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

Tom Gorman vs Rod Laver H2H: 2-1

Tom Gorman holds a 2–1 lead over Rod Laver in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Tom Gorman leads 2–0 on grass, while Rod Laver leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Tom Gorman won the 1971 Wimbledon quarterfinal 9-7 8-6 6-3.

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Tom Gorman
USA Age 80 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Rod Laver
AUS Age 88 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Tom Gorman 9-7 8-6 6-3 Rod Laver Match data Jul 2, 1971* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Tom Gorman 6-4 4-6 6-1 Rod Laver Match data Jun 19, 1971* QF Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
Rod Laver 6-1 3-6 6-2 Tom Gorman Match data May 6, 1971* R32 Italian 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
Tom Gorman #826 #10 0 2,006 415 291 58.8% 0 0 0 0 9 9
Rod Laver #662 #3 0 2,303 570 145 79.7% 5 0 0 0 64 69

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 Tom Gorman Rod Laver
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
22 1968 16–12 57.1% — 1,598 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1969 18–17 51.4% — 1,612 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 1970 49–31 61.2% — 1,793 0 1 — — — — — — —
25 1971 44–27 62.0% — 1,828 0 2 — — — — — — —
26 1972 44–28 61.1% — 1,958 0 2 — — — — — — —
27 1973 52–28 65.0% #11 1,945 0 5 — — — — — — —
28 1974 53–25 67.9% #21 1,836 0 5 — — — — — — —
29 1975 28–28 50.0% #45 1,870 0 7 1968 73–19 79.3% — 1,879 1 10
30 1976 31–25 55.4% #46 1,766 0 9 1969 97–14 87.4% — 2,162 5 26
31 1977 28–22 56.0% #43 1,773 0 9 1970 89–15 85.6% — 2,216 5 39
32 1978 15–10 60.0% #53 1,775 0 9 1971 85–20 81.0% — 2,158 5 46
33 1979 31–25 55.4% #53 1,739 0 9 1972 50–16 75.8% — 2,018 5 51
34 1980 6–13 31.6% #156 1,618 0 9 1973 67–16 80.7% #8 2,103 5 58
35 — — — — — — — 1974 42–9 82.4% #4 2,124 5 64
36 — — — — — — — 1975 49–12 80.3% #10 2,100 5 69
37 — — — — — — — 1976 9–11 45.0% #73 2,006 5 69
38 — — — — — — — 1977 5–9 35.7% #106 1,937 5 69
39 — — — — — — — 1978 4–3 57.1% #216 1,926 5 69
40 — — — — — — — 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,909 5 69

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 Tom Gorman Rod Laver
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 %
22 1968 7 4 11 63.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1969 0 3 3 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 14 8 22 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1970 19 10 29 65.5% 5 7 12 41.7% 17 8 25 68.0% 8 6 14 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1971 19 12 31 61.3% 12 9 21 57.1% 10 4 14 71.4% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1972 15 11 26 57.7% 6 6 12 50.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 14 8 22 63.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1973 12 5 17 70.6% 13 7 20 65.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 21 12 33 63.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1974 20 7 27 74.1% 6 5 11 54.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 15 9 24 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1975 15 9 24 62.5% 9 9 18 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 8 10 20.0% 1968 16 6 22 72.7% 31 9 40 77.5% 17 2 19 89.5% 9 2 11 81.8%
30 1976 6 7 13 46.2% 8 7 15 53.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 1969 21 4 25 84.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 34 3 37 91.9% 30 3 33 90.9%
31 1977 11 8 19 57.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 1970 33 3 36 91.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 21 4 25 84.0% 27 6 33 81.8%
32 1978 1 4 5 20.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 1971 27 4 31 87.1% 14 6 20 70.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 34 7 41 82.9%
33 1979 20 10 30 66.7% — — — — 2 5 7 28.6% 9 10 19 47.4% 1972 8 6 14 57.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 30 5 35 85.7%
34 1980 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1973 18 3 21 85.7% 19 6 25 76.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 28 6 34 82.4%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 12 2 14 85.7% 15 0 15 100.0% — — — — 15 7 22 68.2%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 19 2 21 90.5% 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 4 3 7 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 5 5 10 50.0%
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 — — — — — — — — — — — — 4 3 7 57.1%
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 149 96 245 60.8% 68 60 128 53.1% 93 60 153 60.8% 105 75 180 58.3% — 160 36 196 81.6% 129 41 170 75.9% 88 16 104 84.6% 193 52 245 78.8%

