Rod Laver
all rivalries →| 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 |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-11 00:00 UTC
Rod Laver vs Earl Butch Buchholz H2H: 5-0
Rod Laver holds a 5–0 lead over Earl Butch Buchholz in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Rod Laver leads 4–0 on carpet and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Rod Laver won the 1969 Japanese Championships bronze medal match 5-6 6-2 6-5.
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H2H
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H2H Match Log
| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Laver | 5-6 6-2 6-5 | Earl Butch Buchholz | Match data | May 7, 1969* | BR | Japanese Championships | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Rod Laver | 6-1 7-5 | Earl Butch Buchholz | Match data | Feb 9, 1969* | R16 | Philadelphia Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Rod Laver | 6-3 8-6 | Earl Butch Buchholz | Match data | Dec 12, 1968* | QF | Nashville | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Rod Laver | 6-3 7-5 | Earl Butch Buchholz | Match data | Dec 3, 1968* | QF | New York 3 | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Rod Laver | 6-2 8-6 | Earl Butch Buchholz | Match data | Jun 21, 1968* | R16 | Queen's Club Championships | ATP 250 | Grass |
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 |
| Earl Butch Buchholz | #555 | #156 | 0 | 1,942 | 98 | 81 | 54.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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.
| Rod Laver | Earl Butch Buchholz | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 1968 | 73–19 | 79.3% | — | 1,879 | 1 | 10 | 1968 | 46–34 | 57.5% | — | 1,605 | 0 | 1 |
| 1969 | 97–14 | 87.4% | — | 2,162 | 5 | 26 | 1969 | 41–32 | 56.2% | — | 1,896 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970 | 89–15 | 85.6% | — | 2,216 | 5 | 39 | 1970 | 8–7 | 53.3% | — | 1,839 | 0 | 2 |
| 1971 | 85–20 | 81.0% | — | 2,158 | 5 | 46 | 1973 | 0–3 | 0.0% | — | 1,801 | 0 | 2 |
| 1972 | 50–16 | 75.8% | — | 2,018 | 5 | 51 | 1974 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,780 | 0 | 2 |
| 1973 | 67–16 | 80.7% | #8 | 2,103 | 5 | 58 | 1975 | 3–2 | 60.0% | #172 | 1,809 | 0 | 2 |
| 1974 | 42–9 | 82.4% | #4 | 2,124 | 5 | 64 | 1976 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #360 | 1,797 | 0 | 2 |
| 1975 | 49–12 | 80.3% | #10 | 2,099 | 5 | 69 | 1978 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #555 | 1,777 | 0 | 2 |
| 1976 | 9–11 | 45.0% | #73 | 2,006 | 5 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 5–9 | 35.7% | #106 | 1,937 | 5 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 4–3 | 57.1% | #216 | 1,926 | 5 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #662 | 1,909 | 5 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Surface Results by Career Season
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.
| Rod Laver | Earl Butch Buchholz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 % | ||
| 1968 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 72.7% | 31 | 9 | 40 | 77.5% | 17 | 2 | 19 | 89.5% | 9 | 2 | 11 | 81.8% | 1968 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 11 | 6 | 17 | 64.7% | 26 | 17 | 43 | 60.5% |
| 1969 | 21 | 4 | 25 | 84.0% | 12 | 4 | 16 | 75.0% | 34 | 3 | 37 | 91.9% | 30 | 3 | 33 | 90.9% | 1969 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 58.8% | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | 10 | 8 | 18 | 55.6% | 13 | 11 | 24 | 54.2% |
| 1970 | 33 | 3 | 36 | 91.7% | 8 | 2 | 10 | 80.0% | 21 | 4 | 25 | 84.0% | 27 | 6 | 33 | 81.8% | 1970 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% |
| 1971 | 27 | 4 | 31 | 87.1% | 14 | 6 | 20 | 70.0% | 10 | 3 | 13 | 76.9% | 34 | 7 | 41 | 82.9% | 1973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 1972 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | 9 | 4 | 13 | 69.2% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 30 | 5 | 35 | 85.7% | 1974 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 85.7% | 19 | 6 | 25 | 76.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 28 | 6 | 34 | 82.4% | 1975 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% |
| 1974 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 85.7% | 15 | 0 | 15 | 100.0% | — | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | 22 | 68.2% | 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1975 | 19 | 2 | 21 | 90.5% | 21 | 7 | 28 | 75.0% | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0% | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1976 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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% | Career | 20 | 18 | 38 | 52.6% | 10 | 11 | 21 | 47.6% | 21 | 15 | 36 | 58.3% | 47 | 37 | 84 | 56.0% |
Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.
