Tom Leonard
all rivalries →| 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 | 6 | 6 | Jul 5, 1978 | H2H |
| Roy Emerson | 2 | 3 | 5 | Sep 17, 1977 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-08-15 02:40 UTC
Tom Leonard vs Billy Higgins H2H: 2-0
Tom Leonard holds a 2–0 lead over Billy Higgins in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Tom Leonard leads 2–0 on grass. Most recently, Tom Leonard won the 1972 US Open round of 128 6-3 3-6 6-7 6-4 7-6.
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H2H Match Log
| Winner | Score | Loser | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Leonard | 6-3 3-6 6-7 6-4 7-6 | Billy Higgins | Match data | Sep 1, 1972* | R128 | US Open | Grand Slam | Grass |
| Tom Leonard | 6-2 6-3 6-4 | Billy Higgins | Match data | Sep 3, 1971* | R128 | US Open | Grand Slam | Grass |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Leonard | #398 | #34 | 0 | 1,756 | 59 | 130 | 31.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Higgins | — | — | — | 1,508 | — | — | — | 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 | Tom Leonard | Billy Higgins | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 19 | 1968 | 9–11 | 45.0% | — | 1,510 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1969 | 3–8 | 27.3% | — | 1,470 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 1970 | 1–6 | 14.3% | — | 1,454 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1971 | 4–15 | 21.1% | — | 1,486 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1972 | 4–25 | 13.8% | — | 1,479 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1973 | 4–17 | 19.0% | #117 | 1,479 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 1974 | 6–15 | 28.6% | #105 | 1,541 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 1977 | 6–3 | 66.7% | — | 1,647 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 1978 | 11–15 | 42.3% | #71 | 1,654 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 1979 | 2–7 | 22.2% | #167 | 1,574 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 1980 | 6–6 | 50.0% | #178 | 1,591 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 1981 | 2–1 | 66.7% | — | 1,619 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 1982 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #467 | 1,632 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 Leonard | Billy Higgins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 % | |||
| 19 | 1968 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 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 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 1977 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 1978 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 1971 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 1979 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 1972 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 31 | 1980 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1973 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 32 | 1981 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1974 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 1982 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 33 | 46 | 79 | 41.8% | 1 | 24 | 25 | 4.0% | 10 | 17 | 27 | 37.0% | 15 | 43 | 58 | 25.9% | — | 3 | 8 | 11 | 27.3% | 7 | 17 | 24 | 29.2% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
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 Leonard | Billy Higgins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win % | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Schedule | Yr | Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win % | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Schedule | |
| 19 | 1968 | 1511 | 103.1 | — | — | — | — | +104 | — | -65 | 43.6% | -0.20 | 6–4 (60%) | — | +0.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1969 | 1471 | 94.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | -13 | 28.6% | -1.43 | 2–1 (67%) | — | +0.43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 1970 | 1454 | 106.8 | — | — | — | — | — | -22 | — | 18.8% | -2.38 | 0–1 | 2–2 (50%) | -0.86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1971 | 1486 | 120.9 | — | — | — | — | +41 | -68 | +18 | 28.9% | -1.04 | 2–2 (50%) | 1–5 (17%) | -0.83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1972 | 1480 | 126.5 | — | — | — | — | -11 | -77 | — | 16.9% | -2.17 | 2–2 (50%) | 4–5 (44%) | -1.61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1973 | 1479 | 122.2 | — | — | — | — | +15 | -103 | — | 26.1% | -1.57 | 0–4 (0%) | 0–2 | -0.59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 1974 | 1541 | 128.4 | — | — | — | — | -3 | -176 | — | 34.7% | -1.04 | 4–5 (44%) | 5–3 (63%) | -0.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 1476 | 100.0 | — | — | — | — | +69 | -8 | +33 | 25.0% | -1.75 | 1–2 (33%) | — | -0.79 |
| 28 | 1977 | 1647 | 125.8 | — | — | — | — | +1 | — | — | 60.9% | +0.09 | 3–2 (60%) | 6–0 (100%) | +0.15 | 1970 | 1425 | 93.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.0% | -2.80 | 0–1 | 0–1 | +0.39 |
| 29 | 1978 | 1655 | 131.5 | — | — | — | — | +23 | -275 | -67 | 45.2% | -0.45 | 5–4 (56%) | 7–6 (54%) | +0.12 | 1971 | 1435 | 98.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | -0.40 | 0–1 | 1–0 | +0.54 |
| 30 | 1979 | 1575 | 105.6 | — | — | — | — | +3 | — | — | 28.6% | -1.43 | 0–2 | 0–2 | +0.93 | 1972 | 1478 | 117.6 | — | — | — | — | +89 | +32 | — | 39.5% | -1.03 | 4–4 (50%) | 4–2 (67%) | +0.24 |
| 31 | 1980 | 1591 | 123.4 | — | — | — | — | +23 | — | — | 54.2% | +0.38 | 0–1 | 1–1 | +1.13 | 1973 | 1471 | 111.8 | — | — | — | — | +70 | +41 | — | 25.0% | -1.81 | 0–2 | — | -0.47 |
| 32 | 1981 | 1619 | 109.8 | — | — | — | — | +21 | — | — | 66.7% | +0.83 | — | 1–1 | +0.08 | 1974 | 1493 | 104.7 | — | — | — | — | — | +23 | — | 36.4% | -1.55 | 1–0 | 1–0 | -0.03 |
| 33 | 1982 | 1632 | 109.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | +0.75 | — | 0–2 | -0.21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 1756 | 127.6 | — | — | — | — | +20 | -120 | -34 | 34.9% | -0.99 | 24–28 (46%) | 27–29 (48%) | -0.97 | — | 1508 | 109.3 | — | — | — | — | +77 | +26 | +33 | 32.1% | -1.46 | 6–10 (38%) | 6–3 (67%) | -0.27 |
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.
Billy Higgins
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Mcmanus | 3 | 1 | 4 | Aug 7, 1974 | — |
| Tom Gorman | 1 | 2 | 3 | Sep 21, 1972 | — |
| Harold Solomon | 0 | 2 | 2 | Aug 14, 1974 | — |
| Tom Leonard | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sep 1, 1972 | — |
| Patrick Proisy | 0 | 2 | 2 | Aug 9, 1972 | — |