Roy Emerson
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Laver | 6 | 26 | 32 | Mar 14, 1975 | H2H |
| Arthur Ashe | 2 | 16 | 18 | Sep 29, 1973 | H2H |
| Andres Gimeno | 5 | 13 | 18 | Aug 15, 1971 | H2H |
| Ken Rosewall | 8 | 8 | 16 | Mar 16, 1973 | H2H |
| Fred Stolle | 7 | 8 | 15 | Sep 1, 1972 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC
Jurgen Fassbender holds a 1–0 lead over Roy Emerson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Jurgen Fassbender leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Jurgen Fassbender won the 1976 Swiss Open Gstaad round of 64 6-1 6-4.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jurgen Fassbender | 6-1 6-4 | Roy Emerson | Match data | Jul 6, 1976* | R64 | Swiss Open Gstaad | ATP 250 | Clay |
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.
| 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 |
| Jurgen Fassbender | #618 | #31 | 0 | 1,888 | 183 | 167 | 52.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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 | Jurgen Fassbender | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 8–10 | 44.4% | — | 1,485 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 2–5 | 28.6% | — | 1,452 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 2–6 | 25.0% | — | 1,426 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 2–6 | 25.0% | — | 1,424 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 9–11 | 45.0% | — | 1,630 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 47–24 | 66.2% | #46 | 1,739 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1974 | 41–30 | 57.7% | #54 | 1,735 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 28–25 | 52.8% | #64 | 1,680 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 9–12 | 42.9% | #93 | 1,662 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 21–21 | 50.0% | #63 | 1,684 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 10–12 | 45.5% | #151 | 1,671 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | 1968 | 44–26 | 62.9% | — | 1,788 | 0 | 1 | 1979 | 4–5 | 44.4% | #242 | 1,630 | 0 | 3 |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | Jurgen Fassbender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 % | |||
| 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 61.3% | 12 | 6 | 18 | 66.7% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 9 | 2 | 11 | 81.8% |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1974 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 56.5% | 11 | 7 | 18 | 61.1% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 13 | 10 | 23 | 56.5% |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 14 | 13 | 27 | 51.9% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7% |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36.4% | 14 | 10 | 24 | 58.3% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 10 | 11 | 21 | 47.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 1968 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 41.2% | 18 | 9 | 27 | 66.7% | 13 | 4 | 17 | 76.5% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 1979 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 32 | 1969 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 26 | 7 | 33 | 78.8% | 17 | 9 | 26 | 65.4% | 11 | 10 | 21 | 52.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 1970 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 60.9% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 12 | 7 | 19 | 63.2% | 15 | 8 | 23 | 65.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | 1971 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 66.7% | 12 | 8 | 20 | 60.0% | 10 | 4 | 14 | 71.4% | 10 | 11 | 21 | 47.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | 1972 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 27 | 14 | 41 | 65.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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% | — | 46 | 40 | 86 | 53.5% | 88 | 83 | 171 | 51.5% | 17 | 19 | 36 | 47.2% | 32 | 25 | 57 | 56.1% |
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 | Jurgen Fassbender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 1485 | 103.8 | — | — | — | — | -17 | +56 | — | 44.9% | -0.45 | 1–3 (25%) | — | — | +0.33 |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 1452 | 100.2 | — | — | — | — | — | +12 | — | 36.0% | -0.80 | 1–2 (33%) | — | — | +0.20 |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 1426 | 98.3 | — | — | — | — | — | +41 | — | 26.7% | -1.47 | — | 0–2 | — | +0.50 |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 1424 | 108.2 | — | — | — | — | — | +51 | — | 41.9% | -0.71 | 0–2 | — | — | +0.46 |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 1631 | 121.0 | — | — | — | — | — | +9 | -106 | 48.3% | -0.25 | 2–1 (67%) | 1–1 | — | -0.26 |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 1740 | 130.0 | — | — | — | — | +16 | -6 | -112 | 61.6% | +0.84 | 13–8 (62%) | 4–7 (36%) | 103.2 | +7.77 |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1974 | 1736 | 132.1 | — | — | — | — | +5 | +28 | -65 | 56.6% | +0.54 | 12–15 (44%) | 10–10 (50%) | 96.5 | +4.93 |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 1681 | 128.8 | — | — | — | — | +35 | +35 | — | 55.5% | +0.13 | 8–11 (42%) | 12–8 (60%) | 98.5 | +4.18 |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 1662 | 124.0 | — | — | — | — | +24 | +51 | — | 48.1% | -0.46 | 3–5 (38%) | 5–2 (71%) | 98.1 | +0.19 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 1684 | 129.0 | — | — | — | — | -46 | +78 | -90 | 49.0% | -0.44 | 8–6 (57%) | 8–3 (73%) | 103.8 | +1.27 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 1671 | 125.2 | — | — | — | — | — | +46 | — | 47.6% | -0.36 | 4–2 (67%) | 2–2 (50%) | 100.6 | +0.04 |
| 31 | 1968 | 1789 | 126.7 | — | — | — | — | -182 | +4 | -53 | 64.6% | +0.98 | 2–8 (20%) | — | — | -3.03 | 1979 | 1630 | 98.1 | — | — | — | — | +11 | +12 | — | 44.4% | -1.17 | 0–2 | 3–0 (100%) | — | +1.64 |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | +32 | -60 | +53 | 59.1% | +0.55 | 10–13 (43%) | 15–12 (56%) | 100.6 | -6.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | +13 | -82 | — | 60.3% | +0.93 | 17–5 (77%) | 4–7 (36%) | 106.5 | -0.61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | 1974 | 1908 | 130.6 | — | — | — | — | +36 | -10 | — | 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 | 1789 | 108.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.00 | — | 0–1 | — | -0.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | 1977 | 1804 | 119.4 | — | — | — | — | +32 | — | — | 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 | — | 1888 | 129.4 | — | — | — | — | +8 | +37 | -96 | 52.5% | +0.06 | 52–57 (48%) | 45–35 (56%) | 99.8 | +6.14 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Laver | 6 | 26 | 32 | Mar 14, 1975 | H2H |
| Arthur Ashe | 2 | 16 | 18 | Sep 29, 1973 | H2H |
| Andres Gimeno | 5 | 13 | 18 | Aug 15, 1971 | H2H |
| Ken Rosewall | 8 | 8 | 16 | Mar 16, 1973 | H2H |
| Fred Stolle | 7 | 8 | 15 | Sep 1, 1972 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Connors | 1 | 7 | 8 | Oct 7, 1977 | H2H |
| Sandy Mayer | 3 | 5 | 8 | Oct 14, 1975 | H2H |
| Georges Goven | 4 | 3 | 7 | Jul 20, 1978 | H2H |
| Roscoe Tanner | 2 | 4 | 6 | May 31, 1978 | H2H |
| Ilie Nastase | 0 | 6 | 6 | Mar 15, 1974 | H2H |