H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

Rod Laver vs Bob Lutz H2H: 10-4

Rod Laver holds a 10–4 lead over Bob Lutz in their ATP head-to-head. Across 14 main-draw meetings, Rod Laver leads 4–2 on carpet and 5–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Rod Laver won the 1974 Las Vegas quarterfinal 6-7 6-3 6-1.

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Rod Laver
AUS Age 88 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
10 – 4
14 main-draw meetings
Bob Lutz
USA Age 79 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rod Laver #6 6-7 6-3 6-1 Bob Lutz Match data May 18, 1974* QF Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 6-4 3-6 6-2 Bob Lutz Match data Jan 20, 1973* SF Miami Open ATP 250 Hard
Bob Lutz 6-4 6-4 Rod Laver Match data Jul 11, 1972* QF U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Hard
Bob Lutz 2-6 6-4 6-3 Rod Laver Match data Mar 21, 1972* QF Chicago Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 7-6 6-1 Bob Lutz Match data Feb 13, 1972* QF Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 3-6 6-4 6-4 Bob Lutz Match data Feb 11, 1972* QF Richmond Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-3 6-4 6-4 Bob Lutz Match data Nov 23, 1971* QF Dallas ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 7-6 6-4 Bob Lutz Match data Nov 19, 1971* QF Bologna Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Bob Lutz 6-2 7-6 Rod Laver Match data Oct 23, 1971* QF Barcelona Open ATP 250 Clay
Bob Lutz 6-4 7-6 Rod Laver Match data Oct 22, 1971* QF Cologne Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 7-6 2-6 6-4 Bob Lutz Match data Oct 2, 1971* QF Berkeley ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 6-7 6-2 6-3 Bob Lutz Match data Aug 26, 1971* R16 Fort Worth Wct ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 6-1 8-6 Bob Lutz Match data Jun 19, 1970* R16 Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
Rod Laver 6-3 6-4 Bob Lutz Match data Sep 17, 1968* R32 Los Angeles Open 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
Rod Laver #662 #3 0 2,303 570 145 79.7% 5 0 0 0 64 69
Bob Lutz — — — 2,053 388 272 58.8% 0 0 0 0 11 11

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 Bob Lutz
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
20 — — — — — — — 1968 23–15 60.5% — 1,707 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 1969 24–16 60.0% — 1,845 0 0
22 — — — — — — — 1970 23–18 56.1% — 1,855 0 2
23 — — — — — — — 1971 45–25 64.3% — 1,992 0 4
24 — — — — — — — 1972 36–29 55.4% — 1,912 0 5
25 — — — — — — — 1973 16–14 53.3% — 1,841 0 5
26 — — — — — — — 1974 15–18 45.5% — 1,745 0 5
27 — — — — — — — 1975 36–19 65.5% — 1,875 0 6
28 — — — — — — — 1976 27–17 61.4% — 1,926 0 6
29 1968 73–19 79.3% — 1,879 1 10 1977 36–22 62.1% — 1,833 0 6
30 1969 97–14 87.4% — 2,162 5 26 1978 28–16 63.6% — 1,917 0 7
31 1970 89–15 85.6% — 2,216 5 39 1979 23–13 63.9% — 1,889 0 8
32 1971 85–20 81.0% — 2,158 5 46 1980 33–17 66.0% — 1,952 0 11
33 1972 50–16 75.8% — 2,018 5 51 1981 10–13 43.5% — 1,788 0 11
34 1973 67–16 80.7% #8 2,103 5 58 1982 6–15 28.6% — 1,698 0 11
35 1974 42–9 82.4% #4 2,124 5 64 1983 3–3 50.0% — 1,698 0 11
36 1975 49–12 80.3% #10 2,100 5 69 1984 3–1 75.0% — 1,740 0 11
37 1976 9–11 45.0% #73 2,006 5 69 1985 1–1 50.0% — 1,742 0 11
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 Bob Lutz
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 9 8 17 52.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 9 5 14 64.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 13 6 19 68.4% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 12 11 23 52.2% — — — — 10 5 15 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 13 7 20 65.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 13 7 20 65.0%
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 6 7 13 46.2% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 22 16 38 57.9%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 6 4 10 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 5 5 10 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 15 8 23 65.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 17 6 23 73.9%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 5 3 8 62.5% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 7 18 61.1%
29 1968 16 6 22 72.7% 31 9 40 77.5% 17 2 19 89.5% 9 2 11 81.8% 1977 9 9 18 50.0% 11 7 18 61.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 9 4 13 69.2%
30 1969 21 4 25 84.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 34 3 37 91.9% 30 3 33 90.9% 1978 14 5 19 73.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 10 8 18 55.6%
31 1970 33 3 36 91.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 21 4 25 84.0% 27 6 33 81.8% 1979 5 4 9 55.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 5 14 64.3%
32 1971 27 4 31 87.1% 14 6 20 70.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 34 7 41 82.9% 1980 22 8 30 73.3% 1 0 1 100.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 9 6 15 60.0%
33 1972 8 6 14 57.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 30 5 35 85.7% 1981 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
34 1973 18 3 21 85.7% 19 6 25 76.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 28 6 34 82.4% 1982 3 7 10 30.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
35 1974 12 2 14 85.7% 15 0 15 100.0% — — — — 15 7 22 68.2% 1983 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
36 1975 19 2 21 90.5% 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0% 1984 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1976 4 3 7 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 5 5 10 50.0% 1985 1 1 2 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% — 145 103 248 58.5% 54 47 101 53.5% 68 40 108 63.0% 121 82 203 59.6%

