H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Jan Kodes vs Rod Laver H2H: 2-5

Rod Laver holds a 5–2 lead over Jan Kodes in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Rod Laver leads 3–1 on carpet and 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Rod Laver won the 1978 Richmond Wct round of 32 6-1 6-3.

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Jan Kodes
CZE Age 80 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
2 – 5
7 main draw meetings
Rod Laver
AUS Age 88 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rod Laver 6-1 6-3 Jan Kodes #46 Match data Feb 2, 1978* R32 Richmond Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-1 6-0 Jan Kodes Match data Aug 22, 1975* R16 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Clay
Jan Kodes #9 6-2 6-4 Rod Laver #7 Match data Apr 27, 1974* QF Denver Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-4 1-6 6-4 6-0 Jan Kodes Match data Jan 26, 1974* SF Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Jan Kodes 4-6 6-4 7-6 Rod Laver Match data Nov 6, 1971* QF Stockholm Open ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 7-5 6-3 6-3 Jan Kodes Match data May 10, 1971* F Italian Open ATP 250 Clay
Rod Laver 6-4 6-3 Jan Kodes Match data Dec 9, 1970 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals 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.

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
Jan Kodes #1,109 #5 14 2,122 471 276 63.1% 3 0 0 0 7 10
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 Jan Kodes Rod Laver
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
22 1968 23–18 56.1% — 1,605 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1969 32–19 62.7% — 1,738 0 1 — — — — — — —
24 1970 58–31 65.2% — 1,820 1 3 — — — — — — —
25 1971 49–23 68.1% — 1,977 2 5 — — — — — — —
26 1972 44–15 74.6% — 1,941 2 6 — — — — — — —
27 1973 51–20 71.8% #9 1,936 3 8 — — — — — — —
28 1974 45–23 66.2% #17 1,922 3 8 — — — — — — —
29 1975 55–21 72.4% #19 1,985 3 9 1968 73–19 79.3% — 1,879 1 10
30 1976 49–21 70.0% #19 1,986 3 10 1969 97–14 87.4% — 2,162 5 26
31 1977 30–25 54.5% #41 1,854 3 10 1970 89–15 85.6% — 2,216 5 39
32 1978 13–18 41.9% #119 1,757 3 10 1971 85–20 81.0% — 2,158 5 46
33 1979 16–16 50.0% #88 1,704 3 10 1972 50–16 75.8% — 2,018 5 51
34 1980 5–13 27.8% #221 1,583 3 10 1973 67–16 80.7% #8 2,103 5 58
35 1981 1–7 12.5% — 1,510 3 10 1974 42–9 82.4% #4 2,124 5 64
36 1982 0–5 0.0% — 1,466 3 10 1975 49–12 80.3% #10 2,100 5 69
37 1983 0–1 0.0% #504 1,449 3 10 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 Jan Kodes 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 %
22 1968 10 6 16 62.5% 13 8 21 61.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1969 7 5 12 58.3% 20 9 29 69.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1970 16 12 28 57.1% 42 11 53 79.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 7 7 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1971 15 9 24 62.5% 25 6 31 80.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1972 5 3 8 62.5% 31 7 38 81.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1973 0 3 3 0.0% 19 7 26 73.1% 16 2 18 88.9% 16 8 24 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1974 7 4 11 63.6% 16 9 25 64.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 12 7 19 63.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1975 1 2 3 33.3% 35 10 45 77.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 17 7 24 70.8% 1968 16 6 22 72.7% 31 9 40 77.5% 17 2 19 89.5% 9 2 11 81.8%
30 1976 — — — — 38 13 51 74.5% — — — — 11 8 19 57.9% 1969 21 4 25 84.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 34 3 37 91.9% 30 3 33 90.9%
