H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Tom Okker vs Rod Laver H2H: 3-22

Rod Laver holds a 22–3 lead over Tom Okker in their ATP head-to-head. Across 25 main-draw meetings, Rod Laver leads 10–2 on carpet and 6–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Rod Laver won the 1974 Las Vegas semifinal 6-7 6-3 6-2.

NED Age 82 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
3 22
25 main draw meetings
AUS Age 88 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rod Laver #6 6-7 6-3 6-2 Tom Okker #3 Match data May 18, 1974* SF Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 6-4 6-2 Tom Okker Match data Jan 26, 1974* QF Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-3 7-6 Tom Okker Match data May 5, 1972* SF Denver Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-2 6-1 Tom Okker Match data Apr 14, 1972* SF Houston Wct ATP 250 Clay
Rod Laver 2-6 6-2 7-6 Tom Okker Match data Feb 25, 1972* SF Toronto Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-3 6-3 6-3 Tom Okker Match data Feb 13, 1972* SF Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Tom Okker 5-7 6-4 6-3 Rod Laver Match data Oct 15, 1971* SF Vancouver Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 4-6 7-5 6-4 Tom Okker Match data Oct 2, 1971* SF Berkeley ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 6-1 6-1 Tom Okker Match data Sep 1, 1971* SF Hilton Head ATP 250 Clay
Tom Okker 6-3 7-6 6-7 6-4 Rod Laver Match data Aug 7, 1971* F Quebec Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 7-5 6-1 2-6 7-5 Tom Okker Match data Jun 30, 1971* R16 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Rod Laver 6-3 6-0 Tom Okker Match data Apr 9, 1971* QF Miami Open ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 6-5 6-2 6-1 Tom Okker Match data Mar 25, 1971* F Champions Classic ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 5-6 5-6 6-2 6-2 6-2 Tom Okker Match data Mar 19, 1971 RR Champions Classic ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-1 6-4 6-3 Tom Okker Match data Mar 19, 1971 RR Champions Classic ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-4 6-0 Tom Okker Match data Oct 4, 1970* SF Vancouver ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 3-6 6-3 6-2 Tom Okker Match data Jul 11, 1970* SF Dublin ATP 250 Grass
Rod Laver 8-6 6-2 Tom Okker Match data Nov 22, 1969* SF Wembley ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 2-6 6-3 6-2 Tom Okker Match data Aug 18, 1969* SF Fort Worth ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 6-3 10-8 Tom Okker Match data Jul 14, 1969* QF U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 4-6 6-0 6-0 6-4 Tom Okker Match data Jun 10, 1969* SF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Rod Laver 10-5 Tom Okker Match data May 26, 1969* SF London 2 ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 6-3 10-8 6-3 Tom Okker Match data Apr 10, 1969* F South African Open ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver (w/o) Tom Okker Match data Feb 18, 1969* SF Miami Open ATP 250 Clay
Tom Okker 6-4 6-4 Rod Laver Match data Jun 22, 1968* SF Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass

