H2H data updated: 2026-09-04 00:00 UTC

Rod Laver vs John Clifton H2H: 1-0

Rod Laver holds a 1–0 lead over John Clifton in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Rod Laver leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Rod Laver won the 1969 Wembley round of 16 6-0 6-1.

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Rod Laver
AUS Age 88 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
John Clifton
GBR Age 80 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rod Laver 6-0 6-1 John Clifton Match data Nov 21, 1969* R16 Wembley 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
John Clifton #323 #243 0 1,504 15 35 30.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 John Clifton
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
22 — — — — — — — 1968 4–7 36.4% — 1,455 0 0
23 — — — — — — — 1969 3–4 42.9% — 1,480 0 0
24 — — — — — — — 1970 4–10 28.6% — 1,444 0 0
25 — — — — — — — 1971 2–7 22.2% — 1,431 0 0
26 — — — — — — — 1972 0–3 0.0% — 1,401 0 0
27 — — — — — — — 1973 0–2 0.0% — 1,385 0 0
28 — — — — — — — 1974 2–2 50.0% #318 1,407 0 0
29 1968 73–19 79.3% — 1,879 1 10 — — — — — — —
30 1969 97–14 87.4% — 2,162 5 26 — — — — — — —
31 1970 89–15 85.6% — 2,216 5 39 — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — —

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 John Clifton
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
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1456 101.2 — — — — +17 +31 +64 40.7% -0.63 0–1 — — +0.13
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1481 108.3 — — — — +55 — +35 44.4% -0.39 1–1 — — +0.11
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1445 104.0 — — — — — +12 +38 31.4% -1.03 0–1 — — +0.73
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1431 106.5 — — — — — +13 +46 20.8% -1.88 1–0 — — +0.18
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1402 99.1 — — — — — — +30 33.3% -2.17 0–2 — — -0.11
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1385 98.6 — — — — — — — 40.0% 0.00 0–1 — — +0.11
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1407 100.6 — — — — — — +15 55.6% -0.22 0–1 — — +0.46
29 1968 1880 130.3 — — — — +4 -6 +3 74.4% +1.65 15–6 (71%) — — -0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1969 2162 149.8 — — — — +114 -174 +143 76.7% +1.93 22–7 (76%) — — -1.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1970 2216 155.8 — — — — +205 -202 +12 76.8% +1.87 21–6 (78%) 6–2 (75%) 105.7 -1.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1971 2158 162.7 — — — — +163 -164 0 71.8% +1.59 26–7 (79%) 11–14 (44%) 99.7 -5.72 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1972 2019 162.7 — — — — +114 -24 +111 69.6% +1.41 13–11 (54%) 7–10 (41%) 89.2 -3.85 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1973 2104 156.6 — — — — +129 -106 -11 73.5% +1.55 18–7 (72%) 17–10 (63%) 102.6 -2.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1974 2124 154.6 — — — — +39 +3 — 73.2% +1.66 12–3 (80%) 6–3 (67%) 105.2 -0.96 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1975 2100 163.1 — — — — +102 -5 — 71.6% +1.53 16–7 (70%) 14–11 (56%) 100.3 -2.95 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1976 2006 156.1 — — — — +89 +19 — 46.0% -0.38 2–3 (40%) 6–2 (75%) 102.1 -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 — 1505 105.5 — — — — +33 +16 +40 35.5% -0.97 2–7 (22%) — — +3.29

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.