H2H data updated: 2026-10-17 00:00 UTC

John Alexander vs Ken Rosewall H2H: 6-8

Ken Rosewall holds an 8–6 lead over John Alexander in their ATP head-to-head. Across 14 main-draw meetings, Ken Rosewall leads 3–2 on carpet and 4–1 on clay. Most recently, John Alexander won the 1978 Brisbane International semifinal 6-1 6-1.

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John Alexander
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
6 – 8
14 main-draw meetings
Ken Rosewall
AUS Age 91 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Alexander 6-1 6-1 Ken Rosewall Match data Oct 14, 1978* SF Brisbane International ATP 250 Grass
Ken Rosewall #15 3-6 6-0 6-3 John Alexander #21 Match data Feb 2, 1978* R32 Richmond Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John Alexander 7-6 7-6 4-6 6-1 Ken Rosewall Match data Dec 30, 1977* QF Australian Open (2) Grand Slam Grass
Ken Rosewall #12 5-6 6-4 6-4 John Alexander #20 Match data Nov 14, 1977 RR Wct Challenge Cup ATP 250 Carpet
John Alexander #26 3-6 7-5 6-3 Ken Rosewall #15 Match data Apr 29, 1977* R16 Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
John Alexander 1-6 6-2 6-1 Ken Rosewall Match data Apr 23, 1977* R16 Charlotte Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Ken Rosewall 3-6 7-5 7-6 7-6 John Alexander Match data Feb 15, 1976 RR Wct Challenge Cup ATP 250 Hard
Ken Rosewall 6-0 6-3 John Alexander Match data Aug 9, 1975* QF North Conway ATP 250 Clay
Ken Rosewall #6 6-1 7-5 John Alexander #13 Match data Apr 26, 1975* QF Houston ATP 250 Clay
John Alexander 1-6 6-1 6-4 Ken Rosewall Match data Oct 5, 1972* R16 Alamo Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Ken Rosewall 6-4 6-3 John Alexander Match data Apr 28, 1972* SF Charlotte Wct ATP 250 Clay
John Alexander 7-5 7-5 Ken Rosewall Match data Jul 28, 1971* R16 Louisville Wct ATP 250 Clay
Ken Rosewall 4-6 6-1 6-1 John Alexander Match data Jul 20, 1971* R32 Washington Open ATP 250 Clay
Ken Rosewall 6-3 John Alexander Match data Apr 21, 1971 RR Denver 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.

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
John Alexander #860 #8 0 2,015 567 419 57.5% 0 0 0 0 7 7
Ken Rosewall #255 #2 0 2,233 535 193 73.5% 4 0 0 1 34 39

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 John Alexander Ken Rosewall
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1968 27–14 65.9% — 1,630 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1969 29–21 58.0% — 1,636 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1970 24–14 63.2% — 1,819 0 1 — — — — — — —
19 1971 44–36 55.0% — 1,816 0 1 — — — — — — —
20 1972 36–32 52.9% — 1,856 0 1 — — — — — — —
21 1973 46–30 60.5% #29 1,917 0 1 — — — — — — —
22 1974 38–23 62.3% #26 1,849 0 1 — — — — — — —
23 1975 61–24 71.8% #8 1,946 0 2 — — — — — — —
24 1976 19–21 47.5% #47 1,841 0 2 — — — — — — —
25 1977 48–33 59.3% #21 1,878 0 3 — — — — — — —
26 1978 50–31 61.7% #22 1,810 0 3 — — — — — — —
27 1979 38–28 57.6% #20 1,798 0 4 — — — — — — —
28 1980 10–18 35.7% #100 1,686 0 4 — — — — — — —
29 1981 23–21 52.3% #75 1,744 0 4 — — — — — — —
30 1982 38–21 64.4% #31 1,792 0 6 — — — — — — —
31 1983 24–25 49.0% #77 1,658 0 7 — — — — — — —
32 1984 12–21 36.4% #142 1,565 0 7 — — — — — — —
33 1985 0–6 0.0% #405 1,492 0 7 1968 45–12 78.9% — 1,854 1 4
34 — — — — — — — 1969 49–21 70.0% — 1,943 1 7
35 — — — — — — — 1970 72–21 77.4% — 2,086 2 13
36 — — — — — — — 1971 80–24 76.9% — 2,158 3 21
37 — — — — — — — 1972 61–15 80.3% — 2,117 4 28
38 — — — — — — — 1973 65–17 79.3% #6 2,106 4 33
39 — — — — — — — 1974 26–7 78.8% #9 2,114 4 33
40 — — — — — — — 1975 37–11 77.1% #6 1,998 4 36
41 — — — — — — — 1976 35–18 66.0% #13 1,978 4 38
42 — — — — — — — 1977 39–20 66.1% #11 1,981 4 39
43 — — — — — — — 1978 19–19 50.0% #34 1,809 4 39
44 — — — — — — — 1979 4–5 44.4% #207 1,747 4 39
45 — — — — — — — 1980 3–3 50.0% #255 1,747 4 39

