H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Ken Rosewall vs Nikola Pilic H2H: 7-0

Ken Rosewall holds a 7–0 lead over Nikola Pilic in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Ken Rosewall leads 3–0 on carpet and 2–0 on grass. Most recently, Ken Rosewall won the 1972 Houston Wct quarterfinal 6-3 7-5.

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Ken Rosewall

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

H2H

7 – 0

7 main draw meetings

Nikola Pilic

CRO Left-Handed 191 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

Player	Score	Player	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Ken Rosewall	6-3 7-5	Nikola Pilic	Match data	Apr 14, 1972*	QF	Houston Wct	ATP 250	Clay
Ken Rosewall	6-4 6-1	Nikola Pilic	Match data	Feb 11, 1972*	R32	Philadelphia Wct	ATP 250	Carpet
Ken Rosewall	6-2 6-1	Nikola Pilic	Match data	Nov 20, 1970*	R16	Wembley	ATP 250	Carpet
Ken Rosewall	7-5 6-7 7-6 6-4	Nikola Pilic	Match data	Sep 11, 1970*	R16	US Open	Grand Slam	Grass
Ken Rosewall	10-8 9-7	Nikola Pilic	Match data	Mar 9, 1970*	QF	Wembley	ATP 250	Carpet
Ken Rosewall	6-4 6-0 6-2	Nikola Pilic	Match data	Sep 2, 1969*	R32	US Open	Grand Slam	Grass
Ken Rosewall	6-1 6-3	Nikola Pilic	Match data	Nov 20, 1968*	QF	Wembley 3	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
Nikola Pilic	#284	#12	0	1,950	301	249	54.7%	0	0	0	0	5	5

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							Nikola Pilic
Age	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1968	42–46	47.7%	—	1,636	0	0
29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1969	27–24	52.9%	—	1,767	0	1
30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	47–31	60.3%	—	1,887	0	2
31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	39–31	55.7%	—	1,842	0	3
32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	34–28	54.8%	—	1,891	0	4
33	1968	45–12	78.9%	—	1,854	1	4	1973	44–27	62.0%	#15	1,841	0	4
34	1969	49–21	70.0%	—	1,943	1	7	1974	22–12	64.7%	#32	1,904	0	4
35	1970	72–21	77.4%	—	2,086	2	13	1975	20–15	57.1%	#50	1,871	0	5
36	1971	80–24	76.9%	—	2,158	3	21	1976	13–14	48.1%	#68	1,752	0	5
37	1972	61–15	80.3%	—	2,117	4	28	1977	11–14	44.0%	#82	1,697	0	5
38	1973	65–17	79.3%	#6	2,106	4	33	1978	2–7	22.2%	#284	1,620	0	5
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																	Nikola Pilic
	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 %
28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1968	7	11	18	38.9%	9	6	15	60.0%	10	9	19	52.6%	16	20	36	44.4%
29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1969	6	4	10	60.0%	9	10	19	47.4%	9	6	15	60.0%	3	4	7	42.9%
30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	5	6	11	45.5%	17	7	24	70.8%	20	11	31	64.5%	5	7	12	41.7%
31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	13	7	20	65.0%	7	10	17	41.2%	10	4	14	71.4%	9	10	19	47.4%
32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	11	9	20	55.0%	6	5	11	54.5%	2	1	3	66.7%	15	13	28	53.6%
33	1968	17	3	20	85.0%	15	2	17	88.2%	9	3	12	75.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	1973	3	5	8	37.5%	26	13	39	66.7%	4	1	5	80.0%	11	8	19	57.9%
34	1969	11	5	16	68.8%	7	4	11	63.6%	19	8	27	70.4%	12	4	16	75.0%	1974	2	2	4	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	18	8	26	69.2%
35	1970	15	8	23	65.2%	11	1	12	91.7%	25	2	27	92.6%	21	10	31	67.7%	1975	—	—	—	—	14	7	21	66.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	6	7	13	46.2%
36	1971	22	6	28	78.6%	16	5	21	76.2%	18	3	21	85.7%	24	10	34	70.6%	1976	0	1	1	0.0%	7	10	17	41.2%	5	2	7	71.4%	1	1	2	50.0%
37	1972	23	5	28	82.1%	13	1	14	92.9%	6	1	7	85.7%	19	8	27	70.4%	1977	1	1	2	50.0%	8	10	18	44.4%	2	1	3	66.7%	0	2	2	0.0%
38	1973	14	4	18	77.8%	17	2	19	89.5%	9	3	12	75.0%	25	8	33	75.8%	1978	—	—	—	—	2	7	9	22.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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%	—	48	46	94	51.1%	105	86	191	55.0%	64	37	101	63.4%	84	80	164	51.2%

