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

Roy Emerson vs Tom Leonard H2H: 3-2

Roy Emerson holds a 3–2 lead over Tom Leonard in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Tom Leonard leads 2–1 on hard courts, while Roy Emerson leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Tom Leonard won the 1977 Laguna Niguel round of 32 6-3 6-3.

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Roy Emerson

AUS Age 89 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H

3 – 2

5 main draw meetings

Tom Leonard

USA Age 78 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

Player	Score	Player	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Tom Leonard	6-3 6-3	Roy Emerson	Match data	Sep 17, 1977*	R32	Laguna Niguel	ATP 250	Hard
Roy Emerson	6-3 6-0	Tom Leonard	Match data	Apr 26, 1972*	R32	Charlotte Wct	ATP 250	Clay
Roy Emerson	6-2 7-6	Tom Leonard	Match data	Aug 4, 1971*	R32	Quebec Wct	ATP 250	Carpet
Roy Emerson	6-3 6-3	Tom Leonard	Match data	Sep 18, 1968*	R16	Los Angeles Open	ATP 250	Hard
Tom Leonard	6-3 2-6 6-4	Roy Emerson	Match data	Mar 16, 1968*	QF	Phoenix	ATP 250	Hard

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 Leonard	#398	#34	0	1,760	59	128	31.6%	0	0	0	0	0	0

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 Leonard
Age	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1968	9–10	47.4%	—	1,519	0	0
20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1969	3–8	27.3%	—	1,473	0	0
21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	1–6	14.3%	—	1,456	0	0
22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	4–15	21.1%	—	1,487	0	0
23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	4–25	13.8%	—	1,479	0	0
24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	4–17	19.0%	#117	1,478	0	0
25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	6–14	30.0%	#105	1,550	0	0
28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1977	6–3	66.7%	—	1,654	0	0
29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1978	11–15	42.3%	#71	1,656	0	0
30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1979	2–7	22.2%	#167	1,576	0	0
31	1968	44–26	62.9%	—	1,788	0	1	1980	6–6	50.0%	#178	1,592	0	0
32	1969	62–31	66.7%	—	1,862	0	4	1981	2–1	66.7%	—	1,620	0	0
33	1970	41–25	62.1%	—	1,939	0	4	1982	1–1	50.0%	#467	1,633	0	0
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 Leonard
	Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet
	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1968	8	4	12	66.7%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—
20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1969	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	5	8	37.5%	—	—	—	—
21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	1	1	2	50.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—
22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	2	7	9	22.2%	0	3	3	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	0	4	4	0.0%
23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	2	6	8	25.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	14	15	6.7%
24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	1	5	6	16.7%	0	4	4	0.0%	—	—	—	—	3	8	11	27.3%
25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	0	4	4	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	5	7	12	41.7%
28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1977	6	3	9	66.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1978	4	4	8	50.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	4	6	10	40.0%
30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1979	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
31	1968	7	10	17	41.2%	18	9	27	66.7%	13	4	17	76.5%	6	3	9	66.7%	1980	5	3	8	62.5%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
32	1969	8	5	13	61.5%	26	7	33	78.8%	17	9	26	65.4%	11	10	21	52.4%	1981	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
33	1970	14	9	23	60.9%	0	1	1	0.0%	12	7	19	63.2%	15	8	23	65.2%	1982	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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%	—	33	44	77	42.9%	1	24	25	4.0%	10	17	27	37.0%	15	43	58	25.9%

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 Leonard
Age	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
19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1968	1519	103.0	—	—	—	—	+121	—	-74	44.2%	-0.21	6–3 (67%)	—	—	+0.30
20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1969	1474	94.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	-17	28.6%	-1.43	2–1 (67%)	—	—	+0.49
21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	1456	106.7	—	—	—	—	—	-24	—	18.8%	-2.38	0–1	2–2 (50%)	—	-0.87
22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	1488	120.8	—	—	—	—	+48	-71	+15	28.9%	-1.04	2–2 (50%)	1–5 (17%)	—	-0.89
23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	1479	126.2	—	—	—	—	-6	-80	—	16.9%	-2.17	2–2 (50%)	4–5 (44%)	—	-1.60
24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	1479	121.9	—	—	—	—	+17	-104	—	26.1%	-1.57	0–4 (0%)	0–2	—	-0.58
25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	1550	125.5	—	—	—	—	+4	-186	—	36.2%	-0.98	4–5 (44%)	5–3 (63%)	—	-0.89
28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1977	1654	126.1	—	—	—	—	+9	—	—	60.9%	+0.09	3–2 (60%)	6–0 (100%)	—	+0.16
29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1978	1657	131.5	—	—	—	—	+26	-277	-69	45.2%	-0.45	5–4 (56%)	7–6 (54%)	—	+0.14
30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1979	1576	105.3	—	—	—	—	+5	—	—	28.6%	-1.43	0–2	0–2	—	+0.93
31	1968	1789	126.7	—	—	—	—	-182	+4	-53	64.6%	+0.98	2–8 (20%)	—	—	-3.02	1980	1593	123.4	—	—	—	—	+23	—	—	54.2%	+0.38	0–1	1–1	—	+1.11
32	1969	1863	139.4	—	—	—	—	-65	+90	0	62.9%	+0.95	14–10 (58%)	—	—	-1.56	1981	1621	109.8	—	—	—	—	+20	—	—	66.7%	+0.83	—	1–1	—	+0.09
33	1970	1939	147.2	—	—	—	—	+17	—	-28	60.5%	+0.64	10–10 (50%)	6–3 (67%)	—	-3.37	1982	1634	109.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	+0.75	—	0–2	—	-0.21
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	—	1761	127.2	—	—	—	—	+24	-124	-38	35.1%	-0.99	24–27 (47%)	27–29 (48%)	104.1	-0.98

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.

Roy Emerson's most-played ATP rivals
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

Tom Leonard's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Arthur Ashe	1	8	9	Feb 18, 1978	H2H
Mark Cox	2	5	7	Feb 24, 1978	H2H
Roscoe Tanner	1	5	6	Apr 4, 1980	H2H
Tom Okker	0	5	5	Jul 5, 1978	H2H
Roy Emerson	2	3	5	Sep 17, 1977	H2H