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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 85 Left-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Roy Emerson 3-6 6-1 7-6 Roger Taylor Match data Apr 2, 1972* SF Macon ATP 250 Carpet
Roy Emerson 6-2 6-1 Roger Taylor Match data Aug 25, 1971* R32 Fort Worth Wct ATP 250 Hard
Roy Emerson 4-6 6-1 6-3 6-5 Roger Taylor Match data Mar 19, 1971 RR Champions Classic ATP 250 Carpet
Roger Taylor 6-3 6-2 Roy Emerson Match data Nov 20, 1970* R16 Wembley ATP 250 Carpet
Roger Taylor 6-5 6-5 Roy Emerson Match data Aug 26, 1970 RR Newport 2 ATP 250 Grass
Roger Taylor 3-6 6-3 6-3 Roy Emerson Match data Sep 23, 1969* R32 Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Hard
Roger Taylor 8-6 Roy Emerson Match data Sep 12, 1969* R16 Chicago ATP 250 Carpet
Roy Emerson 2-6 6-4 6-1 6-3 Roger Taylor Match data Jul 10, 1968* R32 Paris 2 ATP 250 Clay
Roy Emerson 6-4 14-12 Roger Taylor Match data Jun 21, 1968* R16 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
Roger Taylor #372 #11 0 2,004 369 297 55.4% 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% — 1,568 0 1
27 — — — — — — — 1969 49–31 61.2% — 1,802 0 1
28 — — — — — — — 1970 62–37 62.6% — 1,915 0 3
29 — — — — — — — 1971 44–37 54.3% — 1,869 0 4
30 — — — — — — — 1972 42–27 60.9% — 1,896 0 5
31 1968 44–26 62.9% — 1,788 0 1 1973 51–23 68.9% #16 1,886 0 7
32 1969 62–31 66.7% — 1,862 0 4 1974 23–18 56.1% #42 1,849 0 7
33 1970 41–25 62.1% — 1,939 0 4 1975 39–23 62.9% #52 1,793 0 9
34 1971 46–30 60.5% — 1,919 0 4 1976 13–14 48.1% #80 1,718 0 9
35 1972 31–24 56.4% — 1,920 0 4 1977 12–19 38.7% #99 1,609 0 9
36 1973 35–18 66.0% #12 1,974 0 5 1978 6–12 33.3% #162 1,552 0 9
37 1974 7–5 58.3% #82 1,907 0 5 1979 1–2 33.3% #400 1,558 0 9
38 1975 3–8 27.3% #154 1,823 0 5 1980 0–3 0.0% #372 1,519 0 9
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 — — — — — — —

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 Roger Taylor
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 %
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 7 10 17 41.2% 3 7 10 30.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 9 25 34 26.5%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 6 7 13 46.2% 15 9 24 62.5% 22 11 33 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 18 11 29 62.1% 7 3 10 70.0% 30 16 46 65.2% 7 7 14 50.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 11 10 21 52.4% 17 10 27 63.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 6 11 17 35.3%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 18 8 26 69.2% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 15 13 28 53.6%
31 1968 7 10 17 41.2% 18 9 27 66.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 1973 5 3 8 62.5% 9 6 15 60.0% 16 4 20 80.0% 21 10 31 67.7%
32 1969 8 5 13 61.5% 26 7 33 78.8% 17 9 26 65.4% 11 10 21 52.4% 1974 5 5 10 50.0% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 4 10 60.0%
33 1970 14 9 23 60.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 15 8 23 65.2% 1975 1 3 4 25.0% 11 9 20 55.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 27 9 36 75.0%
34 1971 14 7 21 66.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 10 11 21 47.6% 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 9 9 18 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
35 1972 2 5 7 28.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 27 14 41 65.9% 1977 5 5 10 50.0% 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
36 1973 8 5 13 61.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 20 8 28 71.4% 1978 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
37 1974 3 3 6 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1979 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
38 1975 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 1980 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
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% — 80 66 146 54.8% 93 75 168 55.4% 93 62 155 60.0% 103 94 197 52.3%

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 Roger Taylor
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
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1568 105.0 — — — — -111 -102 -27 38.5% -1.40 10–12 (45%) — — -1.42
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1803 133.0 — — — — -157 -89 +34 58.8% +0.65 14–10 (58%) 1–2 (33%) — -3.87
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1915 147.5 — — — — -38 -125 +31 61.2% +0.62 14–19 (42%) 8–7 (53%) 98.1 -2.32
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1870 147.1 — — — — -71 +13 +59 55.0% +0.41 12–13 (48%) 11–10 (52%) 100.3 -5.64
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1896 149.0 — — — — -3 +25 — 59.2% +0.21 12–14 (46%) 22–7 (76%) 106.3 -7.13
31 1968 1789 126.7 — — — — -182 +4 -53 64.6% +0.98 2–8 (20%) — — -3.03 1973 1886 145.5 — — — — -18 +15 +79 62.4% +0.86 18–13 (58%) 9–13 (41%) 94.8 -1.59
32 1969 1863 139.4 — — — — -65 +90 0 62.9% +0.95 14–10 (58%) — — -1.56 1974 1849 144.7 — — — — +15 +76 +70 55.9% +0.16 3–5 (38%) 10–4 (71%) 99.8 -2.99
33 1970 1939 147.2 — — — — +17 — -28 60.5% +0.64 10–10 (50%) 6–3 (67%) 100.2 -3.37 1975 1793 134.2 — — — — +73 +43 — 59.3% +0.41 12–8 (60%) 17–7 (71%) 103.0 +2.72
34 1971 1919 151.6 — — — — +32 -60 +53 59.1% +0.55 10–13 (43%) 15–12 (56%) 100.6 -6.40 1976 1718 127.1 — — — — +83 +48 +120 47.5% -0.34 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 97.6 -0.34
35 1972 1920 148.9 — — — — +33 -65 — 53.9% +0.15 14–5 (74%) 15–9 (63%) 108.3 -2.90 1977 1609 122.7 — — — — +125 +46 +153 41.1% -0.51 4–5 (44%) 4–5 (44%) 95.7 +2.26
36 1973 1975 147.9 — — — — +13 -82 — 60.3% +0.93 17–5 (77%) 4–7 (36%) 106.5 -0.61 1978 1553 122.4 — — — — +135 +86 +129 41.3% -0.30 2–8 (20%) 1–5 (17%) 89.1 +0.87
37 1974 1908 130.6 — — — — +36 -10 — 51.7% +0.48 3–1 (75%) 1–3 (25%) 101.2 -0.52 1979 1559 111.8 — — — — — — +111 33.3% -0.56 1–1 — — -0.27
38 1975 1824 125.5 — — — — +23 +31 — 33.3% -1.21 0–2 1–1 — -1.72 1980 1520 104.0 — — — — — — — 30.0% -1.40 0–2 — — +0.06
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 — 2004 142.1 — — — — -21 +2 +45 55.2% +0.22 105–113 (48%) 86–63 (58%) 100.4 -3.00

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.