Ralston v Laver
ATP Tour career
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Rod Laver takes it, 8–1 on categories
Laver wins on titles. Ralston’s case rests on games won, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Ralston 268 matches, Laver 695 matches.
- Laver has 70 titles (one every 9.1 matches) to Ralston’s 6 titles (one every 25 matches).
- Ralston averages 20.2 games won a match to Laver’s 15.1 (34% more).
- Laver averages 0.7 sets lost a match to Ralston’s 1.1.
- Winners’ edge: Laver’s team won 80%, Ralston’s team won 55% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Laver has 695 matches across 12 seasons, Ralston 268 in 12 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, masters/1000 matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- 0.06 total · best 1Titlesper game0.170 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.05 total · best 1
- 20.25,401 total · best 78Games wonper game15.110,489 total · best 76
- 54.4Sets won %72.5
- 51.1Games won %58.1
- 0.113 total · best 1Finalsper game0.296 total · best 1
Head to head
213 matches
since 196811
since 196811
- Carpet · 6 matchesRalston 1Laver 5
- Grass · 4 matchesRalston 1Laver 3
- Hard · 2 matchesRalston 0Laver 2
- Clay · 1 matchRalston 0Laver 1
- Grand Slams · 3 matchesRalston 1Laver 2
- Finals · 1 matchRalston 1Laver 0
Last meetings
- 25 Mar 1974 · Palm Desert WCT · Quarterfinal · HardLaver won 7-5 6-3
- 2 Sept 1970 · US Open · Round of 16 · GrassRalston won 7-6 7-5 5-7 4-6 6-3
- 2 Aug 1970 · Louisville · Quarterfinal · HardLaver won 6-3 6-4
- 25 Feb 1970 · Los Angeles · Final · CarpetRalston won 7-5 4-6 6-1
- 2 Feb 1970 · Philadelphia WCT · Semifinal · Carpet
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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