H2H data updated: 2026-09-04 00:00 UTC

Tony Roche vs Rod Laver H2H: 9-11

Rod Laver holds an 11–9 lead over Tony Roche in their ATP head-to-head. Across 20 main-draw meetings, Rod Laver leads 7–3 on carpet, while they are tied 3–3 on grass. Most recently, Tony Roche won the 1972 St. Louis Wct round of 32 6-4 4-6 7-5.

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Tony Roche
AUS Age 81 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
9 – 11
20 main draw meetings
Rod Laver
AUS Age 88 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Tony Roche 6-4 4-6 7-5 Rod Laver Match data Jul 4, 1972* R32 St. Louis Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-3 6-3 Tony Roche Match data Mar 19, 1972* R32 Chicago Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-1 0-6 6-2 Tony Roche Match data Feb 12, 1972* R16 Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-3 7-5 Tony Roche Match data Mar 27, 1971* SF London ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 6-5 4-6 3-6 6-5 6-1 Tony Roche Match data Mar 19, 1971 RR Champions Classic ATP 250 Carpet
Tony Roche 3-6 6-4 1-6 6-2 6-2 Rod Laver Match data Aug 15, 1970* F U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 6-2 6-4 6-2 Tony Roche Match data Jul 16, 1970 RR Champions Classic ATP 250 Carpet
Tony Roche 6-3 6-1 Rod Laver Match data Jul 12, 1970* F Dublin ATP 250 Grass
Rod Laver 6-3 8-6 6-2 Tony Roche Match data Feb 8, 1970* F Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-4 6-1 6-3 Tony Roche Match data Nov 23, 1969* F Wembley ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 7-9 6-1 6-2 6-2 Tony Roche Match data Sep 10, 1969* F US Open Grand Slam Grass
Tony Roche 6-3 3-6 6-2 Rod Laver Match data May 28, 1969* BR Amsterdam ATP 250 Clay
Tony Roche 4-6 6-4 11-9 Rod Laver Match data Mar 1, 1969* F Oakland ATP 250 Carpet
Tony Roche 6-3 9-7 6-4 Rod Laver Match data Feb 19, 1969* F Miami Open ATP 250 Clay
Rod Laver 7-5 6-4 6-4 Tony Roche Match data Feb 11, 1969* F Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Tony Roche 6-1 6-4 4-6 6-3 Rod Laver Match data Feb 4, 1969* F ASB Classic ATP 250 Grass
Rod Laver 7-5 22-20 9-11 1-6 6-3 Tony Roche Match data Feb 2, 1969* SF Australian Open Grand Slam Grass
Tony Roche 6-4 4-6 9-7 12-10 Rod Laver Match data Jan 19, 1969* F Sydney International ATP 250 Grass
Tony Roche 6-4 6-3 Rod Laver Match data Dec 3, 1968* SF New York 3 ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-3 6-4 6-2 Tony Roche Match data Jul 8, 1968* F Wimbledon Grand Slam 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
Tony Roche #166 #12 0 2,138 360 191 65.3% 0 0 0 0 20 20
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 Tony Roche Rod Laver
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
23 1968 53–35 60.2% — 1,837 0 4 — — — — — — —
24 1969 86–30 74.1% — 1,962 0 11 — — — — — — —
25 1970 55–17 76.4% — 2,064 0 15 — — — — — — —
26 1971 17–16 51.5% — 1,887 0 15 — — — — — — —
27 1972 19–15 55.9% — 1,939 0 16 — — — — — — —
28 1973 3–4 42.9% — 1,888 0 16 — — — — — — —
29 1974 33–16 67.3% #27 1,938 0 17 1968 73–19 79.3% — 1,879 1 10
30 1975 31–13 70.5% #12 1,975 0 17 1969 97–14 87.4% — 2,162 5 26
31 1976 17–11 60.7% #50 2,025 0 19 1970 89–15 85.6% — 2,216 5 39
32 1977 21–16 56.8% #15 1,924 0 19 1971 85–20 81.0% — 2,158 5 46
33 1978 16–12 57.1% #32 1,848 0 20 1972 50–16 75.8% — 2,018 5 51
34 1979 6–4 60.0% #166 1,800 0 20 1973 67–16 80.7% #8 2,103 5 58
35 1980 3–2 60.0% — 1,812 0 20 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 Tony Roche 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 %
