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Arthur Ashe v Rod Laver: stats compared | Lineball
Laver wins on titles. ATP Tour career: Ashe 1,065 matches, Laver 695 matches.
Laver has 70 titles (one every 9.1 matches) to Ashe’s 48 titles (one every 20 matches).
Laver has 5 grand slam titles (one every 50 matches) to Ashe’s 3 grand slam titles (one every 100 matches).
Laver averages 15.1 games won a match to Ashe’s 14.3 (5% more).
Longevity: Ashe has 1,065 matches across 12 seasons, Laver 695 in 12 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, masters/1000 matches, tour finals 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.
0.148 total · best 1Titlesper game0.170 total · best 1
0.03 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.05 total · best 1
14.315,265 total · best 44Games wonper game15.110,489 total · best 76
69.2Sets won %72.5
56.1Games won %58.1
0.189 total · best 1Finalsper game0.296 total · best 1
Head to head
319 matches since 196816
Carpet · 10 matchesAshe 2Laver 8
Clay · 3 matchesAshe 0Laver 3
Hard · 3 matchesAshe 1Laver 2
Grass · 3 matchesAshe 0Laver 3
Grand Slams · 3 matchesAshe 0Laver 3
Finals · 3 matchesAshe 0Laver 3
Last meetings
23 Feb 1976 · Rotterdam WCT · Semifinal · CarpetAshe won 5-7 7-5 6-2
6 Mar 1975 · WCT Aetna World Cup · Round robin · CarpetLaver won 6-2 7-6
13 Jan 1975 · San Juan WCT · Final · ClayLaver won 6-3 7-5
25 Mar 1974 · Palm Desert WCT · Semifinal · HardLaver won 6-7(6) 7-6(6) 6-2
18 Mar 1974 · Tuscon · Quarterfinal · Hard
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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1.81,903 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.91,330 total · best 3
0.8848 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better0.7504 total · best 3
11.211,958 total · best 42Games lostper game · lower is better10.97,568 total · best 47
0.2253 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.2122 total · best 2
0.1134 total · best 1Grand Slam matchesper game0.170 total · best 1
0.112 total · best 1Masters/1000 matchesper game0.19 total · best 1
0.08 total · best 1Tour Finals matchesper game–
0.116 total · best 1Davis/BJK Cup matchesper game–
0.01 total · best 1Retired hurtper game · lower is better0.01 total · best 1
Ashe won 7-6 1-6 6-4
7 Mar 1974 · WCT Aetna World Cup · Round robin · CarpetAshe won 6-3 6-3
21 Jan 1974 · Philadelphia WCT · Final · CarpetLaver won 6-1 6-4 3-6 6-4
12 Mar 1973 · Hilton Head WCT · Quarterfinal · ClayLaver won 6-3 6-1
9 Mar 1972 · WCT Aetna World Cup · Round robin · CarpetLaver won 6-2 3-6 6-4
2 Feb 1972 · Richmond WCT · Semifinal · CarpetLaver won 6-2 7-6