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 Okker #438 #3 0 2,196 668 278 70.6% 0 0 0 1 33 34
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 Okker Rod Laver
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
24 1968 89–23 79.5% 1,793 0 4
25 1969 86–25 77.5% 2,029 0 12
26 1970 59–27 68.6% 1,947 0 17
27 1971 74–31 70.5% 2,012 0 19
28 1972 69–31 69.0% 2,042 0 20
29 1973 91–23 79.8% #4 2,171 0 27 1968 73–19 79.3% 1,879 1 10
30 1974 61–18 77.2% #6 2,074 0 30 1969 97–14 87.4% 2,162 5 26
31 1975 39–13 75.0% #11 2,076 0 32 1970 89–15 85.6% 2,216 5 39
32 1976 33–18 64.7% #23 1,962 0 32 1971 85–20 81.0% 2,158 5 46
33 1977 15–13 53.6% #29 1,935 0 33 1972 50–16 75.8% 2,018 5 51
34 1978 20–20 50.0% #50 1,882 0 33 1973 67–16 80.7% #8 2,103 5 58
35 1979 20–18 52.6% #56 1,774 0 34 1974 42–9 82.4% #4 2,124 5 64
36 1980 11–13 45.8% #107 1,716 0 34 1975 49–12 80.3% #10 2,100 5 69
37 1981 1–5 16.7% 1,652 0 34 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 Okker 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 %
24 1968 26 9 35 74.3% 35 7 42 83.3% 20 2 22 90.9% 8 5 13 61.5%
25 1969 19 9 28 67.9% 36 6 42 85.7% 14 4 18 77.8% 17 6 23 73.9%
26 1970 15 6 21 71.4% 16 3 19 84.2% 21 12 33 63.6% 7 6 13 53.8%
27 1971 12 7 19 63.2% 24 10 34 70.6% 13 4 17 76.5% 25 10 35 71.4%
28 1972 22 10 32 68.8% 10 5 15 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 35 15 50 70.0%
29 1973 16 5 21 76.2% 39 8 47 83.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 32 8 40 80.0% 1968 16 6 22 72.7% 31 9 40 77.5% 17 2 19 89.5% 9 2 11 81.8%
30 1974 14 5 19 73.7% 17 6 23 73.9% 6 2 8 75.0% 24 5 29 82.8% 1969 21 4 25 84.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 34 3 37 91.9% 30 3 33 90.9%
31 1975 13 3 16 81.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 15 6 21 71.4% 1970 33 3 36 91.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 21 4 25 84.0% 27 6 33 81.8%
32 1976 6 3 9 66.7% 7 5 12 58.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 15 8 23 65.2% 1971 27 4 31 87.1% 14 6 20 70.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 34 7 41 82.9%
33 1977 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1972 8 6 14 57.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 30 5 35 85.7%
34 1978 3 4 7 42.9% 9 8 17 52.9% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 1973 18 3 21 85.7% 19 6 25 76.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 28 6 34 82.4%
35 1979 11 6 17 64.7% 3 5 8 37.5% 4 1 5 80.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 1974 12 2 14 85.7% 15 0 15 100.0% 15 7 22 68.2%
36 1980 5 4 9 55.6% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 1975 19 2 21 90.5% 21 7 28 75.0% 9 3 12 75.0%
37 1981 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 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 167 78 245 68.2% 199 73 272 73.2% 110 36 146 75.3% 192 91 283 67.8% 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 Okker 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
24 1968 1794 133.7 +101 +28 +106 72.8% +1.68 13–8 (62%) +1.39
25 1969 2030 149.0 +67 +67 -72 73.5% +1.60 14–8 (64%) 2–0 -4.53
26 1970 1947 145.1 -16 +206 +16 66.5% +1.16 8–11 (42%) 7–4 (64%) +2.19
27 1971 2013 159.9 +69 +10 +75 65.3% +1.09 15–11 (58%) 15–22 (41%) -6.81
28 1972 2043 156.9 +57 -30 -5 63.5% +1.01 22–10 (69%) 24–19 (56%) -5.06
29 1973 2171 158.0 +40 -10 -158 70.9% +1.31 23–7 (77%) 20–10 (67%) -4.78 1968 1880 130.3 +4 -6 +3 74.4% +1.65 15–6 (71%) -0.21
30 1974 2074 157.5 +132 +65 -20 68.6% +0.99 20–3 (87%) 22–8 (73%) -4.73 1969 2162 149.8 +114 -174 +143 76.7% +1.93 22–7 (76%) -1.40
31 1975 2076 152.1 +76 -53 +48 70.1% +1.53 9–4 (69%) 5–2 (71%) -1.17 1970 2216 155.8 +205 -202 +12 76.8% +1.87 21–6 (78%) 6–2 (75%) -1.22
32 1976 1963 149.2 +53 -21 +146 61.5% +0.73 7–4 (64%) 5–4 (56%) -1.71 1971 2158 162.7 +163 -164 0 71.8% +1.59 26–7 (79%) 11–14 (44%) -5.72
33 1977 1936 150.8 +16 +174 52.1% +0.08 6–4 (60%) 2–1 (67%) -2.95 1972 2019 162.7 +114 -24 +111 69.6% +1.41 13–11 (54%) 7–10 (41%) -3.85
34 1978 1882 150.6 -30 -29 +247 51.9% +0.15 7–7 (50%) 5–5 (50%) -4.63 1973 2104 156.6 +129 -106 -11 73.5% +1.55 18–7 (72%) 17–10 (63%) -2.12
35 1979 1774 131.3 +9 -16 +387 51.0% +0.03 8–5 (62%) 8–8 (50%) 0.00 1974 2124 154.6 +39 +3 73.2% +1.66 12–3 (80%) 6–3 (67%) -0.96
36 1980 1717 136.0 +27 -8 +440 47.5% -0.25 3–5 (38%) 5–2 (71%) +0.78 1975 2100 163.1 +102 -5 71.6% +1.53 16–7 (70%) 14–11 (56%) -2.95
37 1981 1653 106.8 +39 26.7% -1.20 0–1 0–3 (0%) -0.28 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 2196 154.7 +57 +28 +63 65.9% +1.08 155–88 (64%) 120–88 (58%) 102.9 -3.45 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.