H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 17:48 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 third round 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

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Apr 12, 1972* Houston Wct ATP 250 R32 Clay Tony Roche 6-3 6-1 Roy Emerson Match data
Aug 14, 1970* Boston ATP 250 SF Hard Tony Roche 2-6 6-1 6-4 Roy Emerson Match data
Oct 23, 1969* Cologne ATP 250 QF Hard Roy Emerson 6-4 11-9 Tony Roche Match data
May 22, 1969 Amsterdam ATP 250 RR Clay Tony Roche 6-2 6-2 Roy Emerson Match data
May 15, 1969 New York 2 ATP 250 RR Carpet Roy Emerson 8-3 Tony Roche 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
Tony Roche #166 #8 0 2,135 360 191 65.3% 0 0 0 0 21 21

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% — 1,839 0 5
24 — — — — — — — 1969 86–30 74.1% — 1,970 0 12
25 — — — — — — — 1970 55–17 76.4% — 2,060 0 16
26 — — — — — — — 1971 17–16 51.5% — 1,850 0 16
27 — — — — — — — 1972 19–15 55.9% — 1,906 0 17
28 — — — — — — — 1973 3–4 42.9% — 1,864 0 17
29 — — — — — — — 1974 33–16 67.3% #27 1,929 0 18
30 — — — — — — — 1975 31–13 70.5% #12 1,962 0 18
31 1968 44–26 62.9% — 1,790 0 2 1976 17–11 60.7% #50 2,016 0 20
32 1969 62–31 66.7% — 1,859 0 5 1977 21–16 56.8% #19 1,918 0 20
33 1970 41–25 62.1% — 1,927 0 5 1978 16–12 57.1% #32 1,843 0 21
34 1971 46–30 60.5% — 1,910 0 5 1979 6–4 60.0% #166 1,797 0 21
35 1972 31–24 56.4% — 1,898 0 5 1980 3–2 60.0% — 1,807 0 21
36 1973 35–18 66.0% #12 1,931 0 6 — — — — — — —
37 1974 7–5 58.3% #82 1,876 0 6 — — — — — — —
38 1975 3–8 27.3% #154 1,800 0 6 — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — —