H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Roy Emerson vs Herb Fitzgibbon H2H: 2-0

Roy Emerson holds a 2–0 lead over Herb Fitzgibbon in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Roy Emerson leads 2–0 on grass. Most recently, Roy Emerson won the 1970 US Open round of 128 7-6 6-3 6-4.

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Roy Emerson
AUS Age 89 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Herb Fitzgibbon
USA Age 84 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Roy Emerson 7-6 6-3 6-4 Herb Fitzgibbon Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128 US Open Grand Slam Grass
Roy Emerson 7-5 6-4 Herb Fitzgibbon Match data Jun 19, 1968* R64 Queen's Club Championships 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
Roy Emerson #744 #12 0 2,007 275 174 61.2% 0 0 0 0 5 5
Herb Fitzgibbon #291 #128 0 1,683 46 38 54.8% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Herb Fitzgibbon
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
25 — — — — — — — 1968 29–17 63.0% — 1,653 0 1
26 — — — — — — — 1969 4–6 40.0% — 1,590 0 1
27 — — — — — — — 1970 1–4 20.0% — 1,542 0 1
28 — — — — — — — 1971 6–3 66.7% — 1,605 0 1
29 — — — — — — — 1972 1–3 25.0% — 1,608 0 1
30 — — — — — — — 1973 5–5 50.0% #167 1,620 0 1
31 1968 44–26 62.9% — 1,788 0 1 — — — — — — —
32 1969 62–31 66.7% — 1,862 0 4 — — — — — — —
33 1970 41–25 62.1% — 1,939 0 4 — — — — — — —
34 1971 46–30 60.5% — 1,919 0 4 — — — — — — —
35 1972 31–24 56.4% — 1,920 0 4 — — — — — — —
36 1973 35–18 66.0% #12 1,974 0 5 — — — — — — —
37 1974 7–5 58.3% #82 1,907 0 5 — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — —

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Herb Fitzgibbon
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 1653 120.6 — — — — -137 +75 -101 60.7% +0.90 3–5 (38%) — — +0.26
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1591 106.0 — — — — -94 +151 — 48.1% 0.00 1–3 (25%) — — +1.59
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1543 101.7 — — — — -46 — — 28.6% -0.71 0–1 0–1 — +0.32
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1605 105.5 — — — — -49 — -58 56.0% +0.08 3–0 (100%) 5–3 (63%) 105.3 +1.07
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1608 109.0 — — — — -59 — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 2–0 — -0.57
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1621 115.6 — — — — — — -45 42.9% -0.79 3–1 (75%) 1–2 (33%) 103.5 -0.33
31 1968 1789 126.7 — — — — -182 +4 -53 64.6% +0.98 2–8 (20%) — — -3.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1969 1863 139.4 — — — — -65 +90 0 62.9% +0.95 14–10 (58%) — — -1.56 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1970 1939 147.2 — — — — +17 — -28 60.5% +0.64 10–10 (50%) 6–3 (67%) 100.2 -3.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1971 1919 151.6 — — — — +31 -60 +53 59.1% +0.55 10–13 (43%) 15–12 (56%) 100.6 -6.39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1972 1920 148.9 — — — — +33 -65 — 53.9% +0.15 14–5 (74%) 15–9 (63%) 108.3 -2.90 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1973 1975 147.9 — — — — +12 -82 — 60.3% +0.93 17–5 (77%) 4–7 (36%) 106.5 -0.60 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1974 1907 130.6 — — — — +37 -8 — 51.7% +0.48 3–1 (75%) 1–3 (25%) 101.2 -0.52 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1684 117.7 — — — — -88 +82 -72 53.3% +0.31 10–11 (48%) 8–6 (57%) 101.1 +2.82

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.