H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

John Alexander vs Rod Laver H2H: 3-7

Rod Laver holds a 7–3 lead over John Alexander in their ATP head-to-head. Across 10 main-draw meetings, Rod Laver leads 3–1 on carpet and 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, John Alexander won the 1979 Las Vegas round of 32 6-7 6-3 6-1.

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John Alexander
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
3 – 7
10 main draw meetings
Rod Laver
AUS Age 88 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Alexander #16 6-7 6-3 6-1 Rod Laver Match data Apr 26, 1979* R32 Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 6-1 1-6 7-6 6-2 John Alexander Match data Feb 15, 1976 RR Wct Challenge Cup ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver #4 4-6 6-4 6-4 John Alexander #21 Match data Aug 10, 1974* SF Bretton Woods ATP 250 Clay
John Alexander 6-3 7-6(4) Rod Laver Match data Apr 28, 1973* SF Gothenberg Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 7-6(3) 6-3 John Alexander Match data Feb 3, 1973* SF Richmond Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John Alexander 2-6 6-2 7-5 Rod Laver Match data Jul 16, 1972* R16 Washington Open ATP 250 Clay
Rod Laver UNK John Alexander Match data May 5, 1972* QF Denver Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-2 1-6 6-3 John Alexander Match data May 5, 1972* R16 Las Vegas Wct ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 6-4 6-2 John Alexander Match data Feb 13, 1971* R16 Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-1 6-3 6-3 John Alexander Match data Jun 26, 1970* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
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 John Alexander Rod Laver
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 1968 73–19 79.3% — 1,879 1 10
30 1982 38–21 64.4% #31 1,792 0 6 1969 97–14 87.4% — 2,162 5 26
31 1983 24–25 49.0% #77 1,658 0 7 1970 89–15 85.6% — 2,216 5 39
32 1984 12–21 36.4% #142 1,565 0 7 1971 85–20 81.0% — 2,158 5 46
33 1985 0–6 0.0% #405 1,492 0 7 1972 50–16 75.8% — 2,018 5 51
34 — — — — — — — 1973 67–16 80.7% #8 2,103 5 58
35 — — — — — — — 1974 42–9 82.4% #4 2,124 5 64
36 — — — — — — — 1975 49–12 80.3% #10 2,100 5 69
37 — — — — — — — 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 John Alexander 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 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% 1968 16 6 22 72.7% 31 9 40 77.5% 17 2 19 89.5% 9 2 11 81.8%
30 1982 6 5 11 54.5% 10 7 17 58.8% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 4 10 60.0% 1969 21 4 25 84.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 34 3 37 91.9% 30 3 33 90.9%
31 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 11 9 20 55.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1970 33 3 36 91.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 21 4 25 84.0% 27 6 33 81.8%
32 1984 4 6 10 40.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 7 10 30.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1971 27 4 31 87.1% 14 6 20 70.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 34 7 41 82.9%
33 1985 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 118 92 210 56.2% 208 123 331 62.8% 133 90 223 59.6% 108 114 222 48.6% — 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 John Alexander 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 1968 1630 115.5 — — — — — +31 -45 58.8% +0.55 5–3 (63%) — — -0.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1969 1636 120.9 — — — — -112 +1 +83 58.9% +0.61 5–8 (38%) — — +3.75 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1970 1820 138.4 — — — — -87 -42 -115 59.1% +0.62 6–6 (50%) 2–1 (67%) — +1.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1971 1817 144.4 — — — — -5 +9 -82 55.2% +0.33 7–16 (30%) 18–12 (60%) — -3.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1972 1856 153.5 — — — — -29 +48 -73 53.7% +0.51 13–16 (45%) 13–24 (35%) — -8.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1973 1917 150.8 — — — — +39 -78 -95 57.3% +0.44 13–12 (52%) 19–14 (58%) — -3.88 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1974 1850 146.4 — — — — +27 +47 +21 60.4% +0.86 9–8 (53%) 12–14 (46%) — +0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1975 1946 155.4 — — — — +66 +20 -94 66.4% +1.04 15–9 (63%) 23–11 (68%) — -0.90 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1976 1841 150.1 — — — — +55 +53 -1 48.4% -0.02 5–7 (42%) 8–12 (40%) — -2.95 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1977 1878 156.4 — — — — -38 +45 +16 58.5% +0.69 13–18 (42%) 16–15 (52%) — -1.53 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1978 1810 149.4 — — — — -79 +125 +104 58.6% +0.69 15–14 (52%) 10–14 (42%) — +2.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1979 1799 156.8 — — — — +64 +143 -3 53.0% +0.25 15–10 (60%) 15–13 (54%) — -3.64 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1980 1687 138.0 — — — — +72 +209 +52 38.8% -0.58 4–5 (44%) 7–8 (47%) — -0.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1981 1744 136.6 — — — — -49 +128 0 52.7% +0.29 7–8 (47%) 9–11 (45%) — +0.63 1968 1880 130.3 — — — — +4 -6 +3 74.4% +1.65 15–6 (71%) — — -0.21
30 1982 1792 141.1 — — — — -49 +33 +52 57.6% +0.56 17–7 (71%) 13–14 (48%) — +0.78 1969 2162 149.8 — — — — +114 -174 +143 76.7% +1.93 22–7 (76%) — — -1.40
31 1983 1658 134.7 — — — — +55 +150 +81 47.5% +0.09 7–5 (58%) 10–14 (42%) — +1.71 1970 2216 155.8 — — — — +205 -202 +12 76.8% +1.87 21–6 (78%) 6–2 (75%) — -1.22
32 1984 1565 130.2 — — — — +79 +244 +37 39.0% -0.49 5–6 (45%) 6–10 (38%) — -0.48 1971 2158 162.7 — — — — +163 -164 0 71.8% +1.59 26–7 (79%) 11–14 (44%) — -5.72
33 1985 1493 102.7 — — — — +110 — — 13.3% -2.13 0–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.02 1972 2019 162.7 — — — — +114 -24 +111 69.6% +1.41 13–11 (54%) 7–10 (41%) — -3.85
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 2104 156.6 — — — — +129 -106 -11 73.5% +1.55 18–7 (72%) 17–10 (63%) — -2.12
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 2124 154.6 — — — — +39 +3 — 73.2% +1.66 12–3 (80%) 6–3 (67%) — -0.96
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 2100 163.1 — — — — +102 -5 — 71.6% +1.53 16–7 (70%) 14–11 (56%) — -2.95
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 2016 150.6 — — — — +12 +56 +17 55.6% +0.46 161–159 (50%) 182–189 (49%) 95.7 -1.49 — 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.