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: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC
Roy Emerson vs Tom Edlefsen H2H: 3-0
Roy Emerson holds a 3–0 lead over Tom Edlefsen in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Roy Emerson leads 2–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Roy Emerson won the 1973 San Francisco round of 32 6-2 6-3.
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H2H Match Log
| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
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| Roy Emerson | 6-2 6-3 | Tom Edlefsen | Match data | Sep 27, 1973* | R32 | San Francisco | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Roy Emerson | 6-4 6-2 | Tom Edlefsen | Match data | Apr 13, 1973* | R16 | Brussels Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Roy Emerson | 6-0 6-2 6-2 | Tom Edlefsen | Match data | Nov 15, 1968* | R16 | Argentina Open | 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 |
| Tom Edlefsen | #172 | #94 | 0 | 1,739 | 109 | 145 | 42.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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 | Tom Edlefsen | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 19–22 | 46.3% | — | 1,528 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 26–25 | 51.0% | — | 1,597 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 16–19 | 45.7% | — | 1,582 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 21–19 | 52.5% | — | 1,627 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 10–10 | 50.0% | — | 1,718 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | 1968 | 44–26 | 62.9% | — | 1,788 | 0 | 1 | 1973 | 9–25 | 26.5% | #111 | 1,570 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | 1969 | 62–31 | 66.7% | — | 1,862 | 0 | 4 | 1974 | 6–16 | 27.3% | #118 | 1,508 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | 1970 | 41–25 | 62.1% | — | 1,939 | 0 | 4 | 1975 | 2–9 | 18.2% | #172 | 1,511 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | Tom Edlefsen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 % | |||
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 42.9% | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38.5% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 50.0% | 8 | 8 | 16 | 50.0% | 9 | 7 | 16 | 56.3% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 43.8% | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 53.8% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% |
| 31 | 1968 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 41.2% | 18 | 9 | 27 | 66.7% | 13 | 4 | 17 | 76.5% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 1973 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 35.7% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 8 | 9 | 11.1% |
| 32 | 1969 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 26 | 7 | 33 | 78.8% | 17 | 9 | 26 | 65.4% | 11 | 10 | 21 | 52.4% | 1974 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36.4% |
| 33 | 1970 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 60.9% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 12 | 7 | 19 | 63.2% | 15 | 8 | 23 | 65.2% | 1975 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0% |
| 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% | — | 45 | 56 | 101 | 44.6% | 30 | 37 | 67 | 44.8% | 16 | 18 | 34 | 47.1% | 18 | 34 | 52 | 34.6% |
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 | Tom Edlefsen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 1529 | 107.7 | — | — | — | — | -11 | -39 | +57 | 47.6% | -0.09 | 5–8 (38%) | — | — | +1.20 |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 1597 | 119.3 | — | — | — | — | +6 | -63 | +29 | 50.0% | +0.15 | 8–9 (47%) | — | — | +1.82 |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 1582 | 114.6 | — | — | — | — | +30 | -31 | — | 47.5% | +0.20 | 4–6 (40%) | 0–2 | — | +3.75 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 1627 | 119.4 | — | — | — | — | -1 | -10 | — | 51.6% | +0.18 | 9–8 (53%) | 7–6 (54%) | — | +3.42 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 1718 | 125.5 | — | — | — | — | -25 | — | — | 45.1% | -0.55 | 8–3 (73%) | 6–4 (60%) | — | -1.16 |
| 31 | 1968 | 1789 | 126.7 | — | — | — | — | -182 | +4 | -53 | 64.6% | +0.98 | 2–8 (20%) | — | — | -3.02 | 1973 | 1570 | 118.3 | — | — | — | — | -6 | +52 | — | 30.4% | -1.11 | 6–7 (46%) | 3–7 (30%) | — | -0.99 |
| 32 | 1969 | 1863 | 139.4 | — | — | — | — | -65 | +90 | 0 | 62.9% | +0.95 | 14–10 (58%) | — | — | -1.56 | 1974 | 1509 | 109.4 | — | — | — | — | +36 | +61 | — | 32.7% | -1.49 | 2–3 (40%) | 5–3 (63%) | — | +0.86 |
| 33 | 1970 | 1939 | 147.2 | — | — | — | — | +17 | — | -28 | 60.5% | +0.64 | 10–10 (50%) | 6–3 (67%) | — | -3.37 | 1975 | 1512 | 118.2 | — | — | — | — | +16 | — | — | 24.0% | -1.88 | 1–2 (33%) | — | — | -0.84 |
| 34 | 1971 | 1919 | 151.6 | — | — | — | — | +31 | -60 | +53 | 59.1% | +0.55 | 10–13 (43%) | 15–12 (56%) | — | -6.39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | 1972 | 1920 | 148.9 | — | — | — | — | +33 | -65 | — | 53.9% | +0.15 | 14–5 (74%) | 15–9 (63%) | — | -2.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | 1973 | 1975 | 147.9 | — | — | — | — | +12 | -82 | — | 60.3% | +0.93 | 17–5 (77%) | 4–7 (36%) | — | -0.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | 1974 | 1907 | 130.6 | — | — | — | — | +37 | -8 | — | 51.7% | +0.48 | 3–1 (75%) | 1–3 (25%) | — | -0.52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | 1975 | 1824 | 125.5 | — | — | — | — | +23 | +31 | — | 33.3% | -1.21 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | -1.72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | 1976 | 1788 | 108.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.00 | — | 0–1 | — | -0.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | 1977 | 1804 | 119.5 | — | — | — | — | +33 | — | — | 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 | — | 1739 | 120.0 | — | — | — | — | +4 | -19 | +41 | 44.1% | -0.32 | 43–46 (48%) | 21–22 (49%) | 102.7 | +3.24 |
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.