H2H data updated: 2026-09-08 00:00 UTC

Ken Rosewall vs Toshiro Sakai H2H: 2-0

Ken Rosewall holds a 2–0 lead over Toshiro Sakai in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Ken Rosewall leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ken Rosewall won the 1973 Osaka final 6-2 6-4.

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Ken Rosewall
AUS Age 91 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Toshiro Sakai
JPN Age 78 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ken Rosewall #7 6-2 6-4 Toshiro Sakai Match data Oct 13, 1973* F Osaka ATP 250 Hard
Ken Rosewall #7 6-1 6-0 Toshiro Sakai Match data Oct 12, 1973* R16 Japan Open ATP 250 Clay

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
Toshiro Sakai — — — 1,644 — — — 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 Toshiro Sakai
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
33 1968 45–12 78.9% — 1,854 1 4 — — — — — — —
34 1969 49–21 70.0% — 1,943 1 7 — — — — — — —
35 1970 72–21 77.4% — 2,086 2 13 — — — — — — —
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 Toshiro Sakai
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 %
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1 1 2 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 2 2 4 50.0% 3 8 11 27.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
33 1968 17 3 20 85.0% 15 2 17 88.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1969 11 5 16 68.8% 7 4 11 63.6% 19 8 27 70.4% 12 4 16 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1970 15 8 23 65.2% 11 1 12 91.7% 25 2 27 92.6% 21 10 31 67.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% 1985 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 3 6 9 33.3% 9 21 30 30.0% 9 13 22 40.9% 0 1 1 0.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Toshiro Sakai
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
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1475 92.9 — — — — — — +7 27.3% -1.91 1–0 — — +0.35
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1467 101.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.09
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1485 106.1 — — — — — -13 +78 31.3% -1.50 1–0 1–2 (33%) — +0.49
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1529 106.2 — — — — — -10 +21 51.2% +0.07 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) 97.0 +1.79
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1604 120.0 — — — — -14 -103 +2 40.4% -0.50 3–3 (50%) 1–4 (20%) 99.2 +0.19
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1578 106.7 — — — — — -73 — 35.0% -1.00 0–2 1–0 — +0.35
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1496 93.2 — — — — — -27 — 15.4% -2.54 0–1 1–0 — +0.71
33 1968 1855 127.3 — — — — -37 -15 -122 72.6% +1.53 6–4 (60%) — — +0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1969 1944 143.7 — — — — +58 -13 -84 64.8% +1.25 11–10 (52%) — — -2.55 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1970 2087 161.2 — — — — -35 -47 +195 72.2% +1.57 10–6 (63%) 5–3 (63%) 104.1 -3.59 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1985 1487 97.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.03
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 — 1645 109.7 — — — — -14 -57 +32 37.0% -0.91 6–9 (40%) 5–8 (38%) 97.2 +6.06

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.