Tony Roche
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Newcombe | 11 | 13 | 24 | Oct 16, 1980 | H2H |
| Tom Okker | 8 | 16 | 24 | Feb 21, 1977 | H2H |
| Rod Laver | 9 | 11 | 20 | Jul 4, 1972 | H2H |
| Cliff Drysdale | 7 | 12 | 19 | Mar 13, 1976 | H2H |
| Dennis Ralston | 8 | 11 | 19 | Apr 9, 1971 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-08-15 02:40 UTC
Tony Roche vs Billy Higgins H2H: 1-0
Tony Roche holds a 1–0 lead over Billy Higgins in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Tony Roche leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Tony Roche won the 1969 Las Vegas round of 32 6-2 6-3.
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H2H Match Log
| Winner | Score | Loser | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Roche | 6-2 6-3 | Billy Higgins | Match data | Oct 9, 1969* | R32 | Las Vegas | ATP 250 | Hard |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Roche | #166 | #12 | 0 | 2,139 | 360 | 191 | 65.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 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 | Tony Roche | Billy Higgins | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 23 | 1968 | 53–35 | 60.2% | — | 1,838 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1969 | 86–30 | 74.1% | — | 1,962 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 1970 | 55–17 | 76.4% | — | 2,065 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 1971 | 17–16 | 51.5% | — | 1,887 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 1972 | 19–15 | 55.9% | — | 1,939 | 0 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 1973 | 3–4 | 42.9% | — | 1,889 | 0 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 1974 | 33–16 | 67.3% | #27 | 1,935 | 0 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 1975 | 31–13 | 70.5% | #12 | 1,974 | 0 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 1976 | 17–11 | 60.7% | #50 | 2,023 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 1977 | 21–16 | 56.8% | #15 | 1,923 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 1978 | 16–12 | 57.1% | #32 | 1,847 | 0 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | 1979 | 6–4 | 60.0% | #166 | 1,799 | 0 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | 1980 | 3–2 | 60.0% | — | 1,809 | 0 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | Tony Roche | Billy Higgins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 % | |||
| 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% | 1969 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 1973 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 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% | 1971 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 1975 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 17 | 4 | 21 | 81.0% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 1972 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 31 | 1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 11 | 2 | 13 | 84.6% | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | 1973 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 32 | 1977 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | 1974 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 1978 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 11 | 4 | 15 | 73.3% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | 1979 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | 1980 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 75 | 48 | 123 | 61.0% | 64 | 25 | 89 | 71.9% | 133 | 39 | 172 | 77.3% | 88 | 79 | 167 | 52.7% | — | 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 | Tony Roche | Billy Higgins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 23 | 1968 | 1839 | 119.8 | — | — | — | — | -14 | -223 | -91 | 62.4% | +0.53 | 7–9 (44%) | — | -1.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1969 | 1963 | 145.6 | — | — | — | — | -69 | +97 | +184 | 70.1% | +1.32 | 19–5 (79%) | — | -3.28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 1970 | 2065 | 155.5 | — | — | — | — | -45 | -26 | +170 | 70.2% | +1.38 | 14–6 (70%) | 6–3 (67%) | -2.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 1971 | 1888 | 145.1 | — | — | — | — | +24 | +124 | +178 | 51.2% | +0.50 | 7–3 (70%) | 5–6 (45%) | -1.91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 1972 | 1940 | 149.5 | — | — | — | — | -55 | +100 | — | 55.1% | +0.33 | 7–5 (58%) | 3–3 (50%) | -4.29 | 1969 | 1476 | 100.0 | — | — | — | — | +69 | -8 | +33 | 25.0% | -1.75 | 1–2 (33%) | — | -0.79 |
| 28 | 1973 | 1890 | 120.9 | — | — | — | — | -21 | — | — | 52.6% | +0.16 | 1–4 (20%) | 1–1 | -0.56 | 1970 | 1425 | 93.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.0% | -2.80 | 0–1 | 0–1 | +0.39 |
| 29 | 1974 | 1936 | 144.5 | — | — | — | — | -62 | +39 | +134 | 63.0% | +1.08 | 10–5 (67%) | 10–10 (50%) | -0.82 | 1971 | 1435 | 98.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | -0.40 | 0–1 | 1–0 | +0.54 |
| 30 | 1975 | 1975 | 155.5 | — | — | — | — | -120 | -20 | +177 | 67.9% | +1.21 | 5–5 (50%) | 5–7 (42%) | -2.82 | 1972 | 1478 | 117.6 | — | — | — | — | +89 | +32 | — | 39.5% | -1.03 | 4–4 (50%) | 4–2 (67%) | +0.24 |
| 31 | 1976 | 2023 | 153.8 | — | — | — | — | -147 | — | +158 | 63.3% | +0.82 | 3–6 (33%) | 10–6 (63%) | -1.62 | 1973 | 1471 | 111.8 | — | — | — | — | +70 | +41 | — | 25.0% | -1.81 | 0–2 | — | -0.47 |
| 32 | 1977 | 1923 | 156.9 | — | — | — | — | +1 | — | +130 | 57.3% | +0.38 | 5–4 (56%) | 6–6 (50%) | -3.98 | 1974 | 1493 | 104.7 | — | — | — | — | — | +23 | — | 36.4% | -1.55 | 1–0 | 1–0 | -0.03 |
| 33 | 1978 | 1847 | 140.2 | — | — | — | — | -18 | +16 | +150 | 55.7% | +0.51 | 5–2 (71%) | 1–4 (20%) | -0.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | 1979 | 1799 | 119.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +161 | 67.9% | +0.64 | 0–4 (0%) | 3–1 (75%) | +0.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | 1980 | 1810 | 125.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +164 | 63.6% | +0.09 | 0–1 | 1–0 | -0.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 2139 | 152.2 | — | — | — | — | -45 | +27 | +142 | 64.1% | +0.93 | 83–59 (58%) | 51–47 (52%) | -4.30 | — | 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 | — |