-4 Harold Solomon 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
Harold Solomon #1,115 #5 2 2,161 578 334 63.4% 0 2 0 0 20 22
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 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% — 1,680 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1973 21–23 47.7% #59 1,767 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1974 61–39 61.0% #16 1,899 0 1 — — — — — — —
22 1975 71–32 68.9% #17 1,983 0 5 — — — — — — —
23 1976 72–29 71.3% #8 2,041 0 10 — — — — — — —
24 1977 64–26 71.1% #14 2,001 0 13 — — — — — — —
25 1978 70–33 68.0% #9 1,903 0 15 — — — — — — —
26 1979 65–23 73.9% #8 1,999 0 18 — — — — — — —
27 1980 64–23 73.6% #7 1,991 0 22 — — — — — — —
28 1981 31–26 54.4% #21 1,757 0 22 — — — — — — —
29 1982 22–23 48.9% #66 1,797 0 22 1968 73–19 79.3% — 1,881 1 13
30 1983 5–17 22.7% #95 1,622 0 22 1969 97–14 87.4% — 2,161 5 29
31 1984 4–6 40.0% #223 1,632 0 22 1970 89–15 85.6% — 2,213 5 42
32 1985 4–6 40.0% #106 1,614 0 22 1971 85–20 81.0% — 2,155 5 49
33 1986 4–8 33.3% #240 1,593 0 22 1972 50–16 75.8% — 2,016 5 54
34 — — — — — — — 1973 67–16 80.7% #8 2,088 5 61
35 — — — — — — — 1974 45–10 81.8% #4 2,115 5 67
36 — — — — — — — 1975 52–13 80.0% #10 2,087 5 72
37 — — — — — — — 1976 9–11 45.0% #73 1,995 5 72
38 1991 0–1 0.0% #1106 1,573 0 22 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