H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Roger Taylor vs Rod Laver H2H: 3-10

Rod Laver holds a 10–3 lead over Roger Taylor in their ATP head-to-head. Across 13 main-draw meetings, Rod Laver leads 3–1 on carpet and 3–1 on grass. Most recently, Roger Taylor won the 1974 Bologna Wct quarterfinal 7-5 6-1.

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Roger Taylor
GBR Age 84 Left-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
3 – 10
13 main draw meetings
Rod Laver
AUS Age 88 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Roger Taylor 7-5 6-1 Rod Laver Match data Feb 16, 1974* QF Bologna Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-4 6-2 Roger Taylor Match data Mar 17, 1973* SF Hilton Head ATP 250 Clay
Rod Laver 6-4 6-2 Roger Taylor Match data Feb 25, 1972* QF Toronto Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 7-5 8-6 Roger Taylor Match data Nov 4, 1971* R32 Wembley ATP 250 Hard
Roger Taylor 7-6 6-1 Rod Laver Match data Aug 15, 1971* R16 Canadian Open ATP 250 Clay
Rod Laver 6-1 3-6 6-2 Roger Taylor Match data Jun 11, 1971* R16 Bristol ATP 250 Grass
Rod Laver 6-3 6-5 6-2 Roger Taylor Match data Mar 19, 1971 RR Champions Classic ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-4 7-5 Roger Taylor Match data Aug 24, 1970* QF Fort Worth ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 6-0 4-6 6-3 Roger Taylor Match data Aug 19, 1970* F Canadian Open ATP 250 Clay
Roger Taylor 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-1 Rod Laver Match data Jul 1, 1970* R16 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Rod Laver 6-4 12-14 6-2 6-2 Roger Taylor Match data Mar 21, 1970* SF Sydney International ATP 250 Grass
Rod Laver 16-14 10-8 Roger Taylor Match data Nov 22, 1969* QF Wembley ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 5-7 8-6 6-2 6-3 Roger Taylor Match data Jan 18, 1969* QF Sydney International ATP 250 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
Roger Taylor #372 #11 0 2,003 369 297 55.4% 0 0 0 0 9 9
Rod Laver #662 #3 0 2,303 570 145 79.7% 5 0 0 0 64 69

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 Roger Taylor Rod Laver
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
26 1968 27–51 34.6% — 1,568 0 1 — — — — — — —
27 1969 49–31 61.2% — 1,802 0 1 — — — — — — —
28 1970 62–37 62.6% — 1,915 0 3 — — — — — — —
29 1971 44–37 54.3% — 1,869 0 4 1968 73–19 79.3% — 1,879 1 10
30 1972 42–27 60.9% — 1,896 0 5 1969 97–14 87.4% — 2,162 5 26
31 1973 51–23 68.9% #16 1,885 0 7 1970 89–15 85.6% — 2,216 5 39
32 1974 23–18 56.1% #42 1,848 0 7 1971 85–20 81.0% — 2,158 5 46
33 1975 39–23 62.9% #52 1,793 0 9 1972 50–16 75.8% — 2,018 5 51
34 1976 13–14 48.1% #80 1,714 0 9 1973 67–16 80.7% #8 2,103 5 58
35 1977 12–19 38.7% #99 1,607 0 9 1974 42–9 82.4% #4 2,124 5 64
36 1978 6–12 33.3% #162 1,551 0 9 1975 49–12 80.3% #10 2,100 5 69
37 1979 1–2 33.3% #400 1,558 0 9 1976 9–11 45.0% #73 2,006 5 69
38 1980 0–3 0.0% #372 1,519 0 9 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

