H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Phil Dent vs Rod Laver H2H: 1-3

Rod Laver holds a 3–1 lead over Phil Dent in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Rod Laver leads 2–1 on carpet and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Phil Dent won the 1975 Philadelphia Wct round of 64 7-6(3) 5-7 7-6(3).

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Phil Dent
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 3
4 main draw meetings
Rod Laver
AUS Age 88 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Phil Dent #43 7-6(3) 5-7 7-6(3) Rod Laver #4 Match data Jan 22, 1975* R64 Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-1 6-4 Phil Dent Match data Aug 16, 1972* R32 Cleveland Wct ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 6-3 6-1 Phil Dent Match data Oct 21, 1971* R16 Cologne Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-2 6-2 Phil Dent Match data Oct 14, 1971* R16 Vancouver 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
Phil Dent #726 #17 0 1,958 414 344 54.6% 0 0 0 0 3 3
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 Phil Dent Rod Laver
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1968 21–15 58.3% — 1,588 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1969 24–22 52.2% — 1,578 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1970 19–15 55.9% — 1,652 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1971 28–33 45.9% — 1,673 0 1 — — — — — — —
22 1972 5–22 18.5% — 1,610 0 1 — — — — — — —
23 1973 38–31 55.1% #49 1,763 0 1 — — — — — — —
24 1974 29–19 60.4% #41 1,829 0 1 — — — — — — —
25 1975 41–26 61.2% #33 1,862 0 1 — — — — — — —
26 1976 28–22 56.0% #37 1,852 0 1 — — — — — — —
27 1977 59–29 67.0% #20 1,851 0 1 — — — — — — —
28 1978 24–24 50.0% #87 1,744 0 1 — — — — — — —
29 1979 27–22 55.1% #50 1,854 0 3 1968 73–19 79.3% — 1,879 1 10
30 1980 28–19 59.6% #34 1,846 0 3 1969 97–14 87.4% — 2,162 5 26
31 1981 26–21 55.3% #65 1,753 0 3 1970 89–15 85.6% — 2,216 5 39
32 1982 17–19 47.2% #57 1,727 0 3 1971 85–20 81.0% — 2,158 5 46
33 1983 0–5 0.0% #100 1,639 0 3 1972 50–16 75.8% — 2,018 5 51
34 — — — — — — — 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 Phil Dent 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 %
18 1968 — — — — 11 9 20 55.0% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1969 0 1 1 0.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 15 13 28 53.6% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1970 3 1 4 75.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 10 7 17 58.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1971 15 10 25 60.0% 2 10 12 16.7% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 7 10 30.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1972 0 5 5 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 12 15 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1973 10 8 18 55.6% 14 11 25 56.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1974 7 6 13 53.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 7 16 56.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 16 10 26 61.5% 8 3 11 72.7% 12 8 20 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1976 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 5 16 68.8% 8 11 19 42.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1977 8 6 14 57.1% 30 10 40 75.0% 18 8 26 69.2% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1978 3 4 7 42.9% 10 9 19 52.6% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1979 6 6 12 50.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 19 6 25 76.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1968 16 6 22 72.7% 31 9 40 77.5% 17 2 19 89.5% 9 2 11 81.8%
30 1980 5 3 8 62.5% 8 7 15 53.3% 14 6 20 70.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1969 21 4 25 84.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 34 3 37 91.9% 30 3 33 90.9%
31 1981 9 9 18 50.0% — — — — 12 6 18 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 1970 33 3 36 91.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 21 4 25 84.0% 27 6 33 81.8%
32 1982 4 7 11 36.4% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 7 11 36.4% 1971 27 4 31 87.1% 14 6 20 70.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 34 7 41 82.9%
33 1983 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1972 8 6 14 57.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 30 5 35 85.7%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 83 77 160 51.9% 115 96 211 54.5% 155 85 240 64.6% 61 86 147 41.5% — 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 Phil Dent 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
18 1968 1588 114.0 — — — — — -36 +44 53.1% +0.25 4–1 (80%) — — +1.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1969 1579 111.6 — — — — +4 -23 +21 49.2% -0.10 9–4 (69%) — — +2.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1970 1652 119.5 — — — — -10 -72 +3 53.8% +0.08 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +1.49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1971 1674 131.4 — — — — +49 -176 +55 47.3% -0.27 5–8 (38%) 11–12 (48%) — -2.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1972 1611 141.4 — — — — +3 -91 +77 29.7% -1.05 1–6 (14%) 1–5 (17%) — -3.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1973 1763 138.9 — — — — +15 -134 -89 54.9% +0.38 9–13 (41%) 10–9 (53%) — -0.93 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1974 1829 137.7 — — — — -83 -196 +77 60.2% +0.58 8–9 (47%) 9–12 (43%) — +0.62 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1975 1862 142.9 — — — — -95 -69 +80 56.9% +0.26 15–8 (65%) 12–7 (63%) — -3.62 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1976 1853 153.9 — — — — -3 -77 +101 56.3% +0.27 9–8 (53%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.73 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1977 1852 146.1 — — — — -65 +78 +46 62.0% +0.61 18–9 (67%) 18–8 (69%) — -0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1978 1745 138.5 — — — — -25 +116 +104 48.4% -0.31 12–9 (57%) 11–5 (69%) — -1.73 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1979 1855 142.1 — — — — -193 -68 +147 55.3% +0.20 6–6 (50%) 8–7 (53%) — -0.69 1968 1880 130.3 — — — — +4 -6 +3 74.4% +1.65 15–6 (71%) — — -0.21
30 1980 1847 138.9 — — — — -172 -94 +168 55.5% +0.29 11–6 (65%) 10–6 (63%) — +1.00 1969 2162 149.8 — — — — +114 -174 +143 76.7% +1.93 22–7 (76%) — — -1.40
31 1981 1753 130.9 — — — — -82 — +160 54.2% +0.21 9–11 (45%) 13–10 (57%) — +2.03 1970 2216 155.8 — — — — +205 -202 +12 76.8% +1.87 21–6 (78%) 6–2 (75%) — -1.22
32 1982 1728 146.8 — — — — -77 +60 +164 48.2% +0.09 3–8 (27%) 5–5 (50%) — -2.25 1971 2158 162.7 — — — — +163 -164 0 71.8% +1.59 26–7 (79%) 11–14 (44%) — -5.72
33 1983 1639 101.1 — — — — -58 — — 15.4% -2.54 0–2 — — +0.07 1972 2019 162.7 — — — — +114 -24 +111 69.6% +1.41 13–11 (54%) 7–10 (41%) — -3.85
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 2104 156.6 — — — — +129 -106 -11 73.5% +1.55 18–7 (72%) 17–10 (63%) — -2.12
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 2124 154.6 — — — — +39 +3 — 73.2% +1.66 12–3 (80%) 6–3 (67%) — -0.96
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 2100 163.1 — — — — +102 -5 — 71.6% +1.53 16–7 (70%) 14–11 (56%) — -2.95
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 2006 156.1 — — — — +89 +19 — 46.0% -0.38 2–3 (40%) 6–2 (75%) — -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 — 1958 142.7 — — — — -47 -32 +79 53.4% +0.14 120–110 (52%) 115–90 (56%) 105.2 -1.08 — 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.