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

Ken Rosewall vs Dennis Ralston H2H: 3-2

Ken Rosewall holds a 3–2 lead over Dennis Ralston in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Ken Rosewall leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Ken Rosewall won the 1971 Washington Open quarterfinal 6-1 6-4.

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Ken Rosewall

AUS Age 91 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H

3 – 2

5 main draw meetings

Dennis Ralston

USA Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

Player	Score	Player	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Ken Rosewall	6-1 6-4	Dennis Ralston	Match data	Jul 22, 1971*	QF	Washington Open	ATP 250	Clay
Dennis Ralston	9-7 6-3	Ken Rosewall	Match data	May 11, 1970*	SF	Atlanta	ATP 250	Hard
Ken Rosewall	10-12 8-6 10-8	Dennis Ralston	Match data	Mar 8, 1970*	R16	Wembley	ATP 250	Carpet
Dennis Ralston	6-3 6-2	Ken Rosewall	Match data	May 22, 1969	RR	Amsterdam	ATP 250	Clay
Ken Rosewall	6-2 6-2 6-3	Dennis Ralston	Match data	Sep 9, 1968*	QF	US Open	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
Ken Rosewall	#255	#2	0	2,233	535	193	73.5%	4	0	0	1	34	39
Dennis Ralston	#287	#115	0	1,958	156	135	53.6%	0	0	0	0	4	4

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	Ken Rosewall							Dennis Ralston
Age	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1968	48–25	65.8%	—	1,694	0	3
26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1969	28–24	53.8%	—	1,787	0	3
27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	41–28	59.4%	—	1,897	0	4
28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	27–21	56.2%	—	1,870	0	4
29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	2–8	20.0%	—	1,773	0	4
30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	1–6	14.3%	#219	1,693	0	4
31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	3–5	37.5%	#147	1,700	0	4
32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	1–4	20.0%	#187	1,651	0	4
33	1968	45–12	78.9%	—	1,854	1	4	1976	1–9	10.0%	#248	1,578	0	4
34	1969	49–21	70.0%	—	1,943	1	7	1977	1–2	33.3%	#253	1,593	0	4
35	1970	72–21	77.4%	—	2,086	2	13	1978	0–1	0.0%	#287	1,586	0	4
36	1971	80–24	76.9%	—	2,158	3	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	1972	61–15	80.3%	—	2,117	4	28	1980	3–2	60.0%	—	1,626	0	4
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	Ken Rosewall																	Dennis Ralston
	Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet
	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1968	4	2	6	66.7%	5	3	8	62.5%	10	5	15	66.7%	29	15	44	65.9%
26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1969	4	3	7	57.1%	4	6	10	40.0%	14	5	19	73.7%	6	10	16	37.5%
27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	16	14	30	53.3%	—	—	—	—	14	7	21	66.7%	11	7	18	61.1%
28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	5	4	9	55.6%	10	6	16	62.5%	6	5	11	54.5%	6	6	12	50.0%
29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	0	6	6	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%
30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
33	1968	17	3	20	85.0%	15	2	17	88.2%	9	3	12	75.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	1976	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	5	5	0.0%
34	1969	11	5	16	68.8%	7	4	11	63.6%	19	8	27	70.4%	12	4	16	75.0%	1977	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—
35	1970	15	8	23	65.2%	11	1	12	91.7%	25	2	27	92.6%	21	10	31	67.7%	1978	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
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%	1980	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	3	1	4	75.0%	—	—	—	—
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	—	156	56	212	73.6%	115	33	148	77.7%	133	38	171	77.8%	131	66	197	66.5%	—	34	43	77	44.2%	19	17	36	52.8%	48	25	73	65.8%	55	50	105	52.4%