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 Roger Taylor Rod Laver
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 %
26 1968 7 10 17 41.2% 3 7 10 30.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 9 25 34 26.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1969 6 7 13 46.2% 15 9 24 62.5% 22 11 33 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1970 18 11 29 62.1% 7 3 10 70.0% 30 16 46 65.2% 7 7 14 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1971 11 10 21 52.4% 17 10 27 63.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 6 11 17 35.3% 1968 16 6 22 72.7% 31 9 40 77.5% 17 2 19 89.5% 9 2 11 81.8%
30 1972 18 8 26 69.2% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 15 13 28 53.6% 1969 21 4 25 84.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 34 3 37 91.9% 30 3 33 90.9%
31 1973 5 3 8 62.5% 9 6 15 60.0% 16 4 20 80.0% 21 10 31 67.7% 1970 33 3 36 91.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 21 4 25 84.0% 27 6 33 81.8%
32 1974 5 5 10 50.0% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 4 10 60.0% 1971 27 4 31 87.1% 14 6 20 70.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 34 7 41 82.9%
33 1975 1 3 4 25.0% 11 9 20 55.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 27 9 36 75.0% 1972 8 6 14 57.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 30 5 35 85.7%
34 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 9 9 18 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 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%
35 1977 5 5 10 50.0% 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1974 12 2 14 85.7% 15 0 15 100.0% — — — — 15 7 22 68.2%
36 1978 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1975 19 2 21 90.5% 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0%
37 1979 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1976 4 3 7 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 5 5 10 50.0%
38 1980 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1977 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 — — — — — — — — — — — — 4 3 7 57.1%
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 80 66 146 54.8% 93 75 168 55.4% 93 62 155 60.0% 103 94 197 52.3% — 160 36 196 81.6% 129 41 170 75.9% 88 16 104 84.6% 193 52 245 78.8%

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 Roger Taylor Rod Laver
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
26 1968 1568 105.0 — — — — -111 -102 -27 38.5% -1.40 10–12 (45%) — — -1.42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1969 1803 133.0 — — — — -157 -89 +35 58.8% +0.65 14–10 (58%) 1–2 (33%) — -3.86 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1970 1915 147.5 — — — — -38 -125 +31 61.2% +0.62 14–19 (42%) 8–7 (53%) — -2.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1971 1870 147.1 — — — — -71 +13 +59 55.0% +0.41 12–13 (48%) 11–10 (52%) — -5.62 1968 1880 130.3 — — — — +4 -6 +3 74.4% +1.65 15–6 (71%) — — -0.21
30 1972 1896 149.0 — — — — -3 +25 — 59.2% +0.21 12–14 (46%) 22–7 (76%) — -7.13 1969 2162 149.8 — — — — +114 -174 +143 76.7% +1.93 22–7 (76%) — — -1.40
31 1973 1885 145.5 — — — — -18 +14 +80 62.4% +0.86 18–13 (58%) 9–13 (41%) — -1.56 1970 2216 155.8 — — — — +205 -202 +12 76.8% +1.87 21–6 (78%) 6–2 (75%) — -1.22
32 1974 1849 144.7 — — — — +14 +76 +70 55.9% +0.16 3–5 (38%) 10–4 (71%) — -2.98 1971 2158 162.7 — — — — +163 -164 0 71.8% +1.59 26–7 (79%) 11–14 (44%) — -5.72
33 1975 1793 134.2 — — — — +73 +43 — 59.3% +0.41 12–8 (60%) 17–7 (71%) — +2.73 1972 2019 162.7 — — — — +114 -24 +111 69.6% +1.41 13–11 (54%) 7–10 (41%) — -3.85
34 1976 1714 126.0 — — — — +87 +47 +124 47.5% -0.34 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) — -0.04 1973 2104 156.6 — — — — +129 -106 -11 73.5% +1.55 18–7 (72%) 17–10 (63%) — -2.12
35 1977 1608 122.7 — — — — +126 +44 +154 41.1% -0.51 4–5 (44%) 4–5 (44%) — +2.27 1974 2124 154.6 — — — — +39 +3 — 73.2% +1.66 12–3 (80%) 6–3 (67%) — -0.96
36 1978 1552 122.4 — — — — +136 +84 +130 41.3% -0.30 2–8 (20%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.87 1975 2100 163.1 — — — — +102 -5 — 71.6% +1.53 16–7 (70%) 14–11 (56%) — -2.95
37 1979 1558 111.8 — — — — — — +112 33.3% -0.56 1–1 — — -0.27 1976 2006 156.1 — — — — +89 +19 — 46.0% -0.38 2–3 (40%) 6–2 (75%) — -2.11
38 1980 1519 104.0 — — — — — — — 30.0% -1.40 0–2 — — +0.06 1977 1937 147.8 — — — — +74 — +86 44.4% -0.42 1–4 (20%) — — -2.94
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 — 2003 142.0 — — — — -21 +1 +46 55.2% +0.22 105–113 (48%) 86–63 (58%) 100.3 -2.94 — 2304 159.0 — — — — +120 -67 +61 72.3% +1.57 148–62 (70%) 69–53 (57%) 102.7 -3.39

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.