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 John Alexander Ken Rosewall
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 1968 0 1 1 0.0% 22 10 32 68.8% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1969 0 1 1 0.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 21 12 33 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1970 4 1 5 80.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1971 21 12 33 63.6% 12 9 21 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 7 10 17 41.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1972 11 10 21 52.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 10 14 24 41.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1973 8 6 14 57.1% 14 11 25 56.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 21 10 31 67.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1974 12 5 17 70.6% 13 6 19 68.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 4 7 11 36.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1975 13 3 16 81.3% 20 8 28 71.4% 6 3 9 66.7% 22 10 32 68.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 9 7 16 56.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1977 4 5 9 44.4% 19 6 25 76.0% 18 8 26 69.2% 7 14 21 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1978 2 5 7 28.6% 24 10 34 70.6% 18 6 24 75.0% 6 10 16 37.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1979 12 5 17 70.6% 13 8 21 61.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 7 9 16 43.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1980 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 8 10 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1981 7 9 16 43.8% 8 6 14 57.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1982 6 5 11 54.5% 10 7 17 58.8% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 11 9 20 55.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1984 4 6 10 40.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 7 10 30.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1985 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1968 17 3 20 85.0% 15 2 17 88.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 11 5 16 68.8% 7 4 11 63.6% 19 8 27 70.4% 12 4 16 75.0%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 15 8 23 65.2% 11 1 12 91.7% 25 2 27 92.6% 21 10 31 67.7%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 22 6 28 78.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 18 3 21 85.7% 24 10 34 70.6%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 23 5 28 82.1% 13 1 14 92.9% 6 1 7 85.7% 19 8 27 70.4%
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 2 19 89.5% 9 3 12 75.0% 25 8 33 75.8%
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 12 3 15 80.0% — — — — 14 3 17 82.4% 0 1 1 0.0%
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 9 5 14 64.3% 19 3 22 86.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 1 5 80.0%
41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 12 5 17 70.6% 9 4 13 69.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 13 5 18 72.2% 5 3 8 62.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 11 8 19 57.9%
43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 6 3 9 66.7% 3 8 11 27.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 5 8 37.5%
44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
Career — 118 92 210 56.2% 208 123 331 62.8% 133 90 223 59.6% 108 114 222 48.6% — 156 56 212 73.6% 115 33 148 77.7% 133 38 171 77.8% 131 66 197 66.5%

