H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Roy Emerson vs Roger Taylor H2H: 5-4

Roy Emerson holds a 5–4 lead over Roger Taylor in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on carpet, while they are tied 1–1 on grass. Most recently, Roy Emerson won the 1972 Macon semifinal 3-6 6-1 7-6.

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Roy Emerson
AUS Age 89 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
5 – 4
9 main draw meetings
Roger Taylor
GBR Age 84 Left-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Apr 2, 1972* Macon ATP 250 SF Carpet Roy Emerson 3-6 6-1 7-6 Roger Taylor Match data
Aug 25, 1971* Fort Worth Wct ATP 250 R32 Hard Roy Emerson 6-2 6-1 Roger Taylor Match data
Mar 19, 1971 Champions Classic ATP 250 RR Carpet Roy Emerson 4-6 6-1 6-3 6-5 Roger Taylor Match data
Nov 20, 1970* Wembley ATP 250 R16 Carpet Roger Taylor 6-3 6-2 Roy Emerson Match data
Aug 26, 1970 Newport 2 ATP 250 RR Grass Roger Taylor 6-5 6-5 Roy Emerson Match data
Sep 23, 1969* Los Angeles ATP 250 R32 Hard Roger Taylor 3-6 6-3 6-3 Roy Emerson Match data
Sep 12, 1969* Chicago ATP 250 R16 Carpet Roger Taylor 8-6 Roy Emerson Match data
Jul 10, 1968* Paris 2 ATP 250 R32 Clay Roy Emerson 2-6 6-4 6-1 6-3 Roger Taylor Match data
Jun 21, 1968* London ATP 250 R16 Grass Roy Emerson 6-4 14-12 Roger Taylor Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Roy Emerson #744 #12 0 1,982 275 174 61.2% 0 0 0 0 6 6
Roger Taylor #372 #11 0 2,004 369 296 55.5% 0 0 0 0 9 9

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 Roger Taylor
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
26 — — — — — — — 1968 27–51 34.6% — 1,569 0 1
27 — — — — — — — 1969 49–31 61.2% — 1,794 0 1
28 — — — — — — — 1970 62–37 62.6% — 1,914 0 3
29 — — — — — — — 1971 44–37 54.3% — 1,864 0 4
30 — — — — — — — 1972 42–27 60.9% — 1,901 0 5
31 1968 44–26 62.9% — 1,790 0 2 1973 51–23 68.9% #16 1,883 0 7
32 1969 62–31 66.7% — 1,859 0 5 1974 23–18 56.1% #42 1,849 0 7
33 1970 41–25 62.1% — 1,927 0 5 1975 39–22 63.9% #52 1,797 0 9
34 1971 46–30 60.5% — 1,910 0 5 1976 13–14 48.1% #80 1,702 0 9
35 1972 31–24 56.4% — 1,898 0 5 1977 12–19 38.7% #112 1,602 0 9
36 1973 35–18 66.0% #12 1,931 0 6 1978 6–12 33.3% #162 1,552 0 9
37 1974 7–5 58.3% #82 1,876 0 6 1979 1–2 33.3% #400 1,558 0 9
38 1975 3–8 27.3% #154 1,800 0 6 1980 0–3 0.0% #372 1,519 0 9
39 1976 0–2 0.0% #310 1,766 0 6 — — — — — — —
40 1977 6–4 60.0% #156 1,786 0 6 — — — — — — —
46 1983 0–1 0.0% — 1,759 0 6 — — — — — — —