Gonzalez v Laver
ATP Tour career
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Rod Laver takes it, 8–1 on categories
Laver wins on titles. Gonzalez’s case rests on games won, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Gonzalez 165 matches, Laver 695 matches.
- Laver has 70 titles (one every 9.1 matches) to Gonzalez’s 5 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
- Laver averages 0.7 sets lost a match to Gonzalez’s 1.1.
- Laver averages 10.9 games lost a match to Gonzalez’s 14.5.
- Winners’ edge: Laver’s team won 80%, Gonzalez’s team won 61% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Laver has 695 matches across 12 seasons, Gonzalez 165 in 3 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, masters/1000 matches, retired hurt): 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.
- 0.05 total · best 1Titlesper game0.170 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.05 total · best 1
- 16.02,643 total · best 56Games wonper game15.110,489 total · best 76
- 59.5Sets won %72.5
- 52.5Games won %58.1
- 0.111 total · best 1Finalsper game0.296 total · best 1
Head to head
415 matches
since 196811
since 196811
- Clay · 6 matchesGonzalez 1Laver 5
- Carpet · 4 matchesGonzalez 2Laver 2
- Hard · 4 matchesGonzalez 1Laver 3
- Grass · 1 matchGonzalez 0Laver 1
- Grand Slams · 1 matchGonzalez 0Laver 1
- Finals · 5 matchesGonzalez 2Laver 3
Last meetings
- 29 Sept 1970 · Vancouver · Quarterfinal · CarpetLaver won 6-3 7-5
- 16 July 1970 · Champions Classic · Semifinal · CarpetLaver won 6-3 6-3 6-1
- 16 July 1970 · Champions Classic · Round robin · CarpetGonzalez won 6-5 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-2
- 13 May 1970 · Las Vegas · Final · HardGonzalez won 6-1 7-5 5-7 6-3
- 21 Aug 1969 · Baltimore · Final · Grass
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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