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 John Alexander Ken Rosewall
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 1968 1630 115.5 — — — — — +31 -45 58.8% +0.55 5–3 (63%) — — -0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1969 1636 120.9 — — — — -112 0 +83 58.9% +0.61 5–8 (38%) — — +3.74 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1970 1819 138.4 — — — — -86 -41 -114 59.1% +0.62 6–6 (50%) 2–1 (67%) — +1.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1971 1817 144.4 — — — — -5 +8 -82 55.2% +0.33 7–16 (30%) 18–12 (60%) 97.4 -3.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1972 1856 153.5 — — — — -29 +48 -73 53.7% +0.51 13–16 (45%) 13–24 (35%) 93.7 -8.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1973 1917 150.8 — — — — +40 -78 -95 57.3% +0.44 13–12 (52%) 19–14 (58%) 101.4 -3.87 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1974 1850 146.4 — — — — +26 +47 +21 60.4% +0.86 9–8 (53%) 12–14 (46%) 96.7 +0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1975 1946 155.4 — — — — +65 +20 -94 66.4% +1.04 15–9 (63%) 23–11 (68%) 107.1 -0.91 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1976 1841 150.1 — — — — +55 +53 -1 48.4% -0.02 5–7 (42%) 8–12 (40%) 90.9 -2.96 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1977 1878 156.4 — — — — -38 +46 +16 58.5% +0.69 13–18 (42%) 16–15 (52%) 96.3 -1.53 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1978 1810 149.4 — — — — -79 +125 +104 58.6% +0.69 15–14 (52%) 10–14 (42%) 93.8 +2.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1979 1799 156.8 — — — — +64 +143 -3 53.0% +0.25 15–10 (60%) 15–13 (54%) 105.4 -3.64 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1980 1687 138.0 — — — — +72 +209 +52 38.8% -0.58 4–5 (44%) 7–8 (47%) 95.5 -0.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1981 1744 136.6 — — — — -49 +128 0 52.7% +0.29 7–8 (47%) 9–11 (45%) 97.3 +0.63 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1982 1792 141.1 — — — — -49 +33 +52 57.6% +0.56 17–7 (71%) 13–14 (48%) 107.8 +0.78 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1983 1658 134.7 — — — — +55 +150 +81 47.5% +0.09 7–5 (58%) 10–14 (42%) 95.8 +1.71 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1984 1565 130.2 — — — — +79 +244 +37 39.0% -0.49 5–6 (45%) 6–10 (38%) 93.1 -0.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1985 1493 102.7 — — — — +110 — — 13.3% -2.13 0–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.02 1968 1855 127.3 — — — — -37 -15 -123 72.6% +1.53 6–4 (60%) — — +0.09
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1944 143.7 — — — — +58 -13 -84 64.8% +1.25 11–10 (52%) — — -2.55
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 2087 161.2 — — — — -35 -47 +195 72.2% +1.57 10–6 (63%) 5–3 (63%) 104.1 -3.60
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 2159 161.8 — — — — +91 -83 +112 73.0% +1.68 13–5 (72%) 11–9 (55%) 103.2 -5.10
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 2118 162.7 — — — — +63 +74 +120 74.4% +1.64 14–8 (64%) 14–8 (64%) 101.2 -2.93
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 2106 159.5 — — — — +11 +119 +58 74.3% +1.84 13–12 (52%) 11–9 (55%) 92.8 -2.08
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 2114 153.5 — — — — -16 — +148 68.8% +1.19 5–2 (71%) 6–5 (55%) 100.3 -1.13
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1998 149.9 — — — — +18 +205 +172 72.2% +1.56 9–3 (75%) 2–7 (22%) 96.0 +0.64
41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1978 156.6 — — — — +69 +134 +115 63.2% +0.93 6–5 (55%) 9–0 (100%) 103.4 -0.11
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1982 157.9 — — — — +99 +50 +68 62.2% +0.78 11–10 (52%) 11–6 (65%) 99.0 -1.33
43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1809 142.6 — — — — +145 +60 +178 51.1% +0.18 4–5 (44%) 4–4 (50%) 94.8 -0.68
44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1748 115.3 — — — — +135 — +221 52.4% -0.05 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — +0.41
45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1748 117.3 — — — — +116 — — 53.3% -0.33 1–2 (33%) — — -0.23
Career — 2015 150.6 — — — — +12 +56 +17 55.6% +0.46 161–159 (50%) 182–189 (49%) 95.7 -1.49 — 2234 159.3 — — — — +44 +53 +84 69.0% +1.35 103–75 (58%) 74–52 (59%) 97.4 -2.57

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.