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: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC
Rod Laver holds a 3–0 lead over Juan Gisbert in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Rod Laver leads 3–0 on clay. Most recently, Rod Laver won the 1975 US Open round of 128 7-5 6-4.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Laver | 7-5 6-4 | Juan Gisbert | Match data | Aug 29, 1975* | R128 | US Open | Grand Slam | Clay |
| Rod Laver | 5-7 6-2 6-0 | Juan Gisbert | Match data | Apr 14, 1974* | F | Japan Open | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Rod Laver | 6-1 4-6 2-6 7-5 6-4 | Juan Gisbert | Match data | Oct 8, 1970* | SF | Barcelona 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.
| 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 |
| Juan Gisbert | — | — | — | 1,887 | 172 | 145 | 54.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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 | Juan Gisbert | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 13–11 | 54.2% | — | 1,618 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | 97–14 | 87.4% | — | 2,162 | 5 | 26 | 1969 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,605 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | 89–15 | 85.6% | — | 2,216 | 5 | 39 | 1970 | 10–9 | 52.6% | — | 1,738 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | 85–20 | 81.0% | — | 2,158 | 5 | 46 | 1971 | 17–13 | 56.7% | — | 1,802 | 0 | 1 |
| 1972 | 50–16 | 75.8% | — | 2,018 | 5 | 51 | 1972 | 22–17 | 56.4% | — | 1,762 | 0 | 1 |
| 1973 | 67–16 | 80.7% | #8 | 2,103 | 5 | 58 | 1973 | 23–21 | 52.3% | — | 1,663 | 0 | 1 |
| 1974 | 42–9 | 82.4% | #4 | 2,124 | 5 | 64 | 1974 | 33–26 | 55.9% | — | 1,787 | 0 | 1 |
| 1975 | 49–12 | 80.3% | #10 | 2,100 | 5 | 69 | 1975 | 40–27 | 59.7% | — | 1,798 | 0 | 2 |
| 1976 | 9–11 | 45.0% | #73 | 2,006 | 5 | 69 | 1976 | 14–20 | 41.2% | — | 1,635 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | Juan Gisbert | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 9 | 7 | 16 | 56.3% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 1969 | 21 | 4 | 25 | 84.0% | 12 | 4 | 16 | 75.0% | 34 | 3 | 37 | 91.9% | 30 | 3 | 33 | 90.9% | 1969 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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% | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 27 | 4 | 31 | 87.1% | 14 | 6 | 20 | 70.0% | 10 | 3 | 13 | 76.9% | 34 | 7 | 41 | 82.9% | 1971 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 13 | 8 | 21 | 61.9% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 1972 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | 9 | 4 | 13 | 69.2% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 30 | 5 | 35 | 85.7% | 1972 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 9 | 8 | 17 | 52.9% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% |
| 1973 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 85.7% | 19 | 6 | 25 | 76.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 28 | 6 | 34 | 82.4% | 1973 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 57.9% | 8 | 10 | 18 | 44.4% | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% |
| 1974 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 85.7% | 15 | 0 | 15 | 100.0% | — | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | 22 | 68.2% | 1974 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 20 | 15 | 35 | 57.1% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% |
| 1975 | 19 | 2 | 21 | 90.5% | 21 | 7 | 28 | 75.0% | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0% | 1975 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 26 | 17 | 43 | 60.5% | — | — | — | — | 12 | 7 | 19 | 63.2% |
| 1976 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 1976 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 13 | 16 | 29 | 44.8% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 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 | 32 | 29 | 61 | 52.5% | 105 | 88 | 193 | 54.4% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 29 | 24 | 53 | 54.7% |
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.
