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Ken Rosewall vs Frantisek Pala H2H: 2-0

Ken Rosewall holds a 2–0 lead over Frantisek Pala in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Ken Rosewall leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ken Rosewall won the 1973 Milan Wct round of 32 6-2 6-2.

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Ken Rosewall

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

H2H

2 – 0

2 main draw meetings

Frantisek Pala

CZE Age 82 Left-Handed

H2H Match Log

Player	Score	Player	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Ken Rosewall	6-2 6-2	Frantisek Pala	Match data	Feb 1, 1973*	R32	Milan Wct	ATP 250	Carpet
Ken Rosewall	6-2 6-1	Frantisek Pala	Match data	Jan 21, 1973*	R32	London Wct	ATP 250	Hard

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
Frantisek Pala	#326	#102	0	1,722	64	114	36.0%	0	0	0	0	0	0

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							Frantisek Pala
Age	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1969	1–4	20.0%	—	1,488	0	0
26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	2–3	40.0%	—	1,485	0	0
27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	10–11	47.6%	—	1,531	0	0
28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	15–15	50.0%	—	1,612	0	0
29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	8–18	30.8%	#114	1,574	0	0
30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	4–15	21.1%	#129	1,536	0	0
31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	8–14	36.4%	#119	1,571	0	0
32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1976	12–15	44.4%	#114	1,621	0	0
33	1968	45–12	78.9%	—	1,854	1	4	1977	3–16	15.8%	#148	1,487	0	0
34	1969	49–21	70.0%	—	1,943	1	7	1978	1–1	50.0%	#374	1,500	0	0
35	1970	72–21	77.4%	—	2,086	2	13	1979	0–2	0.0%	#326	1,482	0	0
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	Ken Rosewall																	Frantisek Pala
	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1969	1	1	2	50.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—
27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	—	—	—	—	10	7	17	58.8%	0	4	4	0.0%	—	—	—	—
28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	0	3	3	0.0%	12	9	21	57.1%	2	2	4	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	0	1	1	0.0%	5	7	12	41.7%	2	2	4	50.0%	1	8	9	11.1%
30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	0	2	2	0.0%	3	8	11	27.3%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	1	1	2	50.0%	7	11	18	38.9%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1976	3	3	6	50.0%	7	10	17	41.2%	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%
33	1968	17	3	20	85.0%	15	2	17	88.2%	9	3	12	75.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	1977	1	3	4	25.0%	2	10	12	16.7%	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
34	1969	11	5	16	68.8%	7	4	11	63.6%	19	8	27	70.4%	12	4	16	75.0%	1978	—	—	—	—	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%	1979	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	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%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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%	—	6	14	20	30.0%	49	70	119	41.2%	4	11	15	26.7%	5	19	24	20.8%

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	Ken Rosewall																Frantisek Pala
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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1969	1488	111.2	—	—	—	—	—	+1	—	15.4%	-1.92	1–0	—	—	-0.33
26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	1485	108.5	—	—	—	—	—	+31	—	52.6%	+0.26	0–2	—	—	+0.44
27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	1532	121.6	—	—	—	—	—	+87	-99	49.1%	+0.33	3–3 (50%)	2–0	—	+2.42
28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	1612	119.5	—	—	—	—	-59	+108	-140	47.7%	-0.49	5–4 (56%)	3–2 (60%)	102.0	+1.61
29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	1575	122.4	—	—	—	—	-64	+103	-98	35.5%	-0.82	4–5 (44%)	3–5 (38%)	99.1	-0.34
30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	1536	124.7	—	—	—	—	-82	+104	—	24.4%	-1.49	2–2 (50%)	1–3 (25%)	99.3	-1.05
31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	1572	130.3	—	—	—	—	-116	+61	—	37.0%	-0.39	3–2 (60%)	2–4 (33%)	102.3	+0.23
32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1976	1621	129.7	—	—	—	—	-95	-7	—	44.3%	-0.20	2–1 (67%)	5–4 (56%)	104.0	+1.21
33	1968	1855	127.3	—	—	—	—	-37	-15	-122	72.6%	+1.53	6–4 (60%)	—	—	+0.08	1977	1488	107.7	—	—	—	—	-27	+29	—	27.7%	-1.30	0–5 (0%)	1–5 (17%)	91.6	+1.29
34	1969	1944	143.7	—	—	—	—	+58	-13	-84	64.8%	+1.25	11–10 (52%)	—	—	-2.55	1978	1500	99.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	-1.50	—	—	—	+0.11
35	1970	2087	161.2	—	—	—	—	-35	-47	+195	72.2%	+1.57	10–6 (63%)	5–3 (63%)	104.1	-3.59	1979	1483	104.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.0%	-2.00	0–1	—	—	-0.04
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	—	—	—	—	+62	+74	+120	74.4%	+1.64	14–8 (64%)	14–8 (64%)	101.2	-2.93	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
38	1973	2106	159.5	—	—	—	—	+10	+119	+57	74.3%	+1.84	13–12 (52%)	11–9 (55%)	92.8	-2.08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	1974	2114	153.5	—	—	—	—	-17	—	+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	+61	+178	51.1%	+0.18	4–5 (44%)	4–4 (50%)	94.8	-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	—	1722	128.2	—	—	—	—	-72	+66	-112	39.1%	-0.60	20–25 (44%)	17–23 (43%)	99.1	+3.21

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

Frantisek Pala's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Ion Tiriac	4	2	6	Jul 27, 1978	H2H
Jaime Fillol	0	4	4	Oct 8, 1976	H2H
Tom Okker	0	4	4	Nov 9, 1975	H2H
Boro Jovanovic	3	1	4	Mar 6, 1975	—
Balazs Taroczy	0	3	3	May 16, 1979	H2H