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Roger Taylor v Ken Rosewall: stats compared | Lineball
Rosewall wins on titles. Taylor’s case rests on games won, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Taylor 654 matches, Rosewall 730 matches.
Rosewall has 40 titles (one every 16.7 matches) to Taylor’s 9 titles (one every 50 matches).
Rosewall averages 10.6 games lost a match to Taylor’s 15.4.
Rosewall averages 0.8 sets lost a match to Taylor’s 1.1.
Winners’ edge: Rosewall’s team won 74%, Taylor’s team won 56% of the matches they played.
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.
0.09 total · best 1Titlesper game0.140 total · best 1
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.04 total · best 1
15.910,366 total · best 91Games wonper game14.210,336 total · best 35
55.3Sets won %69.4
50.8Games won %57.3
0.017 total · best 1Finalsper game0.169 total · best 1
Head to head
115 matches since 196814
Carpet · 6 matchesTaylor 1Rosewall 5
Grass · 4 matchesTaylor 0Rosewall 4
Clay · 3 matchesTaylor 0Rosewall 3
Hard · 2 matchesTaylor 0Rosewall 2
Grand Slams · 2 matchesTaylor 0Rosewall 2
Finals · 2 matchesTaylor 0Rosewall 2
Last meetings
9 May 1973 · Dallas WCT · Quarterfinal · CarpetRosewall won 4-6 6-2 6-7(5) 6-1 6-4
9 Apr 1973 · Cleveland WCT · Final · CarpetRosewall won 6-3 6-4
19 Feb 1973 · Cologne WCT · Round of 16 · CarpetRosewall won 6-1 7-5
7 Aug 1972 · Cleveland WCT · Quarterfinal · CarpetTaylor won 7-6 2-6 7-6
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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1.4916 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.81,302 total · best 3
1.1742 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better0.8575 total · best 3
15.410,047 total · best 96Games lostper game · lower is better10.67,714 total · best 37
0.2147 total · best 2Tiebreaksper game0.2132 total · best 2
0.164 total · best 1Grand Slam matchesper game0.2111 total · best 1
0.05 total · best 1Masters/1000 matchesper game0.111 total · best 1
0.01 total · best 1Retired hurtper game · lower is better–
3 Apr 1972 · Houston WCT · Semifinal · Clay
Rosewall won 4-6 6-3 6-4
21 Mar 1972 · Hilton Head WCT · Semifinal · ClayRosewall won 6-1 6-2
28 Feb 1972 · Miami WCT · Quarterfinal · ClayRosewall won 6-3 6-7 6-2
8 Feb 1972 · Philadelphia WCT · Round of 16 · CarpetRosewall won 6-3 6-2
5 July 1971 · Newport · Final · GrassRosewall won 6-1 9-8
21 Apr 1971 · Denver · Round robin · CarpetRosewall won 6-5