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1973 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 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% 1968 16 6 22 72.7% 31 9 40 77.5% 17 2 19 89.5% 9 2 11 81.8%
30 1975 4 4 8 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 17 4 21 81.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1969 21 4 25 84.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 34 3 37 91.9% 30 3 33 90.9%
31 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 6 7 13 46.2% 1970 33 3 36 91.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 21 4 25 84.0% 27 6 33 81.8%
32 1977 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — 7 4 11 63.6% 8 7 15 53.3% 1971 27 4 31 87.1% 14 6 20 70.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 34 7 41 82.9%
33 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 4 15 73.3% 3 6 9 33.3% 1972 8 6 14 57.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 30 5 35 85.7%
34 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 1973 18 3 21 85.7% 19 6 25 76.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 28 6 34 82.4%
35 1980 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 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 — 75 48 123 61.0% 64 25 89 71.9% 133 39 172 77.3% 88 79 167 52.7% — 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 Tony Roche 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
23 1968 1838 119.8 — — — — -6 -224 -91 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1970 2064 155.4 — — — — -42 -27 +170 70.2% +1.38 14–6 (70%) 6–3 (67%) 105.6 -2.52 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1971 1887 145.0 — — — — +25 +124 +180 51.2% +0.50 7–3 (70%) 5–6 (45%) 101.5 -2.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1972 1940 149.5 — — — — -55 +101 — 55.1% +0.33 7–5 (58%) 3–3 (50%) 102.5 -4.39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1973 1889 120.6 — — — — -19 — — 52.6% +0.16 1–4 (20%) 1–1 — -0.53 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1974 1938 144.4 — — — — -62 +37 +133 63.0% +1.08 10–5 (67%) 10–10 (50%) 101.3 -0.53 1968 1880 130.3 — — — — +4 -6 +3 74.4% +1.65 15–6 (71%) — — -0.21
30 1975 1976 155.7 — — — — -118 -17 +179 67.9% +1.21 5–5 (50%) 5–7 (42%) 94.4 -2.87 1969 2162 149.8 — — — — +114 -174 +143 76.7% +1.93 22–7 (76%) — — -1.40
31 1976 2026 153.8 — — — — -147 — +160 63.3% +0.82 3–6 (33%) 10–6 (63%) 98.3 -1.68 1970 2216 155.8 — — — — +205 -202 +12 76.8% +1.87 21–6 (78%) 6–2 (75%) 105.7 -1.22
32 1977 1924 156.9 — — — — 0 — +133 57.3% +0.38 5–4 (56%) 6–6 (50%) 99.9 -3.97 1971 2158 162.7 — — — — +163 -164 0 71.8% +1.59 26–7 (79%) 11–14 (44%) 99.7 -5.72
33 1978 1848 140.5 — — — — -18 +18 +151 55.7% +0.51 5–2 (71%) 1–4 (20%) 98.8 -0.51 1972 2019 162.7 — — — — +114 -24 +111 69.6% +1.41 13–11 (54%) 7–10 (41%) 89.2 -3.85
34 1979 1801 119.1 — — — — — — +161 67.9% +0.64 0–4 (0%) 3–1 (75%) 93.9 +0.98 1973 2104 156.6 — — — — +129 -106 -11 73.5% +1.55 18–7 (72%) 17–10 (63%) 102.6 -2.12
35 1980 1812 125.2 — — — — — — +164 63.6% +0.09 0–1 1–0 — -0.44 1974 2124 154.6 — — — — +39 +3 — 73.2% +1.66 12–3 (80%) 6–3 (67%) 105.2 -0.96
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 2100 163.1 — — — — +102 -5 — 71.6% +1.53 16–7 (70%) 14–11 (56%) 100.3 -2.95
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 2006 156.1 — — — — +89 +19 — 46.0% -0.38 2–3 (40%) 6–2 (75%) 102.1 -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 — 2139 152.2 — — — — -42 +26 +143 64.1% +0.93 83–59 (58%) 51–47 (52%) 101.3 -4.32 — 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.