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: 2026-10-18 00:00 UTC
Tony Roche holds a 2–0 lead over Owen Davidson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Tony Roche leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Tony Roche won the 1974 Wimbledon round of 128 6-2 6-4 7-5.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Roche | 6-2 6-4 7-5 | Owen Davidson | Match data | Jun 26, 1974* | R128 | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | Grass |
| Tony Roche | 6-2 6-0 | Owen Davidson | Match data | May 18, 1971* | R32 | Tehran Wct | 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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Roche | #166 | #12 | 0 | 2,136 | 360 | 191 | 65.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| Owen Davidson | #662 | #73 | 0 | 1,804 | 89 | 111 | 44.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | Owen Davidson | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 23 | 1968 | 53–35 | 60.2% | — | 1,837 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1969 | 86–30 | 74.1% | — | 1,962 | 0 | 11 | 1968 | 8–6 | 57.1% | — | 1,530 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 1970 | 55–17 | 76.4% | — | 2,062 | 0 | 15 | 1969 | 14–12 | 53.8% | — | 1,660 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 1971 | 17–16 | 51.5% | — | 1,885 | 0 | 15 | 1970 | 23–24 | 48.9% | — | 1,666 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 1972 | 19–15 | 55.9% | — | 1,938 | 0 | 16 | 1971 | 21–29 | 42.0% | — | 1,683 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 1973 | 3–4 | 42.9% | — | 1,888 | 0 | 16 | 1972 | 2–12 | 14.3% | — | 1,620 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 1974 | 33–16 | 67.3% | #27 | 1,938 | 0 | 17 | 1973 | 15–12 | 55.6% | #147 | 1,665 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 1975 | 31–13 | 70.5% | #12 | 1,975 | 0 | 17 | 1974 | 5–13 | 27.8% | #111 | 1,614 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 1976 | 17–11 | 60.7% | #50 | 2,025 | 0 | 19 | 1975 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #252 | 1,617 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | 1977 | 21–16 | 56.8% | #15 | 1,924 | 0 | 19 | 1976 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #360 | 1,615 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | 1978 | 16–12 | 57.1% | #32 | 1,848 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | 1979 | 6–4 | 60.0% | #166 | 1,800 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | 1980 | 3–2 | 60.0% | — | 1,812 | 0 | 20 | 1979 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #662 | 1,606 | 0 | 0 |
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 | Owen Davidson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | |||
| 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% | 1968 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% |
| 25 | 1970 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 73.7% | 10 | 3 | 13 | 76.9% | 25 | 4 | 29 | 86.2% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 1969 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 26 | 1971 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | 1970 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 17 | 10 | 27 | 63.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 27 | 1972 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0% | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | 1971 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 33.3% | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20.0% | 10 | 6 | 16 | 62.5% | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% |
| 28 | 1973 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0% |
| 29 | 1974 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 10 | 4 | 14 | 71.4% | 13 | 7 | 20 | 65.0% | 1973 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 12 | 4 | 16 | 75.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 30 | 1975 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 17 | 4 | 21 | 81.0% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 1974 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 31 | 1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 11 | 2 | 13 | 84.6% | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | 1975 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 1977 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 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% | — | — | — | — | 1979 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 75 | 48 | 123 | 61.0% | 64 | 25 | 89 | 71.9% | 133 | 39 | 172 | 77.3% | 88 | 79 | 167 | 52.7% | — | 15 | 27 | 42 | 35.7% | 15 | 27 | 42 | 35.7% | 48 | 30 | 78 | 61.5% | 11 | 27 | 38 | 28.9% |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 | Owen Davidson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |
| 23 | 1968 | 1838 | 119.8 | — | — | — | — | -6 | -224 | -92 | 62.4% | +0.53 | 7–9 (44%) | — | — | -1.46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1969 | 1963 | 145.5 | — | — | — | — | -69 | +94 | +182 | 70.1% | +1.32 | 19–5 (79%) | — | — | -3.25 | 1968 | 1531 | 109.6 | — | — | — | — | +19 | +18 | -41 | 50.0% | +0.19 | 2–2 (50%) | — | — | -0.14 |
| 25 | 1970 | 2063 | 155.4 | — | — | — | — | -44 | -23 | +168 | 70.2% | +1.38 | 14–6 (70%) | 6–3 (67%) | 105.6 | -2.58 | 1969 | 1661 | 127.4 | — | — | — | — | -83 | -9 | -71 | 55.7% | +0.71 | 3–3 (50%) | — | — | -1.31 |
| 26 | 1971 | 1886 | 145.1 | — | — | — | — | +26 | +128 | +180 | 51.2% | +0.50 | 7–3 (70%) | 5–6 (45%) | 101.5 | -2.06 | 1970 | 1667 | 136.2 | — | — | — | — | -120 | -51 | +71 | 52.4% | +0.23 | 4–8 (33%) | 2–5 (29%) | 96.5 | -1.11 |
| 27 | 1972 | 1939 | 149.4 | — | — | — | — | -54 | +106 | — | 55.1% | +0.33 | 7–5 (58%) | 3–3 (50%) | 102.5 | -4.37 | 1971 | 1684 | 139.8 | — | — | — | — | -36 | -125 | +113 | 40.5% | -0.57 | 3–5 (38%) | 3–7 (30%) | 98.1 | -5.31 |
| 28 | 1973 | 1888 | 120.6 | — | — | — | — | -19 | — | — | 52.6% | +0.16 | 1–4 (20%) | 1–1 | — | -0.54 | 1972 | 1620 | 122.8 | — | — | — | — | -38 | — | +126 | 18.2% | -2.00 | 1–2 (33%) | 2–2 (50%) | 100.7 | -1.30 |
| 29 | 1974 | 1938 | 144.4 | — | — | — | — | -62 | +39 | +133 | 63.0% | +1.08 | 10–5 (67%) | 10–10 (50%) | 101.3 | -0.53 | 1973 | 1665 | 126.1 | — | — | — | — | -71 | -141 | +127 | 55.9% | +0.32 | 3–5 (38%) | 2–1 (67%) | 99.0 | +0.44 |
| 30 | 1975 | 1976 | 155.6 | — | — | — | — | -118 | -16 | +179 | 67.9% | +1.21 | 5–5 (50%) | 5–7 (42%) | 94.4 | -2.87 | 1974 | 1615 | 121.5 | — | — | — | — | -69 | -108 | +129 | 29.3% | -1.17 | 0–3 (0%) | 1–5 (17%) | 93.2 | -1.36 |
| 31 | 1976 | 2026 | 153.8 | — | — | — | — | -147 | — | +160 | 63.3% | +0.82 | 3–6 (33%) | 10–6 (63%) | 98.3 | -1.68 | 1975 | 1617 | 100.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | -0.50 | — | 1–0 | — | +0.34 |
| 32 | 1977 | 1924 | 156.9 | — | — | — | — | +1 | — | +133 | 57.3% | +0.38 | 5–4 (56%) | 6–6 (50%) | 99.9 | -3.97 | 1976 | 1616 | 108.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | -2.00 | 0–1 | — | — | -0.29 |
| 33 | 1978 | 1848 | 140.5 | — | — | — | — | -18 | +18 | +150 | 55.7% | +0.51 | 5–2 (71%) | 1–4 (20%) | 98.8 | -0.51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | 1979 | 1801 | 119.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +161 | 67.9% | +0.64 | 0–4 (0%) | 3–1 (75%) | 93.9 | +0.98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | 1980 | 1812 | 125.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +164 | 63.6% | +0.09 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | -0.44 | 1979 | 1607 | 99.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -5.00 | — | — | — | -0.12 |
| Career | — | 2137 | 152.2 | — | — | — | — | -42 | +28 | +142 | 64.1% | +0.93 | 83–59 (58%) | 51–47 (52%) | 101.3 | -4.33 | — | 1805 | 135.9 | — | — | — | — | -56 | -64 | +73 | 45.8% | -0.19 | 16–29 (36%) | 11–20 (35%) | 93.7 | -5.24 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| 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 |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Drysdale | 2 | 8 | 10 | Feb 11, 1972 | H2H |
| John Newcombe | 1 | 7 | 8 | Apr 10, 1974 | H2H |
| Roger Taylor | 1 | 7 | 8 | Jun 22, 1973 | H2H |
| Tom Okker | 0 | 6 | 6 | Oct 3, 1973 | H2H |
| Robert Maud | 5 | 1 | 6 | Oct 20, 1971 | H2H |