H2H data updated: 2026-09-04 00:00 UTC

Roy Emerson vs Rod Laver H2H: 6-26

Rod Laver holds a 26–6 lead over Roy Emerson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 32 main-draw meetings, Rod Laver leads 14–1 on carpet and 7–2 on hard courts. Most recently, Rod Laver won the 1975 Sao Paulo Wct round of 16 6-3 6-2.

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Roy Emerson
AUS Age 89 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
6 – 26
32 main draw meetings
Rod Laver
AUS Age 88 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rod Laver #4 6-3 6-2 Roy Emerson #89 Match data Mar 14, 1975* R16 Sao Paulo Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 7-5 6-2 7-5 Roy Emerson Match data May 14, 1973* QF Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 4-6 6-4 6-1 Roy Emerson Match data Apr 14, 1973* SF Brussels Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-3 6-4 Roy Emerson Match data Feb 17, 1973* F Toronto Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-4 6-3 Roy Emerson Match data Feb 4, 1973* F Richmond Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 1-6 6-3 7-6(2) Roy Emerson Match data Jan 20, 1973* QF Miami Open ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 6-7 6-4 6-0 Roy Emerson Match data Oct 1, 1971* R16 Berkeley ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 6-1 6-4 Roy Emerson Match data Aug 27, 1971* SF Fort Worth Wct ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 3-6 7-6 7-6 Roy Emerson Match data Aug 6, 1971* QF Quebec Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 2-6 6-3 7-5 Roy Emerson Match data Apr 9, 1971* SF Miami Open ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 6-2 6-3 6-5 Roy Emerson Match data Mar 19, 1971 RR Champions Classic ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-3 5-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 Roy Emerson Match data Mar 19, 1971 RR Champions Classic ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-2 6-1 6-2 Roy Emerson Match data Oct 5, 1970* F Vancouver ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-3 7-5 Roy Emerson Match data Aug 25, 1970* F Fort Worth ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 4-6 7-5 6-3 Roy Emerson Match data Jun 8, 1970* SF St. Louis Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-3 3-6 6-2 3-6 6-3 Roy Emerson Match data May 18, 1970* SF Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 4-6 6-3 6-4 Roy Emerson Match data Feb 6, 1970* R16 Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 4-6 8-6 13-11 6-4 Roy Emerson Match data Sep 7, 1969* QF US Open Grand Slam Grass
Rod Laver 6-2 4-6 6-1 Roy Emerson Match data May 21, 1969* F New York 2 ATP 250 Carpet
Roy Emerson 6-4 6-5 Rod Laver Match data May 1, 1969 RR Japanese Championships ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 5-7 6-3 6-4 Roy Emerson Match data Feb 18, 1969* QF Miami Open ATP 250 Clay
Rod Laver 6-2 6-4 3-6 9-7 Roy Emerson Match data Jan 29, 1969* R16 Australian Open Grand Slam Grass
Roy Emerson 6-3 9-7 Rod Laver Match data Nov 19, 1968* R16 Wembley 3 ATP 250 Hard
Roy Emerson 9-7 6-4 6-4 Rod Laver Match data Nov 17, 1968* F Argentina Open ATP 250 Clay
Roy Emerson 8-6 6-4 Rod Laver Match data Oct 31, 1968 RR Lima Ntl ATP 250 Clay
Rod Laver 6-4 6-2 Roy Emerson Match data Oct 27, 1968 RR La Paz Ntl ATP 250 Clay
Rod Laver 6-1 10-8 Roy Emerson Match data Oct 21, 1968 RR Sao Paulo Ntl 2 ATP 250 Clay
Roy Emerson 6-4 6-4 Rod Laver Match data Oct 2, 1968* SF Midland Ntl ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 7-5 6-2 Roy Emerson Match data Jul 22, 1968* SF Los Angeles Ntl ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-2 6-2 Roy Emerson Match data May 20, 1968* SF New York Ntl ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 4-6 6-4 6-2 Roy Emerson Match data Apr 21, 1968* QF Paris Ntl ATP 250 Hard
Roy Emerson 6-4 6-1 Rod Laver Match data Apr 15, 1968* SF 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
Rod Laver #662 #3 0 2,303 570 145 79.7% 5 0 0 0 64 69

