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

Rod Laver vs Stan Smith H2H: 9-7

Rod Laver holds a 9–7 lead over Stan Smith in their ATP head-to-head. Across 16 main-draw meetings, Stan Smith leads 5–3 on carpet, while Rod Laver leads 3–1 on clay. Most recently, Stan Smith won the 1974 Dallas Wct quarterfinal 6-7(6) 6-4 6-4 7-5.

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Rod Laver
AUS Age 88 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
9 – 7
16 main draw meetings
Stan Smith
USA Age 79 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Stan Smith 6-7(6) 6-4 6-4 7-5 Rod Laver #6 Match data May 13, 1974* QF Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver #9 7-5 6-3 Stan Smith Match data Mar 7, 1974 RR Hartford ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 7-6 7-5 Stan Smith Match data Sep 16, 1973* F World Invitational Classic ATP 250 Carpet
Stan Smith 4-6 6-4 7-6(2) 7-5 Rod Laver Match data May 14, 1973* SF Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Stan Smith 6-2 6-4 6-1 Rod Laver Match data Apr 15, 1973* F Brussels Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Stan Smith 6-4 3-6 6-4 Rod Laver Match data Apr 1, 1973* F St. Louis Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Stan Smith 6-3 6-4 Rod Laver Match data Mar 25, 1973* F Atlanta Wct ATP 250 Clay
Rod Laver 6-2 6-4 Stan Smith Match data Mar 18, 1973* F Hilton Head ATP 250 Clay
Rod Laver 4-6 6-3 7-6(4) Stan Smith Match data Feb 16, 1973* SF Toronto Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-1 2-6 6-2 Stan Smith Match data May 9, 1971* QF Italian Open ATP 250 Clay
Stan Smith 4-6 6-3 6-4 Rod Laver Match data Dec 17, 1970* F ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Rod Laver 6-3 4-6 6-1 Stan Smith Match data Sep 24, 1970* QF Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Hard
Stan Smith 6-2 6-4 Rod Laver Match data Oct 11, 1969* QF Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 6-4 6-2 7-9 3-6 6-3 Stan Smith Match data Jul 2, 1969* R16 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Rod Laver 6-4 6-2 6-4 Stan Smith Match data Jun 6, 1969* R16 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Rod Laver 6-3 6-4 6-4 Stan Smith Match data Jun 28, 1968* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
Stan Smith — — — 2,265 652 287 69.4% 2 0 1 1 44 48

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 Stan Smith
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 — — — — — — — 1968 34–15 69.4% — 1,782 0 3
22 — — — — — — — 1969 54–14 79.4% — 1,966 0 9
23 — — — — — — — 1970 63–29 68.5% — 2,065 0 14
24 — — — — — — — 1971 58–15 79.5% — 2,029 1 20
25 — — — — — — — 1972 68–12 85.0% — 2,146 2 29
26 — — — — — — — 1973 72–21 77.4% — 2,056 2 37
27 — — — — — — — 1974 46–21 68.7% — 1,981 2 41
28 — — — — — — — 1975 32–18 64.0% — 1,887 2 42
29 1968 73–19 79.3% — 1,879 1 10 1976 45–25 64.3% — 1,965 2 42
30 1969 97–14 87.4% — 2,162 5 26 1977 50–24 67.6% — 1,879 2 43
31 1970 89–15 85.6% — 2,216 5 39 1978 32–16 66.7% — 1,942 2 45
32 1971 85–20 81.0% — 2,158 5 46 1979 40–19 67.8% — 1,936 2 47
33 1972 50–16 75.8% — 2,018 5 51 1980 25–19 56.8% — 1,852 2 48
34 1973 67–16 80.7% #8 2,103 5 58 1981 23–15 60.5% — 1,876 2 48
35 1974 42–9 82.4% #4 2,124 5 64 1982 6–11 35.3% — 1,740 2 48
36 1975 49–12 80.3% #10 2,100 5 69 1983 4–11 26.7% — 1,610 2 48
37 1976 9–11 45.0% #73 2,006 5 69 1984 0–1 0.0% — 1,596 2 48
38 1977 5–9 35.7% #106 1,937 5 69 1985 0–1 0.0% — 1,592 2 48
39 1978 4–3 57.1% #216 1,926 5 69 — — — — — — —
40 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,909 5 69 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. 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.

