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Ove Bengtson vs Rod Laver H2H: 0-1

Rod Laver holds a 1–0 lead over Ove Bengtson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Rod Laver leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Rod Laver won the 1973 Philadelphia Wct round of 32 7-5 6-1.

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Ove Bengtson
SWE Age 81 Right-Handed 196 cm / 6'5"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Rod Laver
AUS Age 88 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rod Laver 7-5 6-1 Ove Bengtson Match data Feb 8, 1973* R32 Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet

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
Ove Bengtson #261 #43 0 1,732 132 168 44.0% 0 0 0 0 1 1
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 Ove Bengtson Rod Laver
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
23 1968 5–6 45.5% — 1,557 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 1969 24–14 63.2% — 1,699 0 1 — — — — — — —
25 1970 1–4 20.0% — 1,648 0 1 — — — — — — —
26 1971 6–7 46.2% — 1,636 0 1 — — — — — — —
27 1972 17–24 41.5% — 1,678 0 1 — — — — — — —
28 1973 22–27 44.9% #56 1,646 0 1 — — — — — — —
29 1974 12–20 37.5% #68 1,635 0 1 1968 73–19 79.3% — 1,879 1 10
30 1975 2–15 11.8% #177 1,539 0 1 1969 97–14 87.4% — 2,162 5 26
31 1976 13–11 54.2% #43 1,657 0 1 1970 89–15 85.6% — 2,216 5 39
32 1977 12–13 48.0% #89 1,665 0 1 1971 85–20 81.0% — 2,158 5 46
33 1978 14–15 48.3% #88 1,725 0 1 1972 50–16 75.8% — 2,018 5 51
34 1979 4–12 25.0% #261 1,598 0 1 1973 67–16 80.7% #8 2,103 5 58
35 — — — — — — — 1974 42–9 82.4% #4 2,124 5 64
36 — — — — — — — 1975 49–12 80.3% #10 2,100 5 69
37 — — — — — — — 1976 9–11 45.0% #73 2,006 5 69
38 — — — — — — — 1977 5–9 35.7% #106 1,937 5 69
39 — — — — — — — 1978 4–3 57.1% #216 1,926 5 69
40 — — — — — — — 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,909 5 69

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 Ove Bengtson 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 %
23 1968 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1969 8 4 12 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 3 12 75.0% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1970 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1971 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1972 3 6 9 33.3% 4 6 10 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 9 9 18 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1973 7 10 17 41.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 10 9 19 52.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1974 6 4 10 60.0% 1 7 8 12.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1968 16 6 22 72.7% 31 9 40 77.5% 17 2 19 89.5% 9 2 11 81.8%
30 1975 1 6 7 14.3% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — 1 5 6 16.7% 1969 21 4 25 84.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 34 3 37 91.9% 30 3 33 90.9%
31 1976 5 3 8 62.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1970 33 3 36 91.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 21 4 25 84.0% 27 6 33 81.8%
32 1977 6 9 15 40.0% — — — — — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% 1971 27 4 31 87.1% 14 6 20 70.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 34 7 41 82.9%
33 1978 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 6 10 40.0% 1972 8 6 14 57.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 30 5 35 85.7%
34 1979 1 6 7 14.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1973 18 3 21 85.7% 19 6 25 76.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 28 6 34 82.4%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 12 2 14 85.7% 15 0 15 100.0% — — — — 15 7 22 68.2%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 19 2 21 90.5% 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 4 3 7 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 5 5 10 50.0%
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 — — — — — — — — — — — — 4 3 7 57.1%
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 48 58 106 45.3% 19 37 56 33.9% 25 22 47 53.2% 40 51 91 44.0% — 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 Ove Bengtson 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
23 1968 1558 109.4 — — — — — -67 -17 45.5% -0.18 2–1 (67%) — — -1.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1969 1699 122.0 — — — — +49 -151 -25 58.8% +0.65 10–5 (67%) — — +3.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1970 1649 106.8 — — — — — -104 — 37.5% -1.19 0–1 — — -0.47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1971 1636 112.8 — — — — +63 — -23 47.4% -0.34 2–2 (50%) 3–1 (75%) 101.8 +0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1972 1679 130.8 — — — — +45 -99 -132 46.0% -0.24 4–10 (29%) 3–3 (50%) 95.5 +1.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1973 1647 123.8 — — — — +16 -57 -86 44.3% -0.42 4–6 (40%) 10–6 (63%) 100.5 +2.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1974 1636 126.2 — — — — +34 -130 -46 39.2% -0.96 2–7 (22%) 13–6 (68%) 102.0 -1.62 1968 1880 130.3 — — — — +4 -6 +3 74.4% +1.65 15–6 (71%) — — -0.21
30 1975 1540 122.9 — — — — +28 -64 — 26.2% -1.57 1–7 (13%) 2–5 (29%) 91.0 -1.08 1969 2162 149.8 — — — — +114 -174 +143 76.7% +1.93 22–7 (76%) — — -1.40
31 1976 1657 131.0 — — — — -19 -165 +36 53.6% +0.04 4–4 (50%) 6–2 (75%) 105.1 +1.17 1970 2216 155.8 — — — — +205 -202 +12 76.8% +1.87 21–6 (78%) 6–2 (75%) 105.7 -1.22
32 1977 1666 124.8 — — — — 0 — — 46.3% -0.43 3–1 (75%) 8–3 (73%) 107.2 +1.91 1971 2158 162.7 — — — — +163 -164 0 71.8% +1.59 26–7 (79%) 11–14 (44%) 99.7 -5.72
33 1978 1726 135.2 — — — — -9 -188 -18 50.0% -0.32 6–7 (46%) 12–6 (67%) 104.1 +0.31 1972 2019 162.7 — — — — +114 -24 +111 69.6% +1.41 13–11 (54%) 7–10 (41%) 89.2 -3.85
34 1979 1598 117.7 — — — — -27 — +138 36.4% -0.71 3–5 (38%) 1–8 (11%) 91.7 +0.48 1973 2104 156.6 — — — — +129 -106 -11 73.5% +1.55 18–7 (72%) 17–10 (63%) 102.6 -2.12
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 2124 154.6 — — — — +39 +3 — 73.2% +1.66 12–3 (80%) 6–3 (67%) 105.2 -0.96
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 2100 163.1 — — — — +102 -5 — 71.6% +1.53 16–7 (70%) 14–11 (56%) 100.3 -2.95
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 2006 156.1 — — — — +89 +19 — 46.0% -0.38 2–3 (40%) 6–2 (75%) 102.1 -2.11
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1937 147.8 — — — — +74 — +86 44.4% -0.42 1–4 (20%) — — -2.94
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1926 125.9 — — — — +46 — — 50.0% 0.00 2–0 1–1 — -0.22
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1910 103.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -2.33 0–1 1–0 — -0.31
Career — 1732 131.5 — — — — +18 -112 -17 45.9% -0.35 41–56 (42%) 58–40 (59%) 104.0 +2.02 — 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.