H2H data updated: 2026-09-04 00:00 UTC

Ken Rosewall vs Rod Laver H2H: 7-24

Rod Laver holds a 24–7 lead over Ken Rosewall in their ATP head-to-head. Across 31 main-draw meetings, Rod Laver leads 11–2 on carpet and 9–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Ken Rosewall won the 1976 Houston round of 16 3-6 6-4 6-3.

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Ken Rosewall
AUS Age 91 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
7 – 24
31 main draw meetings
Rod Laver
AUS Age 88 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ken Rosewall 3-6 6-4 6-3 Rod Laver Match data Apr 10, 1976* R16 Houston ATP 250 Clay
Ken Rosewall 6-4 6-1 6-3 Rod Laver Match data Feb 15, 1976 RR Wct Challenge Cup ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver #10 6-4 3-6 8-6 Ken Rosewall #7 Match data Nov 16, 1973* SF Sydney Indoor ATP 250 Hard
Ken Rosewall 4-6 6-0 6-3 6-7 7-6(5) Rod Laver Match data May 16, 1972* F Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-2 6-4 Ken Rosewall Match data Apr 15, 1972* F Houston Wct ATP 250 Clay
Rod Laver 6-4 6-1 Ken Rosewall Match data Feb 26, 1972* F Toronto Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 4-6 6-2 6-2 6-2 Ken Rosewall Match data Feb 14, 1972* F Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Ken Rosewall 6-4 1-6 7-6 7-6 Rod Laver Match data Nov 24, 1971* F Dallas ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-4 6-4 7-6 Ken Rosewall Match data Oct 3, 1971* F Berkeley ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 7-5 5-7 6-2 Ken Rosewall Match data Aug 27, 1971* QF Fort Worth Wct ATP 250 Hard
Ken Rosewall 5-7 6-3 6-1 Rod Laver Match data Jul 21, 1971* R16 Washington Open ATP 250 Clay
Rod Laver 6-3 6-2 6-5 Ken Rosewall Match data Mar 19, 1971 RR Champions Classic ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 5-6 6-3 6-5 Ken Rosewall Match data Dec 9, 1970 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Rod Laver 6-4 1-6 6-1 Ken Rosewall Match data Aug 7, 1970* SF Louisville ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 6-4 6-3 6-3 Ken Rosewall Match data Jul 22, 1970* F Champions Classic ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-1 6-4 Ken Rosewall Match data Jun 9, 1970* F St. Louis Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 3-6 6-2 3-6 6-2 6-3 Ken Rosewall Match data Mar 22, 1970* F Sydney International ATP 250 Grass
Rod Laver 6-3 6-2 Ken Rosewall Match data Aug 19, 1969* F Fort Worth ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 6-3 5-7 6-2 6-3 Ken Rosewall Match data Jul 14, 1969* SF U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-4 6-3 6-4 Ken Rosewall Match data Jun 11, 1969* F Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Rod Laver 8-6 6-0 Ken Rosewall Match data May 27, 1969* F London 2 ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 6-2 1-6 6-3 Ken Rosewall Match data May 22, 1969 RR Amsterdam ATP 250 Clay
Rod Laver 6-3 6-3 Ken Rosewall Match data Feb 28, 1969* SF Oakland ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-4 6-2 Ken Rosewall Match data Feb 10, 1969* SF Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-2 6-3 Ken Rosewall Match data Dec 13, 1968* F Nashville ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 4-6 6-0 6-0 Ken Rosewall Match data Sep 20, 1968* F Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Hard
Ken Rosewall 6-3 6-1 2-6 6-2 Rod Laver Match data Jun 10, 1968* F Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Rod Laver 4-6 6-3 9-7 6-4 Ken Rosewall Match data May 21, 1968* F New York Ntl ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-0 6-1 6-0 Ken Rosewall Match data May 8, 1968* F Wembley Ntl 2 ATP 250 Hard
Ken Rosewall 3-6 6-2 6-0 6-3 Rod Laver Match data Apr 28, 1968* F Bournemouth ATP 250 Clay
Rod Laver 6-3 10-8 Ken Rosewall Match data Apr 23, 1968* F Wembley Ntl 1 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
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 Ken Rosewall Rod Laver
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
29 — — — — — — — 1968 73–19 79.3% — 1,879 1 10
30 — — — — — — — 1969 97–14 87.4% — 2,162 5 26
31 — — — — — — — 1970 89–15 85.6% — 2,216 5 39
32 — — — — — — — 1971 85–20 81.0% — 2,158 5 46
33 1968 45–12 78.9% — 1,854 1 4 1972 50–16 75.8% — 2,018 5 51