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 Tom Gorman Rod Laver
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
22 1968 1598 107.8 — — — — +23 -54 -40 59.7% +0.34 3–2 (60%) — — +0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1969 1613 116.0 — — — — -36 -82 +81 50.5% +0.18 7–5 (58%) — — +0.76 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1970 1793 129.4 — — — — +49 -282 +24 56.5% +0.33 15–9 (63%) 4–10 (29%) — +3.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1971 1829 136.4 — — — — +47 -188 +105 59.9% +0.48 14–10 (58%) 7–8 (47%) — -0.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1972 1958 142.1 — — — — -4 -325 +22 57.0% +0.35 19–10 (66%) 10–13 (43%) — -1.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1973 1945 143.6 — — — — +27 -130 +3 58.7% +0.42 26–11 (70%) 16–9 (64%) — -3.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1974 1837 139.3 — — — — +106 -86 +95 63.4% +0.83 18–10 (64%) 16–15 (52%) — +2.50 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1975 1871 136.5 — — — — +69 -167 +21 50.4% +0.04 12–9 (57%) 13–9 (59%) — +0.06 1968 1880 130.3 — — — — +4 -6 +3 74.4% +1.65 15–6 (71%) — — -0.21
30 1976 1766 142.0 — — — — +127 -86 +99 53.3% -0.03 12–8 (60%) 14–6 (70%) — -1.43 1969 2162 149.8 — — — — +114 -174 +143 76.7% +1.93 22–7 (76%) — — -1.40
31 1977 1773 144.6 — — — — +90 — +21 52.5% +0.13 9–6 (60%) 9–11 (45%) — -1.59 1970 2216 155.8 — — — — +205 -202 +12 76.8% +1.87 21–6 (78%) 6–2 (75%) — -1.22
32 1978 1776 133.1 — — — — +42 -129 +92 54.5% +0.26 6–3 (67%) 3–6 (33%) — +2.15 1971 2158 162.7 — — — — +163 -164 0 71.8% +1.59 26–7 (79%) 11–14 (44%) — -5.72
33 1979 1739 133.5 — — — — +39 — +61 53.7% +0.19 10–6 (63%) 10–8 (56%) — +4.23 1972 2019 162.7 — — — — +114 -24 +111 69.6% +1.41 13–11 (54%) 7–10 (41%) — -3.85
34 1980 1618 116.9 — — — — +58 — +100 37.2% -0.67 2–4 (33%) 4–5 (44%) — +0.80 1973 2104 156.6 — — — — +129 -106 -11 73.5% +1.55 18–7 (72%) 17–10 (63%) — -2.12
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 2124 154.6 — — — — +39 +3 — 73.2% +1.66 12–3 (80%) 6–3 (67%) — -0.96
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 2100 163.1 — — — — +102 -5 — 71.6% +1.53 16–7 (70%) 14–11 (56%) — -2.95
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 2006 156.1 — — — — +89 +19 — 46.0% -0.38 2–3 (40%) 6–2 (75%) — -2.11
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1937 147.8 — — — — +74 — +86 44.4% -0.42 1–4 (20%) — — -2.94
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1926 125.9 — — — — +46 — — 50.0% 0.00 2–0 1–1 — -0.22
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1910 103.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -2.33 0–1 1–0 — -0.31
Career — 2006 140.1 — — — — +55 -161 +51 56.0% +0.30 153–93 (62%) 106–100 (51%) 103.9 +0.85 — 2304 159.0 — — — — +120 -67 +61 72.3% +1.57 148–62 (70%) 69–53 (57%) 102.7 -3.39

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.