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	Ken Rosewall																Dennis Ralston
Age	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
25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1968	1694	112.7	—	—	—	—	+4	-104	+39	64.2%	+1.56	11–5 (69%)	—	—	+3.26
26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1969	1788	133.1	—	—	—	—	-116	-165	+110	56.8%	+0.27	7–12 (37%)	1–2 (33%)	—	-0.96
27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	1898	144.3	—	—	—	—	-6	—	+36	57.5%	+0.56	13–8 (62%)	8–5 (62%)	—	-2.41
28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	1870	145.6	—	—	—	—	+26	-115	-40	55.9%	+0.35	10–9 (53%)	10–7 (59%)	—	-4.83
29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	1773	103.2	—	—	—	—	-28	—	—	31.6%	-1.47	1–2 (33%)	1–0	—	+0.82
30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	1693	110.4	—	—	—	—	-41	—	—	20.0%	-1.40	0–1	1–2 (33%)	—	-0.63
31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	1701	123.5	—	—	—	—	-32	—	—	38.9%	-1.11	—	2–0	—	-1.16
32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	1651	108.9	—	—	—	—	-3	—	—	30.8%	-1.46	1–1	3–1 (75%)	—	-0.29
33	1968	1855	127.3	—	—	—	—	-37	-15	-122	72.6%	+1.53	6–4 (60%)	—	—	+0.08	1976	1579	103.5	—	—	—	—	-38	—	—	19.0%	-2.62	1–2 (33%)	3–2 (60%)	—	-0.04
34	1969	1944	143.7	—	—	—	—	+58	-13	-84	64.8%	+1.25	11–10 (52%)	—	—	-2.55	1977	1593	106.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	45.5%	-0.54	0–1	0–1	—	-0.26
35	1970	2087	161.2	—	—	—	—	-35	-47	+195	72.2%	+1.57	10–6 (63%)	5–3 (63%)	—	-3.59	1978	1586	102.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	-0.08
36	1971	2159	161.8	—	—	—	—	+91	-83	+112	73.0%	+1.68	13–5 (72%)	11–9 (55%)	—	-5.10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	1972	2118	162.7	—	—	—	—	+62	+74	+120	74.4%	+1.64	14–8 (64%)	14–8 (64%)	—	-2.93	1980	1626	122.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	+215	60.0%	+0.40	—	—	—	+0.01
38	1973	2106	159.5	—	—	—	—	+10	+119	+57	74.3%	+1.84	13–12 (52%)	11–9 (55%)	—	-2.08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	1974	2114	153.5	—	—	—	—	-17	—	+148	68.8%	+1.19	5–2 (71%)	6–5 (55%)	—	-1.13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
40	1975	1998	149.9	—	—	—	—	+18	+205	+172	72.2%	+1.56	9–3 (75%)	2–7 (22%)	—	+0.64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
41	1976	1978	156.6	—	—	—	—	+69	+134	+115	63.2%	+0.93	6–5 (55%)	9–0 (100%)	—	-0.11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
42	1977	1982	157.9	—	—	—	—	+99	+50	+68	62.2%	+0.78	11–10 (52%)	11–6 (65%)	—	-1.33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
43	1978	1809	142.6	—	—	—	—	+145	+61	+178	51.1%	+0.18	4–5 (44%)	4–4 (50%)	—	-0.68	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
44	1979	1748	115.3	—	—	—	—	+136	—	+221	52.4%	-0.05	0–3 (0%)	1–1	—	+0.41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
45	1980	1748	117.3	—	—	—	—	+115	—	—	53.3%	-0.33	1–2 (33%)	—	—	-0.23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career	—	2234	159.3	—	—	—	—	+43	+53	+84	69.0%	+1.35	103–75 (58%)	74–52 (59%)	97.4	-2.57	—	1958	135.6	—	—	—	—	-19	-127	+55	54.5%	+0.38	44–41 (52%)	29–20 (59%)	105.6	-2.33

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.

Ken Rosewall's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Rod Laver	7	24	31	Apr 10, 1976	H2H
Marty Riessen	17	6	23	Jan 10, 1977	H2H
John Newcombe	12	10	22	Oct 19, 1974	H2H
Andres Gimeno	17	4	21	Nov 5, 1971	H2H
Arthur Ashe	13	7	20	Feb 3, 1978	H2H

Dennis Ralston's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Tony Roche	11	8	19	Apr 9, 1971	H2H
Rod Laver	2	13	15	Apr 5, 1974	H2H
Cliff Drysdale	6	6	12	Jan 11, 1976	H2H
John Newcombe	7	5	12	Apr 24, 1971	H2H
Roger Taylor	6	5	11	Mar 22, 1973	H2H