H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Rod Laver vs Cliff Richey H2H: 7-5

Rod Laver holds a 7–5 lead over Cliff Richey in their ATP head-to-head. Across 12 main-draw meetings, Rod Laver leads 4–2 on carpet, while Cliff Richey leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Rod Laver won the 1975 San Juan round of 16 7-6 1-6 6-4.

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Rod Laver

AUS Age 88 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H

7 – 5

12 main draw meetings

Cliff Richey

USA Age 79 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

Player	Score	Player	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Rod Laver	7-6 1-6 6-4	Cliff Richey	Match data	Jan 17, 1975*	R16	San Juan	ATP 250	Clay
Cliff Richey	0-6 7-5 6-2	Rod Laver	Match data	Jan 18, 1974*	R16	Lakeway	ATP 250	Hard
Cliff Richey	6-1 7-6(3)	Rod Laver	Match data	Apr 7, 1973*	QF	Munich Wct	ATP 250	Carpet
Rod Laver	6-3 7-6(3)	Cliff Richey	Match data	Feb 16, 1973*	QF	Toronto Wct	ATP 250	Carpet
Rod Laver	6-4 6-3	Cliff Richey	Match data	Feb 3, 1973*	QF	Richmond Wct	ATP 250	Carpet
Cliff Richey	3-6 7-6 7-6 6-3	Rod Laver	Match data	Sep 8, 1972*	R16	US Open	Grand Slam	Grass
Cliff Richey	7-6 3-6 7-5	Rod Laver	Match data	Jul 14, 1972*	QF	Bretton Woods	ATP 250	Hard
Rod Laver	3-6 6-4 6-2	Cliff Richey	Match data	Jul 9, 1972*	R32	U.S. Pro Tennis Championships	ATP 250	Hard
Rod Laver	6-4 6-4	Cliff Richey	Match data	May 4, 1972*	R16	Denver Wct	ATP 250	Carpet
Rod Laver	6-3 6-4 6-4	Cliff Richey	Match data	Nov 22, 1970*	F	Wembley	ATP 250	Carpet
Rod Laver	6-3 6-1	Cliff Richey	Match data	Jun 20, 1970*	SF	Queen's Club Championships	ATP 250	Grass
Cliff Richey	6-4 3-6 6-3	Rod Laver	Match data	Mar 27, 1969*	R32	New York	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
Rod Laver	#662	#3	0	2,303	570	145	79.7%	5	0	0	0	64	69
Cliff Richey	#662	#16	0	2,115	485	222	68.6%	0	0	0	0	21	21

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							Cliff Richey
Age	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1968	46–15	75.4%	—	1,738	0	1
22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1969	64–18	78.0%	—	1,948	0	7
23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	88–24	78.6%	—	2,045	0	12
24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	67–23	74.4%	—	1,910	0	15
25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	54–24	69.2%	—	1,958	0	18
26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	47–26	64.4%	#19	1,848	0	18
27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	24–15	61.5%	#23	1,907	0	19
28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	35–23	60.3%	#32	1,857	0	19
29	1968	73–19	79.3%	—	1,879	1	10	1976	33–24	57.9%	#28	1,861	0	20
30	1969	97–14	87.4%	—	2,162	5	26	1977	14–17	45.2%	#87	1,720	0	20
31	1970	89–15	85.6%	—	2,216	5	39	1978	13–12	52.0%	#57	1,709	0	21
32	1971	85–20	81.0%	—	2,158	5	46	1979	0–1	0.0%	#662	1,697	0	21
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																	Cliff Richey
	Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet
	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1968	9	2	11	81.8%	22	7	29	75.9%	11	5	16	68.8%	4	1	5	80.0%
22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1969	23	5	28	82.1%	27	7	34	79.4%	10	3	13	76.9%	4	3	7	57.1%
23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	26	7	33	78.8%	37	5	42	88.1%	10	4	14	71.4%	15	8	23	65.2%
24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	26	7	33	78.8%	20	7	27	74.1%	8	3	11	72.7%	13	6	19	68.4%
25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	22	8	30	73.3%	8	3	11	72.7%	5	1	6	83.3%	19	12	31	61.3%
26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	9	5	14	64.3%	15	10	25	60.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	20	9	29	69.0%
27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	16	8	24	66.7%	3	3	6	50.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	3	2	5	60.0%
28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	8	7	15	53.3%	10	8	18	55.6%	5	2	7	71.4%	12	6	18	66.7%
29	1968	16	6	22	72.7%	31	9	40	77.5%	17	2	19	89.5%	9	2	11	81.8%	1976	12	7	19	63.2%	16	6	22	72.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	5	10	15	33.3%
30	1969	21	4	25	84.0%	12	4	16	75.0%	34	3	37	91.9%	30	3	33	90.9%	1977	3	4	7	42.9%	3	6	9	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	8	6	14	57.1%
31	1970	33	3	36	91.7%	8	2	10	80.0%	21	4	25	84.0%	27	6	33	81.8%	1978	9	5	14	64.3%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	4	5	9	44.4%
32	1971	27	4	31	87.1%	14	6	20	70.0%	10	3	13	76.9%	34	7	41	82.9%	1979	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
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%	—	163	65	228	71.5%	161	64	225	71.6%	54	24	78	69.2%	107	69	176	60.8%

