H2H data updated: 2026-09-08 00:00 UTC

Rod Laver vs Richard Gonzalez H2H: 11-4

Rod Laver holds an 11–4 lead over Richard Gonzalez in their ATP head-to-head. Across 15 main-draw meetings, Rod Laver leads 5–1 on clay, while they are tied 2–2 on carpet. Most recently, Rod Laver won the 1970 Vancouver quarterfinal 6-3 7-5.

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Rod Laver
AUS Age 88 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
11 – 4
15 main-draw meetings
Richard Gonzalez
USA

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rod Laver 6-3 7-5 Richard Gonzalez Match data Oct 4, 1970* QF Vancouver ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-3 6-3 6-1 Richard Gonzalez Match data Jul 21, 1970* SF Champions Classic ATP 250 Carpet
Richard Gonzalez 6-5 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-2 Rod Laver Match data Jul 16, 1970 RR Champions Classic ATP 250 Carpet
Richard Gonzalez 6-1 7-5 5-7 6-3 Rod Laver Match data May 19, 1970* F Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 6-3 3-6 6-3 3-6 9-7 Richard Gonzalez Match data Aug 27, 1969* F Baltimore ATP 250 Grass
Rod Laver 6-1 6-2 Richard Gonzalez Match data Aug 8, 1969 RR Binghamton ATP 250 Hard
Richard Gonzalez 1-6 6-3 6-4 Rod Laver Match data Jul 23, 1968* F Los Angeles Ntl ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 8-6 6-2 6-3 Richard Gonzalez Match data Jul 12, 1968* SF Paris 2 ATP 250 Clay
Rod Laver 6-3 6-3 6-1 Richard Gonzalez Match data Jun 9, 1968* SF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Rod Laver 6-4 14-12 Richard Gonzalez Match data Apr 22, 1968* BR Paris Ntl ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 12-10 Richard Gonzalez Match data Apr 22, 1968* SF Wembley Ntl 1 ATP 250 Hard
Richard Gonzalez 10-3 Rod Laver Match data Apr 16, 1968* BR Hollywood Ntl ATP 250 Clay
Rod Laver 7-5 6-8 7-5 Richard Gonzalez Match data Apr 2, 1968* BR Bogota Ntl ATP 250 Clay
Rod Laver 7-5 5-7 6-4 Richard Gonzalez Match data Mar 29, 1968* F Buenos Aires Ntl ATP 250 Clay
Rod Laver 7-5 5-7 6-4 Richard Gonzalez Match data Mar 24, 1968* F Sao Paulo Ntl 1 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.

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
Richard Gonzalez — — — 2,030 — — — 0 0 0 0 9 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.

Rod Laver Richard Gonzalez
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 73–19 79.3% — 1,879 1 10 — — — — — — —
1969 97–14 87.4% — 2,162 5 26 — — — — — — —
1970 89–15 85.6% — 2,216 5 39 — — — — — — —
1971 85–20 81.0% — 2,158 5 46 — — — — — — —
1972 50–16 75.8% — 2,018 5 51 — — — — — — —
1973 67–16 80.7% #8 2,103 5 58 — — — — — — —
1974 42–9 82.4% #4 2,124 5 64 — — — — — — —
1975 49–12 80.3% #10 2,100 5 69 — — — — — — —
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 Richard Gonzalez
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
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 4 9 13 30.8% 11 9 20 55.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 5 10 50.0%
1969 21 4 25 84.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 34 3 37 91.9% 30 3 33 90.9% 1969 12 4 16 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 12 6 18 66.7% 10 12 22 45.5%
1970 33 3 36 91.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 21 4 25 84.0% 27 6 33 81.8% 1970 13 6 19 68.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 7 13 46.2%
1971 27 4 31 87.1% 14 6 20 70.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 34 7 41 82.9% 1971 10 1 11 90.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
1972 8 6 14 57.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 30 5 35 85.7% 1972 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 7 2 9 77.8%
1973 18 3 21 85.7% 19 6 25 76.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 28 6 34 82.4% 1973 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
1974 12 2 14 85.7% 15 0 15 100.0% — — — — 15 7 22 68.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1975 19 2 21 90.5% 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 48 27 75 64.0% 14 14 28 50.0% 32 18 50 64.0% 28 26 54 51.9%

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.

Rod Laver Richard Gonzalez
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 1694 115.5 — — — — -167 -49 -59 51.2% +0.16 8–7 (53%) — — -2.12
1969 2162 149.8 — — — — +114 -174 +143 76.7% +1.93 22–7 (76%) — — -1.40 1969 1958 138.2 — — — — -26 -295 -88 61.5% +0.72 12–7 (63%) — — -2.11
1970 2216 155.8 — — — — +205 -202 +12 76.8% +1.87 21–6 (78%) 6–2 (75%) 105.7 -1.22 1970 1938 138.5 — — — — +35 — -100 55.1% -0.12 6–5 (55%) 6–2 (75%) 100.8 -2.32
1971 2158 162.7 — — — — +163 -164 0 71.8% +1.59 26–7 (79%) 11–14 (44%) 99.7 -5.72 1971 1935 130.2 — — — — +97 -289 -141 67.3% +1.15 4–1 (80%) 3–1 (75%) 104.5 +0.19
1972 2019 162.7 — — — — +114 -24 +111 69.6% +1.41 13–11 (54%) 7–10 (41%) 89.2 -3.85 1972 1837 121.3 — — — — +100 — -61 62.7% +0.64 6–2 (75%) 4–3 (57%) 101.7 +3.13
1973 2104 156.6 — — — — +129 -106 -11 73.5% +1.55 18–7 (72%) 17–10 (63%) 102.6 -2.12 1973 1815 122.6 — — — — +71 — -49 43.5% -0.83 2–1 (67%) 6–3 (67%) 104.0 -1.42
1974 2124 154.6 — — — — +39 +3 — 73.2% +1.66 12–3 (80%) 6–3 (67%) 105.2 -0.96 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1975 2100 163.1 — — — — +102 -5 — 71.6% +1.53 16–7 (70%) 14–11 (56%) 100.3 -2.95 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1976 2006 156.1 — — — — +89 +19 — 46.0% -0.38 2–3 (40%) 6–2 (75%) 102.1 -2.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2031 133.8 — — — — -2 -105 -84 57.8% +0.39 38–23 (62%) 19–9 (68%) 111.0 -2.28

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.