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: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC
Rod Laver vs Ron Holmberg H2H: 4-0
Rod Laver holds a 4–0 lead over Ron Holmberg in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Rod Laver leads 3–0 on carpet and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Rod Laver won the 1970 Louisville round of 16 6-2 6-2.
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H2H Match Log
| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Laver | 6-2 6-2 | Ron Holmberg | Match data | Aug 6, 1970* | R16 | Louisville | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Rod Laver | 6-4 6-2 | Ron Holmberg | Match data | Jun 7, 1970* | R16 | St. Louis Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Rod Laver | 25-10 26-24 25-13 | Ron Holmberg | Match data | May 1, 1969* | F | Anaheim | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Rod Laver | 6-2 6-2 | Ron Holmberg | Match data | May 1, 1969 | RR | Japanese Championships | 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 |
| Ron Holmberg | — | — | — | 1,661 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | Ron Holmberg | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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.
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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 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 1969 | 21 | 4 | 25 | 84.0% | 12 | 4 | 16 | 75.0% | 34 | 3 | 37 | 91.9% | 30 | 3 | 33 | 90.9% | 1969 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 2 | 9 | 11 | 18.2% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28.6% |
| 1970 | 33 | 3 | 36 | 91.7% | 8 | 2 | 10 | 80.0% | 21 | 4 | 25 | 84.0% | 27 | 6 | 33 | 81.8% | 1970 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14.3% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 1971 | 27 | 4 | 31 | 87.1% | 14 | 6 | 20 | 70.0% | 10 | 3 | 13 | 76.9% | 34 | 7 | 41 | 82.9% | 1971 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | 9 | 4 | 13 | 69.2% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 30 | 5 | 35 | 85.7% | 1972 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1973 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 85.7% | 19 | 6 | 25 | 76.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 28 | 6 | 34 | 82.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 39.3% | 6 | 13 | 19 | 31.6% | 10 | 15 | 25 | 40.0% | 7 | 18 | 25 | 28.0% |
Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.
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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 | 1616 | 113.4 | — | — | — | — | -82 | -74 | +25 | 53.6% | +0.23 | 6–4 (60%) | — | — | -0.23 |
| 1969 | 2162 | 149.8 | — | — | — | — | +114 | -174 | +143 | 76.7% | +1.93 | 22–7 (76%) | — | — | -1.40 | 1969 | 1578 | 122.9 | — | — | — | — | -18 | -99 | +28 | 36.9% | -0.80 | 7–13 (35%) | 0–2 | — | -1.09 |
| 1970 | 2216 | 155.8 | — | — | — | — | +205 | -202 | +12 | 76.8% | +1.87 | 21–6 (78%) | 6–2 (75%) | 105.7 | -1.22 | 1970 | 1541 | 109.6 | — | — | — | — | -48 | — | +4 | 20.9% | -1.77 | 2–2 (50%) | 2–0 | — | -0.94 |
| 1971 | 2158 | 162.7 | — | — | — | — | +163 | -164 | 0 | 71.8% | +1.59 | 26–7 (79%) | 11–14 (44%) | 99.7 | -5.72 | 1971 | 1547 | 109.6 | — | — | — | — | — | -50 | — | 35.7% | -1.00 | — | 0–3 (0%) | — | +0.13 |
| 1972 | 2019 | 162.7 | — | — | — | — | +114 | -24 | +111 | 69.6% | +1.41 | 13–11 (54%) | 7–10 (41%) | 89.2 | -3.85 | 1972 | 1536 | 108.2 | — | — | — | — | -20 | — | — | 30.0% | -0.90 | — | 1–0 | — | +0.01 |
| 1973 | 2104 | 156.6 | — | — | — | — | +129 | -106 | -11 | 73.5% | +1.55 | 18–7 (72%) | 17–10 (63%) | 102.6 | -2.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | 1662 | 119.2 | — | — | — | — | -41 | -86 | +22 | 38.5% | -0.70 | 15–19 (44%) | 3–5 (38%) | 99.4 | -2.21 |
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.
Ron Holmberg
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Emerson | 1 | 7 | 8 | Aug 26, 1971 | — |
| Raymond Moore | 3 | 2 | 5 | Aug 15, 1970 | — |
| Marty Riessen | 1 | 4 | 5 | Jun 11, 1970 | — |
| Arthur Ashe | 0 | 4 | 4 | Feb 12, 1972 | — |
| Mark Cox | 1 | 3 | 4 | Aug 12, 1971 | — |