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	Rod Laver																Cliff Richey
Age	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
21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1968	1739	120.9	—	—	—	—	+76	-1	-80	68.3%	+1.05	12–4 (75%)	—	—	+2.22
22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1969	1948	136.7	—	—	—	—	+130	+23	-163	69.5%	+1.45	14–3 (82%)	—	—	+2.23
23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	2046	149.9	—	—	—	—	+78	+58	-164	73.0%	+1.54	16–7 (70%)	6–3 (67%)	—	-0.55
24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	1911	147.5	—	—	—	—	+121	+58	+23	70.5%	+1.44	11–13 (46%)	13–6 (68%)	—	+4.89
25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	1958	154.4	—	—	—	—	+25	+29	+43	64.0%	+1.09	16–12 (57%)	15–12 (56%)	—	-3.20
26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	1849	146.1	—	—	—	—	+101	-3	+122	61.0%	+0.95	13–11 (54%)	14–11 (56%)	—	-1.67
27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	1908	152.6	—	—	—	—	+81	-72	+58	59.8%	+0.95	8–7 (53%)	9–8 (53%)	—	-3.69
28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	1858	145.3	—	—	—	—	+59	-38	+101	56.6%	+0.54	14–10 (58%)	8–7 (53%)	—	-3.96
29	1968	1880	130.3	—	—	—	—	+4	-6	+3	74.4%	+1.65	15–6 (71%)	—	—	-0.21	1976	1861	149.1	—	—	—	—	-31	+42	—	57.8%	+0.65	8–8 (50%)	8–10 (44%)	—	-1.58
30	1969	2162	149.8	—	—	—	—	+114	-174	+143	76.7%	+1.93	22–7 (76%)	—	—	-1.40	1977	1720	132.8	—	—	—	—	+62	+54	—	47.8%	-0.14	4–5 (44%)	7–6 (54%)	—	+1.06
31	1970	2216	155.8	—	—	—	—	+205	-202	+12	76.8%	+1.87	21–6 (78%)	6–2 (75%)	—	-1.22	1978	1710	129.8	—	—	—	—	+66	—	—	50.0%	-0.05	5–4 (56%)	4–3 (57%)	—	+0.66
32	1971	2158	162.7	—	—	—	—	+163	-164	0	71.8%	+1.59	26–7 (79%)	11–14 (44%)	—	-5.72	1979	1698	102.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	-0.06
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	—	2116	148.8	—	—	—	—	+70	+24	-48	64.7%	+1.06	121–84 (59%)	84–66 (56%)	104.1	-0.52

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.

Rod Laver's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Roy Emerson	26	6	32	Mar 14, 1975	H2H
Ken Rosewall	24	7	31	Apr 10, 1976	H2H
Tom Okker	22	3	25	May 18, 1974	H2H
Fred Stolle	20	4	24	Apr 12, 1974	H2H
Arthur Ashe	19	2	21	Feb 28, 1976	H2H

Cliff Richey's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Stan Smith	5	20	25	Feb 15, 1978	H2H
Arthur Ashe	5	12	17	Mar 26, 1976	H2H
Ilie Nastase	5	9	14	Feb 17, 1978	H2H
Zeljko Franulovic	8	5	13	Dec 4, 1971	H2H
Rod Laver	5	7	12	Jan 17, 1975	H2H