34 1969 49–21 70.0% — 1,943 1 7 1973 67–16 80.7% #8 2,103 5 58
35 1970 72–21 77.4% — 2,086 2 13 1974 42–9 82.4% #4 2,124 5 64
36 1971 80–24 76.9% — 2,158 3 21 1975 49–12 80.3% #10 2,100 5 69
37 1972 61–15 80.3% — 2,117 4 28 1976 9–11 45.0% #73 2,006 5 69
38 1973 65–17 79.3% #6 2,106 4 33 1977 5–9 35.7% #106 1,937 5 69
39 1974 26–7 78.8% #9 2,114 4 33 1978 4–3 57.1% #216 1,926 5 69
40 1975 37–11 77.1% #6 1,998 4 36 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,909 5 69
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 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 %
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 16 6 22 72.7% 31 9 40 77.5% 17 2 19 89.5% 9 2 11 81.8%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 21 4 25 84.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 34 3 37 91.9% 30 3 33 90.9%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 33 3 36 91.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 21 4 25 84.0% 27 6 33 81.8%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 27 4 31 87.1% 14 6 20 70.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 34 7 41 82.9%
33 1968 17 3 20 85.0% 15 2 17 88.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1972 8 6 14 57.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 30 5 35 85.7%
34 1969 11 5 16 68.8% 7 4 11 63.6% 19 8 27 70.4% 12 4 16 75.0% 1973 18 3 21 85.7% 19 6 25 76.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 28 6 34 82.4%
35 1970 15 8 23 65.2% 11 1 12 91.7% 25 2 27 92.6% 21 10 31 67.7% 1974 12 2 14 85.7% 15 0 15 100.0% — — — — 15 7 22 68.2%
36 1971 22 6 28 78.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 18 3 21 85.7% 24 10 34 70.6% 1975 19 2 21 90.5% 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0%
37 1972 23 5 28 82.1% 13 1 14 92.9% 6 1 7 85.7% 19 8 27 70.4% 1976 4 3 7 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 5 5 10 50.0%
38 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 2 19 89.5% 9 3 12 75.0% 25 8 33 75.8% 1977 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
39 1974 12 3 15 80.0% — — — — 14 3 17 82.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1978 — — — — — — — — — — — — 4 3 7 57.1%
40 1975 9 5 14 64.3% 19 3 22 86.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 1 5 80.0% 1979 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 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 Ken Rosewall 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
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1880 130.3 — — — — +4 -6 +3 74.4% +1.65 15–6 (71%) — — -0.21
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 2162 149.8 — — — — +114 -174 +143 76.7% +1.93 22–7 (76%) — — -1.40
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 2216 155.8 — — — — +205 -202 +12 76.8% +1.87 21–6 (78%) 6–2 (75%) — -1.22
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 2158 162.7 — — — — +163 -164 0 71.8% +1.59 26–7 (79%) 11–14 (44%) — -5.72
33 1968 1855 127.3 — — — — -37 -15 -122 72.6% +1.53 6–4 (60%) — — +0.08 1972 2019 162.7 — — — — +114 -24 +111 69.6% +1.41 13–11 (54%) 7–10 (41%) — -3.85
34 1969 1944 143.7 — — — — +58 -13 -84 64.8% +1.25 11–10 (52%) — — -2.55 1973 2104 156.6 — — — — +129 -106 -11 73.5% +1.55 18–7 (72%) 17–10 (63%) — -2.12
35 1970 2087 161.2 — — — — -35 -47 +195 72.2% +1.57 10–6 (63%) 5–3 (63%) — -3.59 1974 2124 154.6 — — — — +39 +3 — 73.2% +1.66 12–3 (80%) 6–3 (67%) — -0.96
36 1971 2159 161.8 — — — — +91 -83 +112 73.0% +1.68 13–5 (72%) 11–9 (55%) — -5.10 1975 2100 163.1 — — — — +102 -5 — 71.6% +1.53 16–7 (70%) 14–11 (56%) — -2.95
37 1972 2118 162.7 — — — — +62 +74 +120 74.4% +1.64 14–8 (64%) 14–8 (64%) — -2.93 1976 2006 156.1 — — — — +89 +19 — 46.0% -0.38 2–3 (40%) 6–2 (75%) — -2.11
38 1973 2106 159.5 — — — — +10 +119 +57 74.3% +1.84 13–12 (52%) 11–9 (55%) — -2.08 1977 1937 147.8 — — — — +74 — +86 44.4% -0.42 1–4 (20%) — — -2.94
39 1974 2114 153.5 — — — — -17 — +148 68.8% +1.19 5–2 (71%) 6–5 (55%) — -1.13 1978 1926 125.9 — — — — +46 — — 50.0% 0.00 2–0 1–1 — -0.22
40 1975 1998 149.9 — — — — +18 +205 +172 72.2% +1.56 9–3 (75%) 2–7 (22%) — +0.64 1979 1910 103.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -2.33 0–1 1–0 — -0.31
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 — 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.