Age Rod Laver Stan Smith
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 %
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 20 5 25 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0%
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 20 4 24 83.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 19 3 22 86.4% 7 3 10 70.0%
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 25 9 34 73.5% 12 8 20 60.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 18 6 24 75.0%
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 8 5 13 61.5% 25 7 32 78.1% 21 1 22 95.5% 4 2 6 66.7%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 29 1 30 96.7% 12 6 18 66.7% 12 2 14 85.7% 15 3 18 83.3%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 14 7 21 66.7% 18 6 24 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 35 7 42 83.3%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 8 5 13 61.5% 16 7 23 69.6% 13 2 15 86.7% 9 7 16 56.3%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 11 4 15 73.3% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 14 5 19 73.7%
29 1968 16 6 22 72.7% 31 9 40 77.5% 17 2 19 89.5% 9 2 11 81.8% 1976 16 6 22 72.7% 13 9 22 59.1% 5 3 8 62.5% 11 7 18 61.1%
30 1969 21 4 25 84.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 34 3 37 91.9% 30 3 33 90.9% 1977 16 8 24 66.7% 9 6 15 60.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 16 5 21 76.2%
31 1970 33 3 36 91.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 21 4 25 84.0% 27 6 33 81.8% 1978 14 3 17 82.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 8 21 61.9%
32 1971 27 4 31 87.1% 14 6 20 70.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 34 7 41 82.9% 1979 19 6 25 76.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 3 10 70.0% 9 8 17 52.9%
33 1972 8 6 14 57.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 30 5 35 85.7% 1980 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% 11 8 19 57.9%
34 1973 18 3 21 85.7% 19 6 25 76.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 28 6 34 82.4% 1981 15 9 24 62.5% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0%
35 1974 12 2 14 85.7% 15 0 15 100.0% — — — — 15 7 22 68.2% 1982 5 8 13 38.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
36 1975 19 2 21 90.5% 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0% 1983 3 8 11 27.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
37 1976 4 3 7 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 5 5 10 50.0% 1984 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1977 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 1985 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1978 — — — — — — — — — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 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% — 230 98 328 70.1% 130 68 198 65.7% 123 45 168 73.2% 169 76 245 69.0%

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 Stan Smith
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
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1782 134.1 — — — — +134 -224 -88 63.9% +1.07 6–5 (55%) — — -1.69
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1966 138.8 — — — — +102 -292 +56 70.1% +1.23 14–7 (67%) — — -0.07
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 2066 147.2 — — — — +106 -233 -106 65.0% +0.85 19–8 (70%) 5–4 (56%) 107.7 -0.74
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 2030 155.0 — — — — +8 -39 +177 73.0% +1.34 8–5 (62%) 16–8 (67%) 105.6 -2.39
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 2147 152.6 — — — — +111 -177 +66 72.3% +1.38 19–3 (86%) 10–11 (48%) 103.4 +0.16
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 2056 163.4 — — — — +108 -42 +159 70.5% +1.32 19–9 (68%) 16–16 (50%) 100.2 -2.50
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1982 153.8 — — — — +82 -46 +263 61.9% +0.81 18–11 (62%) 10–13 (43%) 94.5 -3.16
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1887 144.9 — — — — +184 -26 +198 57.0% +0.57 10–4 (71%) 8–10 (44%) 102.3 -0.08
29 1968 1880 130.3 — — — — +4 -6 +3 74.4% +1.65 15–6 (71%) — — -0.21 1976 1965 158.8 — — — — +107 -107 +87 59.6% +0.74 13–10 (57%) 12–9 (57%) 100.9 -5.64
30 1969 2162 149.8 — — — — +114 -174 +143 76.7% +1.93 22–7 (76%) — — -1.40 1977 1880 150.6 — — — — +139 -41 +147 61.8% +0.70 17–9 (65%) 14–8 (64%) 102.3 -1.48
31 1970 2216 155.8 — — — — +205 -202 +12 76.8% +1.87 21–6 (78%) 6–2 (75%) 105.7 -1.22 1978 1943 148.5 — — — — +108 -162 — 59.5% +0.45 10–4 (71%) 16–4 (80%) 110.4 -0.83
32 1971 2158 162.7 — — — — +163 -164 0 71.8% +1.59 26–7 (79%) 11–14 (44%) 99.7 -5.72 1979 1936 153.2 — — — — +74 -110 +33 66.0% +1.15 6–6 (50%) 13–9 (59%) 97.5 -1.38
33 1972 2019 162.7 — — — — +114 -24 +111 69.6% +1.41 13–11 (54%) 7–10 (41%) 89.2 -3.85 1980 1852 151.0 — — — — +10 — +148 54.2% +0.54 8–7 (53%) 4–8 (33%) 97.3 -2.59
34 1973 2104 156.6 — — — — +129 -106 -11 73.5% +1.55 18–7 (72%) 17–10 (63%) 102.6 -2.12 1981 1876 149.7 — — — — +5 — +98 56.7% +0.20 10–4 (71%) 10–8 (56%) 102.1 -3.66
35 1974 2124 154.6 — — — — +39 +3 — 73.2% +1.66 12–3 (80%) 6–3 (67%) 105.2 -0.96 1982 1740 123.3 — — — — +11 — +185 42.2% -0.33 0–5 (0%) 2–7 (22%) 87.6 -0.62
36 1975 2100 163.1 — — — — +102 -5 — 71.6% +1.53 16–7 (70%) 14–11 (56%) 100.3 -2.95 1983 1611 125.0 — — — — +34 — — 33.3% -0.64 1–3 (25%) 4–4 (50%) 96.9 -0.40
37 1976 2006 156.1 — — — — +89 +19 — 46.0% -0.38 2–3 (40%) 6–2 (75%) 102.1 -2.11 1984 1597 101.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.06
38 1977 1937 147.8 — — — — +74 — +86 44.4% -0.42 1–4 (20%) — — -2.94 1985 1592 104.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.31
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 — 2266 156.0 — — — — +93 -106 +89 63.9% +0.90 178–100 (64%) 140–120 (54%) 102.8 -2.96

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.