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 Rod Laver
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
29 — — — — — — — 1968 73–19 79.3% — 1,879 1 10
30 — — — — — — — 1969 97–14 87.4% — 2,162 5 26
31 1968 44–26 62.9% — 1,788 0 1 1970 89–15 85.6% — 2,216 5 39
32 1969 62–31 66.7% — 1,862 0 4 1971 85–20 81.0% — 2,158 5 46
33 1970 41–25 62.1% — 1,939 0 4 1972 50–16 75.8% — 2,018 5 51
34 1971 46–30 60.5% — 1,919 0 4 1973 67–16 80.7% #8 2,103 5 58
35 1972 31–24 56.4% — 1,920 0 4 1974 42–9 82.4% #4 2,124 5 64
36 1973 35–18 66.0% #12 1,974 0 5 1975 49–12 80.3% #10 2,100 5 69
37 1974 7–5 58.3% #82 1,907 0 5 1976 9–11 45.0% #73 2,006 5 69
38 1975 3–8 27.3% #154 1,823 0 5 1977 5–9 35.7% #106 1,937 5 69
39 1976 0–2 0.0% #310 1,788 0 5 1978 4–3 57.1% #216 1,926 5 69
40 1977 6–4 60.0% #133 1,803 0 5 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,909 5 69
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 Rod Laver
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 %
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 16 6 22 72.7% 31 9 40 77.5% 17 2 19 89.5% 9 2 11 81.8%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 21 4 25 84.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 34 3 37 91.9% 30 3 33 90.9%
31 1968 7 10 17 41.2% 18 9 27 66.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 1970 33 3 36 91.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 21 4 25 84.0% 27 6 33 81.8%
32 1969 8 5 13 61.5% 26 7 33 78.8% 17 9 26 65.4% 11 10 21 52.4% 1971 27 4 31 87.1% 14 6 20 70.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 34 7 41 82.9%
33 1970 14 9 23 60.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 15 8 23 65.2% 1972 8 6 14 57.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 30 5 35 85.7%
34 1971 14 7 21 66.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 10 11 21 47.6% 1973 18 3 21 85.7% 19 6 25 76.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 28 6 34 82.4%
35 1972 2 5 7 28.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 27 14 41 65.9% 1974 12 2 14 85.7% 15 0 15 100.0% — — — — 15 7 22 68.2%
36 1973 8 5 13 61.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 20 8 28 71.4% 1975 19 2 21 90.5% 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0%
37 1974 3 3 6 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1976 4 3 7 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 5 5 10 50.0%
38 1975 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 1977 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
39 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1978 — — — — — — — — — — — — 4 3 7 57.1%
40 1977 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1979 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% — 160 36 196 81.6% 129 41 170 75.9% 88 16 104 84.6% 193 52 245 78.8%

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 Rod Laver
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
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1880 130.3 — — — — +4 -6 +3 74.4% +1.65 15–6 (71%) — — -0.21
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 2162 149.8 — — — — +114 -174 +143 76.7% +1.93 22–7 (76%) — — -1.40
31 1968 1789 126.7 — — — — -182 +4 -53 64.6% +0.98 2–8 (20%) — — -3.02 1970 2216 155.8 — — — — +205 -202 +12 76.8% +1.87 21–6 (78%) 6–2 (75%) 105.7 -1.22
32 1969 1863 139.4 — — — — -65 +90 0 62.9% +0.95 14–10 (58%) — — -1.56 1971 2158 162.7 — — — — +163 -164 0 71.8% +1.59 26–7 (79%) 11–14 (44%) 99.7 -5.72
33 1970 1939 147.2 — — — — +17 — -28 60.5% +0.64 10–10 (50%) 6–3 (67%) 100.2 -3.37 1972 2019 162.7 — — — — +114 -24 +111 69.6% +1.41 13–11 (54%) 7–10 (41%) 89.2 -3.85
34 1971 1919 151.6 — — — — +31 -60 +53 59.1% +0.55 10–13 (43%) 15–12 (56%) 100.6 -6.39 1973 2104 156.6 — — — — +129 -106 -11 73.5% +1.55 18–7 (72%) 17–10 (63%) 102.6 -2.12
35 1972 1920 148.9 — — — — +33 -65 — 53.9% +0.15 14–5 (74%) 15–9 (63%) 108.3 -2.90 1974 2124 154.6 — — — — +39 +3 — 73.2% +1.66 12–3 (80%) 6–3 (67%) 105.2 -0.96
36 1973 1975 147.9 — — — — +12 -82 — 60.3% +0.93 17–5 (77%) 4–7 (36%) 106.5 -0.60 1975 2100 163.1 — — — — +102 -5 — 71.6% +1.53 16–7 (70%) 14–11 (56%) 100.3 -2.95
37 1974 1907 130.6 — — — — +37 -8 — 51.7% +0.48 3–1 (75%) 1–3 (25%) 101.2 -0.52 1976 2006 156.1 — — — — +89 +19 — 46.0% -0.38 2–3 (40%) 6–2 (75%) 102.1 -2.11
38 1975 1824 125.5 — — — — +23 +31 — 33.3% -1.21 0–2 1–1 — -1.72 1977 1937 147.8 — — — — +74 — +86 44.4% -0.42 1–4 (20%) — — -2.94
39 1976 1788 108.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.33 1978 1926 125.9 — — — — +46 — — 50.0% 0.00 2–0 1–1 — -0.22
40 1977 1804 119.5 — — — — +33 — — 50.0% -0.30 2–0 2–0 — -0.07 1979 1910 103.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -2.33 0–1 1–0 — -0.31
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 — 2304 159.0 — — — — +120 -67 +61 72.3% +1.57 148–62 (70%) 69–53 (57%) 102.7 -3.39

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.