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| 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 |
| 1968 | 1880 | 130.3 | — | — | — | — | +5 | -6 | +3 | 74.4% | +1.65 | 15–6 (71%) | — | — | -0.22 | 1968 | 1606 | 112.5 | — | — | — | — | -36 | -88 | +43 | 61.1% | +1.58 | 10–6 (63%) | — | — | +0.84 |
| 1969 | 2162 | 149.8 | — | — | — | — | +113 | -174 | +143 | 76.7% | +1.93 | 22–7 (76%) | — | — | -1.40 | 1969 | 1896 | 128.9 | — | — | — | — | -45 | -181 | -133 | 51.2% | -0.06 | 19–7 (73%) | — | — | -4.30 |
| 1970 | 2216 | 155.8 | — | — | — | — | +205 | -202 | +12 | 76.8% | +1.87 | 21–6 (78%) | 6–2 (75%) | 105.7 | -1.22 | 1970 | 1840 | 116.5 | — | — | — | — | -13 | — | — | 55.6% | +0.28 | 4–2 (67%) | 0–1 | — | -0.68 |
| 1971 | 2158 | 162.7 | — | — | — | — | +162 | -164 | 0 | 71.8% | +1.59 | 26–7 (79%) | 11–14 (44%) | 99.7 | -5.72 | 1973 | 1802 | 110.2 | — | — | — | — | -75 | — | — | 0.0% | -3.00 | — | — | — | -0.76 |
| 1972 | 2018 | 162.7 | — | — | — | — | +115 | -23 | +112 | 69.6% | +1.41 | 13–11 (54%) | 7–10 (41%) | 89.2 | -3.85 | 1974 | 1781 | 102.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -4.00 | — | — | — | -0.02 |
| 1973 | 2104 | 156.6 | — | — | — | — | +130 | -106 | -11 | 73.5% | +1.55 | 18–7 (72%) | 17–10 (63%) | 102.6 | -2.12 | 1975 | 1809 | 128.4 | — | — | — | — | -21 | — | — | 53.8% | +0.31 | 2–1 (67%) | 2–1 (67%) | — | -0.20 |
| 1974 | 2124 | 154.5 | — | — | — | — | +39 | +2 | — | 73.2% | +1.66 | 12–3 (80%) | 6–3 (67%) | 105.2 | -0.95 | 1976 | 1797 | 106.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -1.50 | — | 0–1 | — | -0.13 |
| 1975 | 2100 | 163.1 | — | — | — | — | +101 | -5 | — | 71.6% | +1.53 | 16–7 (70%) | 14–11 (56%) | 100.3 | -2.95 | 1978 | 1778 | 102.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.50 | — | — | — | +0.03 |
| 1976 | 2006 | 156.1 | — | — | — | — | +89 | +19 | — | 46.0% | -0.38 | 2–3 (40%) | 6–2 (75%) | 102.1 | -2.11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 1937 | 147.8 | — | — | — | — | +75 | — | +86 | 44.4% | -0.42 | 1–4 (20%) | — | — | -2.94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 1926 | 125.9 | — | — | — | — | +45 | — | — | 50.0% | 0.00 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | -0.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 1910 | 103.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | -2.33 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | -0.31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 2303 | 159.0 | — | — | — | — | +120 | -67 | +61 | 72.3% | +1.57 | 148–62 (70%) | 69–53 (57%) | 102.7 | -3.39 | Career | 1943 | 124.4 | — | — | — | — | -37 | -157 | -48 | 53.8% | +0.50 | 35–16 (69%) | 2–3 (40%) | 112.8 | -2.93 |
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.
Earl Butch Buchholz
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Pilic | 9 | 8 | 17 | Feb 5, 1970 | H2H |
| Tony Roche | 7 | 10 | 17 | Nov 22, 1969 | H2H |
| John Newcombe | 8 | 6 | 14 | Mar 31, 1975 | H2H |
| Cliff Drysdale | 6 | 4 | 10 | Nov 27, 1969 | H2H |
| Pierre Barthes | 6 | 4 | 10 | Nov 12, 1969 | H2H |