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 Rod Laver Bob Lutz
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 1708 127.8 — — — — -52 -164 +67 59.8% +0.80 4–5 (44%) — — -2.16
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1846 130.9 — — — — -50 -320 +54 53.3% +0.29 10–3 (77%) — — -1.31
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1855 135.8 — — — — -25 — +52 56.6% +0.49 4–8 (33%) 2–1 (67%) 95.6 -0.30
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1992 148.4 — — — — +23 -288 -66 59.7% +0.74 12–8 (60%) 9–10 (47%) 102.7 -4.07
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1913 151.7 — — — — +8 -156 +37 56.2% +0.37 12–14 (46%) 10–10 (50%) 96.5 -4.12
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1841 135.1 — — — — +30 — — 57.1% +0.44 6–6 (50%) 4–5 (44%) 96.7 -1.03
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1745 137.0 — — — — +68 -31 +144 42.5% -0.23 3–4 (43%) 7–9 (44%) 96.4 -2.71
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1875 152.4 — — — — +83 -147 — 63.6% +1.08 7–4 (64%) 4–6 (40%) 100.4 -0.90
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1926 158.4 — — — — +60 -149 -54 56.3% +0.54 11–7 (61%) 6–7 (46%) 102.0 -4.63
29 1968 1880 130.3 — — — — +4 -6 +3 74.4% +1.65 15–6 (71%) — — -0.21 1977 1833 152.1 — — — — +43 -24 +83 58.8% +0.77 11–5 (69%) 7–10 (41%) 99.8 -3.05
30 1969 2162 149.8 — — — — +114 -174 +143 76.7% +1.93 22–7 (76%) — — -1.40 1978 1917 150.2 — — — — +30 -70 — 61.5% +0.80 8–5 (62%) 7–7 (50%) 100.3 -2.30
31 1970 2216 155.8 — — — — +205 -202 +12 76.8% +1.87 21–6 (78%) 6–2 (75%) 105.7 -1.22 1979 1890 140.1 — — — — +29 — -26 63.9% +1.27 3–4 (43%) 4–6 (40%) 94.4 +0.36
32 1971 2158 162.7 — — — — +163 -164 0 71.8% +1.59 26–7 (79%) 11–14 (44%) 99.7 -5.72 1980 1952 152.7 — — — — +46 — -133 61.7% +0.71 9–7 (56%) 8–6 (57%) 103.3 -2.36
33 1972 2019 162.7 — — — — +114 -24 +111 69.6% +1.41 13–11 (54%) 7–10 (41%) 89.2 -3.85 1981 1789 132.9 — — — — +6 — — 47.3% -0.27 3–5 (38%) 4–3 (57%) 96.4 -1.03
34 1973 2104 156.6 — — — — +129 -106 -11 73.5% +1.55 18–7 (72%) 17–10 (63%) 102.6 -2.12 1982 1698 127.1 — — — — +10 +75 — 31.4% -1.04 1–2 (33%) 1–5 (17%) 94.4 -1.57
35 1974 2124 154.6 — — — — +39 +3 — 73.2% +1.66 12–3 (80%) 6–3 (67%) 105.2 -0.96 1983 1698 117.4 — — — — +8 — — 53.8% +0.46 1–0 0–1 — +0.55
36 1975 2100 163.1 — — — — +102 -5 — 71.6% +1.53 16–7 (70%) 14–11 (56%) 100.3 -2.95 1984 1740 119.9 — — — — +6 — — 66.7% +0.44 1–0 1–0 — -0.67
37 1976 2006 156.1 — — — — +89 +19 — 46.0% -0.38 2–3 (40%) 6–2 (75%) 102.1 -2.11 1985 1742 103.0 — — — — — — — 50.0% -1.25 — 1–0 — -0.35
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 — 2053 152.2 — — — — +26 -133 +21 56.9% +0.55 106–87 (55%) 75–86 (47%) 96.1 -4.86

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.