| Rod Laver | Juan Gisbert | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | — | — | — | — | +4 | -6 | +3 | 74.4% | +1.65 | 15–6 (71%) | — | — | -0.21 | 1968 | 1618 | 121.2 | — | — | — | — | -109 | +20 | +3 | 52.7% | +0.28 | 4–2 (67%) | — | — | -0.76 |
| 1969 | 2162 | 149.8 | — | — | — | — | +114 | -174 | +143 | 76.7% | +1.93 | 22–7 (76%) | — | — | -1.40 | 1969 | 1605 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.19 |
| 1970 | 2216 | 155.8 | — | — | — | — | +205 | -202 | +12 | 76.8% | +1.87 | 21–6 (78%) | 6–2 (75%) | 105.7 | -1.22 | 1970 | 1738 | 135.4 | — | — | — | — | -129 | +14 | — | 49.2% | +0.03 | 5–3 (63%) | — | — | -1.01 |
| 1971 | 2158 | 162.7 | — | — | — | — | +163 | -164 | 0 | 71.8% | +1.59 | 26–7 (79%) | 11–14 (44%) | 99.7 | -5.72 | 1971 | 1803 | 127.6 | — | — | — | — | -194 | +25 | — | 56.3% | +0.41 | 3–4 (43%) | 5–3 (63%) | 99.8 | +0.36 |
| 1972 | 2019 | 162.7 | — | — | — | — | +114 | -24 | +111 | 69.6% | +1.41 | 13–11 (54%) | 7–10 (41%) | 89.2 | -3.85 | 1972 | 1763 | 131.1 | — | — | — | — | -9 | +8 | -137 | 55.6% | +0.34 | 8–5 (62%) | 6–2 (75%) | 107.7 | -0.80 |
| 1973 | 2104 | 156.6 | — | — | — | — | +129 | -106 | -11 | 73.5% | +1.55 | 18–7 (72%) | 17–10 (63%) | 102.6 | -2.12 | 1973 | 1663 | 119.8 | — | — | — | — | +56 | -8 | — | 55.2% | +0.48 | 6–7 (46%) | 3–3 (50%) | 97.8 | +3.61 |
| 1974 | 2124 | 154.6 | — | — | — | — | +39 | +3 | — | 73.2% | +1.66 | 12–3 (80%) | 6–3 (67%) | 105.2 | -0.96 | 1974 | 1788 | 140.6 | — | — | — | — | -9 | +5 | — | 55.9% | +0.51 | 11–8 (58%) | 7–9 (44%) | 101.3 | -0.10 |
| 1975 | 2100 | 163.1 | — | — | — | — | +102 | -5 | — | 71.6% | +1.53 | 16–7 (70%) | 14–11 (56%) | 100.3 | -2.95 | 1975 | 1799 | 137.2 | — | — | — | — | -11 | +3 | — | 59.7% | +0.60 | 15–12 (56%) | 9–8 (53%) | 100.9 | +4.61 |
| 1976 | 2006 | 156.1 | — | — | — | — | +89 | +19 | — | 46.0% | -0.38 | 2–3 (40%) | 6–2 (75%) | 102.1 | -2.11 | 1976 | 1635 | 123.3 | — | — | — | — | +89 | +8 | — | 43.9% | -0.48 | 6–6 (50%) | 4–6 (40%) | 96.3 | +0.82 |
| 1977 | 1937 | 147.8 | — | — | — | — | +74 | — | +86 | 44.4% | -0.42 | 1–4 (20%) | — | — | -2.94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 1926 | 125.9 | — | — | — | — | +46 | — | — | 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 | 2304 | 159.0 | — | — | — | — | +120 | -67 | +61 | 72.3% | +1.57 | 148–62 (70%) | 69–53 (57%) | 102.7 | -3.39 | Career | 1888 | 136.1 | — | — | — | — | -15 | +8 | -67 | 54.5% | +0.33 | 58–47 (55%) | 34–31 (52%) | 104.2 | +2.10 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| 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 |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Orantes | 2 | 8 | 10 | Aug 11, 1976 | — |
| Wojtek Fibak | 5 | 2 | 7 | Apr 8, 1976 | — |
| Jan Kodes | 2 | 4 | 6 | May 9, 1976 | — |
| Gerald Battrick | 4 | 2 | 6 | Apr 7, 1976 | — |
| Ilie Nastase | 1 | 5 | 6 | Apr 13, 1975 | — |