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

Rod Laver vs Bill Bowrey H2H: 4-1

Rod Laver holds a 4–1 lead over Bill Bowrey in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Rod Laver leads 2–1 on clay and 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Rod Laver won the 1972 Quebec Wct round of 32 7-5 6-4.

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Rod Laver
AUS Age 88 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main draw meetings
Bill Bowrey
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rod Laver 7-5 6-4 Bill Bowrey Match data Apr 19, 1972* R32 Quebec Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-2 7-5 Bill Bowrey Match data Apr 14, 1972* QF Houston Wct ATP 250 Clay
Rod Laver 6-2 6-4 Bill Bowrey Match data Oct 20, 1971* R32 Cologne Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Bill Bowrey 3-6 6-3 6-4 Rod Laver Match data Jul 27, 1971* R32 Louisville Wct ATP 250 Clay
Rod Laver 6-3 6-1 Bill Bowrey Match data Aug 17, 1970* R16 Canadian 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
Rod Laver #662 #3 0 2,303 570 145 79.7% 5 0 0 0 64 69
Bill Bowrey #264 #162 0 1,747 122 114 51.7% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Rod Laver Bill Bowrey
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
24 — — — — — — — 1968 34–16 68.0% — 1,725 0 1
25 — — — — — — — 1969 41–25 62.1% — 1,703 0 1
26 — — — — — — — 1970 22–22 50.0% — 1,693 0 1
27 — — — — — — — 1971 16–32 33.3% — 1,659 0 1
28 — — — — — — — 1972 5–11 31.2% — 1,653 0 1
29 1968 73–19 79.3% — 1,879 1 10 1973 0–3 0.0% — 1,591 0 1
30 1969 97–14 87.4% — 2,162 5 26 1974 3–3 50.0% #181 1,596 0 1
31 1970 89–15 85.6% — 2,216 5 39 1975 1–2 33.3% #264 1,561 0 1
32 1971 85–20 81.0% — 2,158 5 46 — — — — — — —
33 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 Rod Laver Bill Bowrey
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 %
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 2 3 5 40.0% 12 9 21 57.1% 20 3 23 87.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 4 2 6 66.7% 10 8 18 55.6% 27 13 40 67.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 5 5 10 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 14 10 24 58.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 5 8 13 38.5% 8 11 19 42.1% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 7 7 0.0%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 6 6 0.0%
29 1968 16 6 22 72.7% 31 9 40 77.5% 17 2 19 89.5% 9 2 11 81.8% 1973 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
30 1969 21 4 25 84.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 34 3 37 91.9% 30 3 33 90.9% 1974 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
31 1970 33 3 36 91.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 21 4 25 84.0% 27 6 33 81.8% 1975 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
32 1971 27 4 31 87.1% 14 6 20 70.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 34 7 41 82.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 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 — 160 36 196 81.6% 129 41 170 75.9% 88 16 104 84.6% 193 52 245 78.8% — 17 21 38 44.7% 37 38 75 49.3% 68 36 104 65.4% 0 19 19 0.0%

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 Rod Laver Bill Bowrey
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
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1726 121.2 — — — — -243 -133 +146 65.7% +1.05 3–5 (38%) — — +1.50
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1704 119.4 — — — — -168 -44 +81 59.4% +0.66 10–9 (53%) — — +5.07
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1693 129.5 — — — — -157 -60 +98 48.8% +0.07 6–8 (43%) 2–0 — -0.09
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1659 132.4 — — — — -144 +32 +45 35.2% -1.01 5–5 (50%) 4–5 (44%) — -5.86
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1653 123.5 — — — — -210 +92 +72 35.1% -1.05 2–0 3–1 (75%) — -1.25
29 1968 1880 130.3 — — — — +4 -6 +3 74.4% +1.65 15–6 (71%) — — -0.21 1973 1591 97.2 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.29 0–1 0–1 — +0.02
30 1969 2162 149.8 — — — — +114 -174 +143 76.7% +1.93 22–7 (76%) — — -1.40 1974 1596 104.8 — — — — — — — 53.3% +0.13 1–2 (33%) 3–2 (60%) — +0.46
31 1970 2216 155.8 — — — — +205 -202 +12 76.8% +1.87 21–6 (78%) 6–2 (75%) — -1.22 1975 1562 96.3 — — — — — — — 37.5% -0.50 — 0–1 — +1.04
32 1971 2158 162.7 — — — — +163 -164 0 71.8% +1.59 26–7 (79%) 11–14 (44%) — -5.72 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 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 — 2304 159.0 — — — — +120 -67 +61 72.3% +1.57 148–62 (70%) 69–53 (57%) 102.7 -3.39 — 1748 126.8 — — — — -171 -42 +97 51.5% +0.13 27–30 (47%) 12–10 (55%) 99.5 +0.39

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.