H2H data updated: 2026-10-19 00:00 UTC

Rod Laver vs Paul Gerken H2H: 2-0

Rod Laver holds a 2–0 lead over Paul Gerken in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Rod Laver leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Rod Laver won the 1973 Sydney Indoor round of 16 6-2 7-5.

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Rod Laver
AUS Age 88 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Paul Gerken
USA Age 76 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rod Laver #10 6-2 7-5 Paul Gerken #45 Match data Nov 15, 1973* R16 Sydney Indoor ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 7-6 6-2 Paul Gerken Match data Nov 3, 1973* QF Hong Kong 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 2,302 570 145 79.7% 5 0 0 0 64 69
Paul Gerken #496 #35 0 1,836 121 125 49.2% 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 Paul Gerken
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1968 4–3 57.1% — 1,540 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1969 4–8 33.3% — 1,514 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1970 3–6 33.3% — 1,514 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 1971 7–9 43.8% — 1,558 0 0
22 — — — — — — — 1972 14–12 53.8% — 1,651 0 0
23 — — — — — — — 1973 49–32 60.5% #50 1,760 0 0
24 — — — — — — — 1974 23–31 42.6% #65 1,649 0 0
25 — — — — — — — 1975 14–19 42.4% #80 1,610 0 0
27 — — — — — — — 1977 3–5 37.5% — 1,601 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% — 2,214 5 39 — — — — — — —
32 1971 85–20 81.0% — 2,157 5 46 — — — — — — —
33 1972 50–16 75.8% — 2,017 5 51 — — — — — — —
34 1973 67–16 80.7% #8 2,103 5 58 — — — — — — —
35 1974 42–9 82.4% #4 2,123 5 64 — — — — — — —
36 1975 49–12 80.3% #10 2,099 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 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 Paul Gerken
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
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1541 101.1 — — — — +35 — -12 42.1% +0.05 1–0 — — -0.33
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1515 107.8 — — — — — -31 -14 43.8% -0.13 1–5 (17%) — — -0.41
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1515 110.8 — — — — — -28 +10 40.9% -0.23 0–2 1–0 — +0.22
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1559 109.8 — — — — -25 -47 — 47.6% +0.10 4–4 (50%) 2–5 (29%) 99.0 +0.83
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1652 124.6 — — — — -35 -61 -66 52.8% +0.39 7–6 (54%) 6–7 (46%) 101.9 +2.18
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1761 139.5 — — — — +36 -30 -117 56.5% +0.68 18–10 (64%) 16–17 (48%) 105.1 +1.23
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1649 124.9 — — — — +35 -18 -16 46.9% -0.35 8–13 (38%) 13–9 (59%) 96.8 -0.36
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1611 129.1 — — — — +120 -75 +20 42.7% -0.56 7–7 (50%) 10–6 (63%) 104.1 -0.80
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1601 119.0 — — — — — -52 — 38.9% -0.39 1–1 1–2 (33%) — +0.38
29 1968 1880 130.3 — — — — +5 -6 +3 74.4% +1.65 15–6 (71%) — — -0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1969 2162 149.8 — — — — +113 -174 +143 76.7% +1.93 22–7 (76%) — — -1.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1970 2214 155.8 — — — — +204 -197 +12 76.8% +1.87 21–6 (78%) 6–2 (75%) 105.7 -1.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1971 2157 162.6 — — — — +161 -163 0 71.8% +1.59 26–7 (79%) 11–14 (44%) 99.7 -5.73 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1972 2018 162.7 — — — — +114 -23 +111 69.6% +1.41 13–11 (54%) 7–10 (41%) 89.2 -3.84 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1973 2103 156.6 — — — — +130 -105 -10 73.5% +1.55 18–7 (72%) 17–10 (63%) 102.6 -2.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1974 2124 154.5 — — — — +39 +3 — 73.2% +1.66 12–3 (80%) 6–3 (67%) 105.2 -0.95 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1975 2100 163.1 — — — — +101 -5 — 71.6% +1.53 16–7 (70%) 14–11 (56%) 100.3 -2.95 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1976 2006 156.1 — — — — +89 +18 — 46.0% -0.38 2–3 (40%) 6–2 (75%) 102.1 -2.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1977 1937 147.8 — — — — +75 — +86 44.4% -0.42 1–4 (20%) — — -2.94 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1978 1926 125.9 — — — — +45 — — 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 — 2302 159.0 — — — — +119 -66 +61 72.3% +1.57 148–62 (70%) 69–53 (57%) 102.7 -3.39 — 1836 131.5 — — — — +41 -38 -39 49.3% +0.09 47–48 (49%) 49–46 (52%) 101.4 +1.21

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.