H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Roy Emerson vs Dennis Ralston H2H: 8-2

Roy Emerson holds an 8–2 lead over Dennis Ralston in their ATP head-to-head. Across 10 main-draw meetings, Roy Emerson leads 3–2 on carpet and 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Roy Emerson won the 1971 Bristol round of 16 3-6 7-6 7-6.

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Roy Emerson
AUS Age 89 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
8 – 2
10 main draw meetings
Dennis Ralston
USA Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Roy Emerson 3-6 7-6 7-6 Dennis Ralston Match data Jun 11, 1971* R16 Bristol ATP 250 Grass
Roy Emerson (w/o) Dennis Ralston Match data May 19, 1971* R16 Tehran Wct ATP 250 Clay
Roy Emerson 6-4 3-6 6-4 Dennis Ralston Match data May 8, 1971* R16 Italian Open ATP 250 Clay
Dennis Ralston 6-1 6-7 7-6 Roy Emerson Match data Apr 24, 1971 RR Boston ATP 250 Carpet
Roy Emerson 6-3 2-6 6-3 6-4 Dennis Ralston Match data Mar 16, 1971* R16 Australian Open Grand Slam Grass
Roy Emerson 6-7 7-6 6-4 Dennis Ralston Match data Oct 20, 1970* SF Tucson ATP 250 Hard
Roy Emerson 6-4 6-4 Dennis Ralston Match data Jun 8, 1970* QF St. Louis Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Roy Emerson 8-3 Dennis Ralston Match data May 15, 1969 RR New York 2 ATP 250 Carpet
Roy Emerson 2-6 6-5 6-5 Dennis Ralston Match data May 1, 1969 RR Japanese Championships ATP 250 Carpet
Dennis Ralston 6-4 6-8 6-3 Roy Emerson Match data Feb 27, 1969* R16 Oakland 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
Roy Emerson #744 #12 0 2,007 275 174 61.2% 0 0 0 0 5 5
Dennis Ralston #287 #115 0 1,958 156 135 53.6% 0 0 0 0 4 4

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 Roy Emerson Dennis Ralston
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
25 — — — — — — — 1968 48–25 65.8% — 1,694 0 3
26 — — — — — — — 1969 28–24 53.8% — 1,787 0 3
27 — — — — — — — 1970 41–28 59.4% — 1,897 0 4
28 — — — — — — — 1971 27–21 56.2% — 1,870 0 4
29 — — — — — — — 1972 2–8 20.0% — 1,773 0 4
30 — — — — — — — 1973 1–6 14.3% #219 1,693 0 4
31 1968 44–26 62.9% — 1,788 0 1 1974 3–5 37.5% #147 1,700 0 4
32 1969 62–31 66.7% — 1,862 0 4 1975 1–4 20.0% #187 1,651 0 4
33 1970 41–25 62.1% — 1,939 0 4 1976 1–9 10.0% #248 1,578 0 4
34 1971 46–30 60.5% — 1,919 0 4 1977 1–2 33.3% #253 1,593 0 4
35 1972 31–24 56.4% — 1,920 0 4 1978 0–1 0.0% #287 1,586 0 4
36 1973 35–18 66.0% #12 1,974 0 5 — — — — — — —
37 1974 7–5 58.3% #82 1,907 0 5 1980 3–2 60.0% — 1,626 0 4
38 1975 3–8 27.3% #154 1,823 0 5 — — — — — — —
39 1976 0–2 0.0% #310 1,788 0 5 — — — — — — —
40 1977 6–4 60.0% #133 1,803 0 5 — — — — — — —
46 1983 0–1 0.0% — 1,776 0 5 — — — — — — —

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 Roy Emerson Dennis Ralston
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 %
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 4 2 6 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 10 5 15 66.7% 29 15 44 65.9%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 4 3 7 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 6 10 16 37.5%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 16 14 30 53.3% — — — — 14 7 21 66.7% 11 7 18 61.1%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 5 4 9 55.6% 10 6 16 62.5% 6 5 11 54.5% 6 6 12 50.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 0 6 6 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
31 1968 7 10 17 41.2% 18 9 27 66.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 1974 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
32 1969 8 5 13 61.5% 26 7 33 78.8% 17 9 26 65.4% 11 10 21 52.4% 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
33 1970 14 9 23 60.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 15 8 23 65.2% 1976 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 0 5 5 0.0%
34 1971 14 7 21 66.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 10 11 21 47.6% 1977 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
35 1972 2 5 7 28.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 27 14 41 65.9% 1978 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
36 1973 8 5 13 61.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 20 8 28 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1974 3 3 6 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1980 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
38 1975 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 1977 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
46 1983 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 63 51 114 55.3% 69 38 107 64.5% 52 26 78 66.7% 91 59 150 60.7% — 34 43 77 44.2% 19 17 36 52.8% 48 25 73 65.8% 55 50 105 52.4%

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 Roy Emerson Dennis Ralston
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
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1694 112.7 — — — — +4 -104 +39 64.2% +1.56 11–5 (69%) — — +3.26
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1788 133.1 — — — — -116 -165 +110 56.8% +0.27 7–12 (37%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.96
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1898 144.3 — — — — -6 — +36 57.5% +0.56 13–8 (62%) 8–5 (62%) — -2.41
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1870 145.6 — — — — +26 -115 -40 55.9% +0.35 10–9 (53%) 10–7 (59%) — -4.83
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1773 103.2 — — — — -28 — — 31.6% -1.47 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.82
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1693 110.4 — — — — -41 — — 20.0% -1.40 0–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.63
31 1968 1789 126.7 — — — — -182 +4 -53 64.6% +0.98 2–8 (20%) — — -3.02 1974 1701 123.5 — — — — -32 — — 38.9% -1.11 — 2–0 — -1.16
32 1969 1863 139.4 — — — — -65 +90 0 62.9% +0.95 14–10 (58%) — — -1.56 1975 1651 108.9 — — — — -3 — — 30.8% -1.46 1–1 3–1 (75%) — -0.29
33 1970 1939 147.2 — — — — +17 — -28 60.5% +0.64 10–10 (50%) 6–3 (67%) — -3.37 1976 1579 103.5 — — — — -38 — — 19.0% -2.62 1–2 (33%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.04
34 1971 1919 151.6 — — — — +31 -60 +53 59.1% +0.55 10–13 (43%) 15–12 (56%) — -6.39 1977 1593 106.1 — — — — — — — 45.5% -0.54 0–1 0–1 — -0.26
35 1972 1920 148.9 — — — — +33 -65 — 53.9% +0.15 14–5 (74%) 15–9 (63%) — -2.90 1978 1586 102.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.08
36 1973 1975 147.9 — — — — +12 -82 — 60.3% +0.93 17–5 (77%) 4–7 (36%) — -0.60 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1974 1907 130.6 — — — — +37 -8 — 51.7% +0.48 3–1 (75%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.52 1980 1626 122.5 — — — — — — +215 60.0% +0.40 — — — +0.01
38 1975 1824 125.5 — — — — +23 +31 — 33.3% -1.21 0–2 1–1 — -1.72 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1976 1788 108.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 1977 1804 119.5 — — — — +33 — — 50.0% -0.30 2–0 2–0 — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
46 1983 1776 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2008 146.9 — — — — -7 +6 -9 59.4% +0.65 72–54 (57%) 44–36 (55%) 105.7 -4.65 — 1958 135.6 — — — — -19 -127 +55 54.5% +0.38 44–41 (52%) 29–20 (59%) 105.6 -2.33

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.