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

Roy Emerson vs Ken Rosewall H2H: 8-8

Roy Emerson and Ken Rosewall are tied 8–8 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 16 main-draw meetings, Roy Emerson leads 4–2 on carpet, while Ken Rosewall leads 3–1 on grass. Most recently, Roy Emerson won the 1973 Hilton Head round of 16 2-6 6-3 6-1.

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Roy Emerson
AUS Age 89 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
8 – 8
16 main draw meetings
Ken Rosewall
AUS Age 91 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Roy Emerson 2-6 6-3 6-1 Ken Rosewall Match data Mar 16, 1973* R16 Hilton Head ATP 250 Clay
Roy Emerson 7-6 6-7 6-4 Ken Rosewall Match data May 4, 1972* R16 Denver Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Ken Rosewall 6-7 7-6 7-5 Roy Emerson Match data Mar 26, 1972* QF Hilton Head ATP 250 Clay
Ken Rosewall 6-4 6-1 Roy Emerson Match data Oct 15, 1971* SF Vancouver Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Ken Rosewall 6-4 6-4 6-3 Roy Emerson Match data Mar 18, 1971* QF Australian Open Grand Slam Grass
Ken Rosewall 6-4 6-1 Roy Emerson Match data Aug 7, 1970* QF Louisville ATP 250 Hard
Ken Rosewall 4-6 6-1 6-4 4-6 6-5 Roy Emerson Match data Jul 21, 1970* SF Champions Classic ATP 250 Carpet
Roy Emerson 6-5 4-6 6-5 6-4 Ken Rosewall Match data Jul 16, 1970 RR Champions Classic ATP 250 Carpet
Roy Emerson 8-6 8-6 Ken Rosewall Match data Apr 26, 1970* SF Dallas ATP 250 Carpet
Roy Emerson 5-7 9-7 6-2 Ken Rosewall Match data Oct 23, 1969* SF Cologne ATP 250 Hard
Roy Emerson 3-6 4-6 7-5 6-4 6-3 Ken Rosewall Match data Aug 21, 1969 RR Baltimore ATP 250 Grass
Ken Rosewall 7-5 6-4 Roy Emerson Match data Jun 14, 1969* SF Bristol ATP 250 Grass
Roy Emerson 6-3 2-6 6-3 Ken Rosewall Match data Mar 8, 1969* QF Los Angeles 1 ATP 250 Carpet
Ken Rosewall 18-16 3-6 6-1 6-2 Roy Emerson Match data Jan 18, 1969* QF Sydney International ATP 250 Grass
Ken Rosewall 10-5 Roy Emerson Match data Apr 22, 1968* SF Wembley Ntl 1 ATP 250 Hard
Roy Emerson 6-1 6-1 Ken Rosewall Match data Apr 16, 1968* F Hollywood Ntl 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.

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
Ken Rosewall #255 #2 0 2,233 535 193 73.5% 4 0 0 1 34 39

