H2H data updated: 2026-07-17 14:15 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 87 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Feb 16, 1974* Bologna Wct ATP 250 QF Carpet Roger Taylor #16 7-5 6-1 Rod Laver #8 Match data
Mar 17, 1973* Hilton Head ATP 250 SF Clay Rod Laver 6-4 6-2 Roger Taylor Match data
Feb 25, 1972* Toronto Wct ATP 250 QF Carpet Rod Laver 6-4 6-2 Roger Taylor Match data
Nov 4, 1971* Wembley ATP 250 R32 Hard Rod Laver 7-5 8-6 Roger Taylor Match data
Aug 15, 1971* Montreal / Toronto Masters 1000 R16 Clay Roger Taylor 7-6 6-1 Rod Laver Match data
Jun 11, 1971* Bristol ATP 250 R16 Grass Rod Laver 6-1 3-6 6-2 Roger Taylor Match data
Mar 19, 1971 Champions Classic ATP 250 RR Carpet Rod Laver 6-3 6-5 6-2 Roger Taylor Match data
Aug 24, 1970* Fort Worth ATP 250 QF Hard Rod Laver 6-4 7-5 Roger Taylor Match data
Aug 19, 1970* Montreal / Toronto Masters 1000 F Clay Rod Laver 6-0 4-6 6-3 Roger Taylor Match data
Jul 1, 1970* Wimbledon Grand Slam R16 Grass Roger Taylor 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-1 Rod Laver Match data
Mar 21, 1970* Sydney ATP 250 SF Grass Rod Laver 6-4 12-14 6-2 6-2 Roger Taylor Match data
Nov 22, 1969* Wembley ATP 250 QF Carpet Rod Laver 16-14 10-8 Roger Taylor Match data
Jan 18, 1969* Sydney ATP 250 QF Grass Rod Laver 5-7 8-6 6-2 6-3 Roger Taylor Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Roger Taylor #372 #11 0 2,004 369 296 55.5% 0 0 0 0 9 9
Rod Laver #662 #3 0 2,300 576 147 79.7% 5 2 0 0 65 72

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% — 1,569 0 1 — — — — — — —
27 1969 49–31 61.2% — 1,794 0 1 — — — — — — —
28 1970 62–37 62.6% — 1,914 0 3 — — — — — — —
29 1971 44–37 54.3% — 1,864 0 4 1968 73–19 79.3% — 1,881 1 13
30 1972 42–27 60.9% — 1,901 0 5 1969 97–14 87.4% — 2,161 5 29
31 1973 51–23 68.9% #16 1,883 0 7 1970 89–15 85.6% — 2,213 5 42
32 1974 23–18 56.1% #42 1,849 0 7 1971 85–20 81.0% — 2,155 5 49
33 1975 39–22 63.9% #52 1,797 0 9 1972 50–16 75.8% — 2,016 5 54
34 1976 13–14 48.1% #80 1,702 0 9 1973 67–16 80.7% #8 2,088 5 61
35 1977 12–19 38.7% #112 1,602 0 9 1974 45–10 81.8% #4 2,115 5 67
36 1978 6–12 33.3% #162 1,552 0 9 1975 52–13 80.0% #10 2,087 5 72
37 1979 1–2 33.3% #400 1,558 0 9 1976 9–11 45.0% #73 1,995 5 72
38 1980 0–3 0.0% #372 1,519 0 9 1977 5–9 35.7% #124 1,927 5 72
39 — — — — — — — 1978 4–3 57.1% #216 1,917 5 72
40 — — — — — — — 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,901 5 72