31 1977 7 8 15 46.7% 19 10 29 65.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1970 33 3 36 91.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 21 4 25 84.0% 27 6 33 81.8%
32 1978 3 3 6 50.0% 8 10 18 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1971 27 4 31 87.1% 14 6 20 70.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 34 7 41 82.9%
33 1979 6 6 12 50.0% 10 9 19 52.6% 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 1980 0 3 3 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1973 18 3 21 85.7% 19 6 25 76.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 28 6 34 82.4%
35 1981 0 1 1 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1974 12 2 14 85.7% 15 0 15 100.0% — — — — 15 7 22 68.2%
36 1982 — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1975 19 2 21 90.5% 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0%
37 1983 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 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 — 77 65 142 54.2% 281 127 408 68.9% 43 22 65 66.2% 70 62 132 53.0% — 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 Jan Kodes 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
22 1968 1605 118.0 — — — — -36 +42 — 56.1% +0.68 5–9 (36%) — — -0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1969 1738 130.3 — — — — -81 +93 -208 60.3% +0.76 10–9 (53%) — — +2.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1970 1820 143.1 — — — — -122 +159 — 63.2% +1.07 11–11 (50%) 3–0 (100%) — +2.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1971 1978 151.3 — — — — -117 +115 -220 62.9% +0.93 16–9 (64%) 7–2 (78%) — -1.49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1972 1942 149.8 — — — — -111 +207 -133 68.5% +1.30 8–5 (62%) 7–3 (70%) — +0.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1973 1937 151.7 — — — — -54 +97 +95 65.5% +1.02 14–8 (64%) 4–7 (36%) — -0.84 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1974 1923 150.6 — — — — +12 +34 +136 63.7% +0.97 10–9 (53%) 8–7 (53%) — -2.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1975 1986 152.7 — — — — -43 +124 -4 65.8% +1.06 14–8 (64%) 8–6 (57%) — +1.04 1968 1880 130.3 — — — — +4 -6 +3 74.4% +1.65 15–6 (71%) — — -0.21
30 1976 1986 154.1 — — — — -46 +46 — 64.5% +1.06 11–6 (65%) 8–12 (40%) — +1.98 1969 2162 149.8 — — — — +114 -174 +143 76.7% +1.93 22–7 (76%) — — -1.40
31 1977 1855 150.0 — — — — -30 +83 — 55.2% +0.36 9–10 (47%) 8–3 (73%) — -2.80 1970 2216 155.8 — — — — +205 -202 +12 76.8% +1.87 21–6 (78%) 6–2 (75%) — -1.22
32 1978 1757 139.9 — — — — +40 +72 — 43.8% -0.40 5–5 (50%) 3–4 (43%) — -2.06 1971 2158 162.7 — — — — +163 -164 0 71.8% +1.59 26–7 (79%) 11–14 (44%) — -5.72
33 1979 1704 135.5 — — — — +72 +67 — 47.7% -0.22 8–6 (57%) 7–7 (50%) — +0.10 1972 2019 162.7 — — — — +114 -24 +111 69.6% +1.41 13–11 (54%) 7–10 (41%) — -3.85
34 1980 1584 112.7 — — — — +90 +91 — 30.4% -1.65 2–4 (33%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.22 1973 2104 156.6 — — — — +129 -106 -11 73.5% +1.55 18–7 (72%) 17–10 (63%) — -2.12
35 1981 1510 103.4 — — — — — +86 — 15.8% -2.63 0–1 — — +0.28 1974 2124 154.6 — — — — +39 +3 — 73.2% +1.66 12–3 (80%) 6–3 (67%) — -0.96
36 1982 1466 103.6 — — — — — +64 — 0.0% -3.20 — — — -0.03 1975 2100 163.1 — — — — +102 -5 — 71.6% +1.53 16–7 (70%) 14–11 (56%) — -2.95
37 1983 1449 96.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.31 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 — 2122 150.1 — — — — -50 +102 -11 60.1% +0.73 123–100 (55%) 65–52 (56%) 100.3 -0.18 — 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.