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 Ken Rosewall
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
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 1968 45–12 78.9% — 1,854 1 4
34 1971 46–30 60.5% — 1,919 0 4 1969 49–21 70.0% — 1,943 1 7
35 1972 31–24 56.4% — 1,920 0 4 1970 72–21 77.4% — 2,086 2 13
36 1973 35–18 66.0% #12 1,974 0 5 1971 80–24 76.9% — 2,158 3 21
37 1974 7–5 58.3% #82 1,907 0 5 1972 61–15 80.3% — 2,117 4 28
38 1975 3–8 27.3% #154 1,823 0 5 1973 65–17 79.3% #6 2,106 4 33
39 1976 0–2 0.0% #310 1,788 0 5 1974 26–7 78.8% #9 2,114 4 33
40 1977 6–4 60.0% #133 1,803 0 5 1975 37–11 77.1% #6 1,998 4 36
41 — — — — — — — 1976 35–18 66.0% #13 1,978 4 38
42 — — — — — — — 1977 39–20 66.1% #11 1,981 4 39
43 — — — — — — — 1978 19–19 50.0% #34 1,809 4 39
44 — — — — — — — 1979 4–5 44.4% #207 1,747 4 39
45 — — — — — — — 1980 3–3 50.0% #255 1,747 4 39
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 Ken Rosewall
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 %
31 1968 7 10 17 41.2% 18 9 27 66.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 6 3 9 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% 1968 17 3 20 85.0% 15 2 17 88.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
34 1971 14 7 21 66.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 10 11 21 47.6% 1969 11 5 16 68.8% 7 4 11 63.6% 19 8 27 70.4% 12 4 16 75.0%
35 1972 2 5 7 28.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 27 14 41 65.9% 1970 15 8 23 65.2% 11 1 12 91.7% 25 2 27 92.6% 21 10 31 67.7%
36 1973 8 5 13 61.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 20 8 28 71.4% 1971 22 6 28 78.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 18 3 21 85.7% 24 10 34 70.6%
37 1974 3 3 6 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1972 23 5 28 82.1% 13 1 14 92.9% 6 1 7 85.7% 19 8 27 70.4%
38 1975 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 2 19 89.5% 9 3 12 75.0% 25 8 33 75.8%
39 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1974 12 3 15 80.0% — — — — 14 3 17 82.4% 0 1 1 0.0%
40 1977 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1975 9 5 14 64.3% 19 3 22 86.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 1 5 80.0%
41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 12 5 17 70.6% 9 4 13 69.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 13 5 18 72.2% 5 3 8 62.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 11 8 19 57.9%
43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 6 3 9 66.7% 3 8 11 27.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 5 8 37.5%
44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
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% — 156 56 212 73.6% 115 33 148 77.7% 133 38 171 77.8% 131 66 197 66.5%

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 Ken Rosewall
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
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%) — -3.37 1968 1855 127.3 — — — — -37 -15 -122 72.6% +1.53 6–4 (60%) — — +0.08
34 1971 1919 151.6 — — — — +31 -60 +53 59.1% +0.55 10–13 (43%) 15–12 (56%) — -6.39 1969 1944 143.7 — — — — +58 -13 -84 64.8% +1.25 11–10 (52%) — — -2.55
35 1972 1920 148.9 — — — — +33 -65 — 53.9% +0.15 14–5 (74%) 15–9 (63%) — -2.90 1970 2087 161.2 — — — — -35 -47 +195 72.2% +1.57 10–6 (63%) 5–3 (63%) — -3.59
36 1973 1975 147.9 — — — — +12 -82 — 60.3% +0.93 17–5 (77%) 4–7 (36%) — -0.60 1971 2159 161.8 — — — — +91 -83 +112 73.0% +1.68 13–5 (72%) 11–9 (55%) — -5.10
37 1974 1907 130.6 — — — — +37 -8 — 51.7% +0.48 3–1 (75%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.52 1972 2118 162.7 — — — — +62 +74 +120 74.4% +1.64 14–8 (64%) 14–8 (64%) — -2.93
38 1975 1824 125.5 — — — — +23 +31 — 33.3% -1.21 0–2 1–1 — -1.72 1973 2106 159.5 — — — — +10 +119 +57 74.3% +1.84 13–12 (52%) 11–9 (55%) — -2.08
39 1976 1788 108.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.33 1974 2114 153.5 — — — — -17 — +148 68.8% +1.19 5–2 (71%) 6–5 (55%) — -1.13
40 1977 1804 119.5 — — — — +33 — — 50.0% -0.30 2–0 2–0 — -0.07 1975 1998 149.9 — — — — +18 +205 +172 72.2% +1.56 9–3 (75%) 2–7 (22%) — +0.64
41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1978 156.6 — — — — +69 +134 +115 63.2% +0.93 6–5 (55%) 9–0 (100%) — -0.11
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1982 157.9 — — — — +99 +50 +68 62.2% +0.78 11–10 (52%) 11–6 (65%) — -1.33
43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1809 142.6 — — — — +145 +61 +178 51.1% +0.18 4–5 (44%) 4–4 (50%) — -0.68
44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1748 115.3 — — — — +136 — +221 52.4% -0.05 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — +0.41
45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1748 117.3 — — — — +115 — — 53.3% -0.33 1–2 (33%) — — -0.23
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 — 2234 159.3 — — — — +43 +53 +84 69.0% +1.35 103–75 (58%) 74–52 (59%) 97.4 -2.57

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.