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																Nikola Pilic
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
28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1968	1636	111.3	—	—	—	—	-151	-16	-31	47.3%	-0.36	10–12 (45%)	—	—	-1.40
29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1969	1768	124.1	—	—	—	—	-72	-209	-64	53.7%	+0.31	8–9 (47%)	1–0	—	-0.25
30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	1888	148.2	—	—	—	—	-193	-47	+36	58.2%	+0.88	14–13 (52%)	5–4 (56%)	105.5	-3.73
31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	1842	144.2	—	—	—	—	-19	-83	+111	58.7%	+0.69	8–5 (62%)	12–13 (48%)	102.1	-3.55
32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	1892	147.9	—	—	—	—	-16	-78	+47	53.5%	+0.29	7–7 (50%)	16–18 (47%)	98.7	-5.81
33	1968	1855	127.3	—	—	—	—	-37	-15	-122	72.6%	+1.53	6–4 (60%)	—	—	+0.08	1973	1841	145.7	—	—	—	—	-61	+43	+118	60.6%	+0.80	10–8 (56%)	15–13 (54%)	98.1	-3.46
34	1969	1944	143.7	—	—	—	—	+58	-13	-84	64.8%	+1.25	11–10 (52%)	—	—	-2.55	1974	1905	139.1	—	—	—	—	-6	—	+73	56.0%	+0.54	11–3 (79%)	5–8 (38%)	105.7	-1.38
35	1970	2087	161.2	—	—	—	—	-35	-47	+195	72.2%	+1.57	10–6 (63%)	5–3 (63%)	104.1	-3.59	1975	1872	141.1	—	—	—	—	-40	+45	—	57.6%	+0.42	7–6 (54%)	4–3 (57%)	99.8	-0.41
36	1971	2159	161.8	—	—	—	—	+91	-83	+112	73.0%	+1.68	13–5 (72%)	11–9 (55%)	103.2	-5.10	1976	1752	126.5	—	—	—	—	+23	+27	+201	49.3%	-0.20	4–3 (57%)	2–5 (29%)	95.7	-0.02
37	1972	2118	162.7	—	—	—	—	+62	+74	+120	74.4%	+1.64	14–8 (64%)	14–8 (64%)	101.2	-2.93	1977	1698	136.2	—	—	—	—	+16	+18	+284	48.4%	+0.05	6–5 (55%)	2–5 (29%)	96.7	-0.64
38	1973	2106	159.5	—	—	—	—	+10	+119	+57	74.3%	+1.84	13–12 (52%)	11–9 (55%)	92.8	-2.08	1978	1620	117.9	—	—	—	—	—	+19	—	34.6%	-0.54	1–3 (25%)	1–4 (20%)	95.2	+0.12
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	—	1950	142.6	—	—	—	—	-68	-21	+43	54.6%	+0.39	86–74 (54%)	63–73 (46%)	98.1	-3.78

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

Nikola Pilic's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
John Newcombe	6	20	26	Jun 30, 1974	H2H
Cliff Drysdale	4	17	21	Mar 30, 1974	H2H
Earl Butch Buchholz	8	9	17	Feb 5, 1970	H2H
Tom Okker	5	10	15	Jun 25, 1975	H2H
Pierre Barthes	9	4	13	Mar 13, 1975	H2H