H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Roy Emerson vs Tony Roche H2H: 2-3

Tony Roche holds a 3–2 lead over Roy Emerson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Tony Roche leads 2–0 on clay, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Tony Roche won the 1972 Houston Wct round of 32 6-3 6-1.

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Roy Emerson
AUS Age 89 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 3
5 main draw meetings
Tony Roche
AUS Age 81 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Tony Roche 6-3 6-1 Roy Emerson Match data Apr 12, 1972* R32 Houston Wct ATP 250 Clay
Tony Roche 2-6 6-1 6-4 Roy Emerson Match data Aug 14, 1970* SF U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Hard
Roy Emerson 6-4 11-9 Tony Roche Match data Oct 23, 1969* QF Cologne ATP 250 Hard
Tony Roche 6-2 6-2 Roy Emerson Match data May 22, 1969 RR Amsterdam ATP 250 Clay
Roy Emerson 8-3 Tony Roche Match data May 15, 1969 RR New York 2 ATP 250 Carpet

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
Tony Roche #166 #12 0 2,138 360 191 65.3% 0 0 0 0 20 20

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 Tony Roche
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
23 — — — — — — — 1968 53–35 60.2% — 1,837 0 4
24 — — — — — — — 1969 86–30 74.1% — 1,962 0 11
25 — — — — — — — 1970 55–17 76.4% — 2,064 0 15
26 — — — — — — — 1971 17–16 51.5% — 1,887 0 15
27 — — — — — — — 1972 19–15 55.9% — 1,939 0 16
28 — — — — — — — 1973 3–4 42.9% — 1,888 0 16
29 — — — — — — — 1974 33–16 67.3% #27 1,938 0 17
30 — — — — — — — 1975 31–13 70.5% #12 1,975 0 17
31 1968 44–26 62.9% — 1,788 0 1 1976 17–11 60.7% #50 2,025 0 19
32 1969 62–31 66.7% — 1,862 0 4 1977 21–16 56.8% #15 1,924 0 19
33 1970 41–25 62.1% — 1,939 0 4 1978 16–12 57.1% #32 1,848 0 20
34 1971 46–30 60.5% — 1,919 0 4 1979 6–4 60.0% #166 1,800 0 20
35 1972 31–24 56.4% — 1,920 0 4 1980 3–2 60.0% — 1,812 0 20
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 Tony Roche
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 %
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 16 7 23 69.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 20 20 40 50.0%
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 14 11 25 56.0% 23 4 27 85.2% 29 4 33 87.9% 20 11 31 64.5%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 14 5 19 73.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 25 4 29 86.2% 6 5 11 54.5%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 7 3 10 70.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 6 8 25.0%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 5 5 10 50.0% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — 5 7 12 41.7%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 5 3 8 62.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 4 14 71.4% 13 7 20 65.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 4 4 8 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 17 4 21 81.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
31 1968 7 10 17 41.2% 18 9 27 66.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 6 7 13 46.2%
32 1969 8 5 13 61.5% 26 7 33 78.8% 17 9 26 65.4% 11 10 21 52.4% 1977 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — 7 4 11 63.6% 8 7 15 53.3%
33 1970 14 9 23 60.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 15 8 23 65.2% 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 4 15 73.3% 3 6 9 33.3%
34 1971 14 7 21 66.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 10 11 21 47.6% 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
35 1972 2 5 7 28.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 27 14 41 65.9% 1980 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
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% — 75 48 123 61.0% 64 25 89 71.9% 133 39 172 77.3% 88 79 167 52.7%

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 Tony Roche
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
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1838 119.8 — — — — -6 -224 -91 62.4% +0.53 7–9 (44%) — — -1.46
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1963 145.5 — — — — -69 +94 +182 70.1% +1.32 19–5 (79%) — — -3.25
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 2064 155.4 — — — — -42 -27 +170 70.2% +1.38 14–6 (70%) 6–3 (67%) — -2.52
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1887 145.0 — — — — +25 +124 +180 51.2% +0.50 7–3 (70%) 5–6 (45%) — -2.07
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1940 149.5 — — — — -55 +101 — 55.1% +0.33 7–5 (58%) 3–3 (50%) — -4.39
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1889 120.6 — — — — -19 — — 52.6% +0.16 1–4 (20%) 1–1 — -0.53
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1938 144.4 — — — — -62 +37 +133 63.0% +1.08 10–5 (67%) 10–10 (50%) — -0.53
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1976 155.7 — — — — -118 -17 +179 67.9% +1.21 5–5 (50%) 5–7 (42%) — -2.87
31 1968 1789 126.7 — — — — -182 +4 -53 64.6% +0.98 2–8 (20%) — — -3.02 1976 2026 153.8 — — — — -147 — +160 63.3% +0.82 3–6 (33%) 10–6 (63%) — -1.68
32 1969 1863 139.4 — — — — -65 +90 0 62.9% +0.95 14–10 (58%) — — -1.56 1977 1924 156.9 — — — — 0 — +133 57.3% +0.38 5–4 (56%) 6–6 (50%) — -3.97
33 1970 1939 147.2 — — — — +17 — -28 60.5% +0.64 10–10 (50%) 6–3 (67%) — -3.37 1978 1848 140.5 — — — — -18 +18 +151 55.7% +0.51 5–2 (71%) 1–4 (20%) — -0.51
34 1971 1919 151.6 — — — — +31 -60 +53 59.1% +0.55 10–13 (43%) 15–12 (56%) — -6.39 1979 1801 119.1 — — — — — — +161 67.9% +0.64 0–4 (0%) 3–1 (75%) — +0.98
35 1972 1920 148.9 — — — — +33 -65 — 53.9% +0.15 14–5 (74%) 15–9 (63%) — -2.90 1980 1812 125.2 — — — — — — +164 63.6% +0.09 0–1 1–0 — -0.44
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 — 2139 152.2 — — — — -42 +26 +143 64.1% +0.93 83–59 (58%) 51–47 (52%) 101.3 -4.32

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.