Australia
Rod Laver
Key facts
- Height
- 173 cm
- Born
- 9 August 1938
- Plays
- Left-handed
- Tour
- ATP
- Born in
- Rockhampton
Official profile
Every game we hold
Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.
| Season | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Atp tourAustralia | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 1978 Atp tourAustralia | 7 | 4 | – | – | – | 8 | 8 | 74 | 74 | 2 | – | – | – |
| 1977 Atp tourAustralia | 14 | 5 | – | – | – | 14 | 19 | 151 | 166 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| 1976 Atp tourAustralia | 19 | 9 | – | – | – | 23 | 25 | 223 | 238 | 8 | – | – | – |
| 1975 Atp tourAustralia | 62 | 50 | 5 | – | 5 | 109 | 43 | 836 | 605 | 24 | 4 | – | – |
| 1974 Atp tourAustralia | 54 | 45 | 6 | – | 6 | 97 | 33 | 716 | 483 | 10 | – | – | – |
| 1973 Atp tourAustralia | 79 | 64 | 6 | – | 9 | 143 | 53 | 1,093 | 791 | 26 | 3 | – | – |
| 1972 Atp tourAustralia | 66 | 50 | 5 | – | 7 | 121 | 52 | 930 | 683 | 17 | 4 | – | – |
| 1971 Atp tourAustralia | 88 | 70 | 6 | – | 11 | 166 | 70 | 1,308 | 938 | 26 | 7 | – | – |
| 1970 Atp tourAustralia | 103 | 88 | 13 | – | 20 | 216 | 64 | 1,619 | 1,086 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
| 1969 Atp tourAustralia | 110 | 96 | 16 | 4 | 21 | 245 | 70 | 2,059 | 1,424 | 0 | 26 | – | – |
| 1968 Atp tourAustralia | 92 | 73 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 187 | 65 | 1,469 | 1,062 | 0 | 17 | – | – |
| Career12 seasons | 695 | 554 | 70 | 5 | 96 | 1,330 | 504 | 10,489 | 7,568 | 122 | 70 | 9 | 1 |
Game log, 1979 Atp tour
| Game | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas: Round of 32 v John AlexanderL 1-2 23 Apr | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 1 | – | – | – |
Splits, Atp tour
| Split | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WinsResult | 554 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 15.9 | 9.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | – |
| LossesResult | 141 | 0.0 | – | – | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 12.0 | 16.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Regular seasonStage · won 300 of 361 | 361 | 0.8 | – | – | – | 1.9 | 0.6 | 14.2 | 9.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| FinalsStage · won 254 of 334 | 334 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 16.0 | 12.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | – |
| Ken RosewallOpponent · won 23 of 30 | 30 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 15.8 | 12.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | – |
| Roy EmersonOpponent · won 24 of 30 | 30 | 0.8 | 0.2 | – | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 15.0 | 11.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Fred StolleOpponent · won 20 of 24 | 24 | 0.8 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 15.3 | 11.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – |
| Andres GimenoOpponent · won 15 of 21 | 21 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 16.6 | 14.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Tom OkkerOpponent · won 18 of 21 | 21 | 0.9 | 0.0 | – | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 15.0 | 10.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Arthur AsheOpponent · won 16 of 19 | 19 | 0.8 | 0.2 | – | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 16.5 | 11.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – |
| Tony RocheOpponent · won 10 of 19 | 19 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 17.4 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Cliff DrysdaleOpponent · won 13 of 17 | 17 | 0.8 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 14.4 | 10.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| John NewcombeOpponent · won 13 of 17 | 17 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 16.0 | 11.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Marty RiessenOpponent · won 10 of 17 | 17 | 0.6 | 0.2 | – | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 15.0 | 13.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Richard GonzalezOpponent · won 11 of 15 | 15 | 0.7 | 0.2 | – | 0.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 16.7 | 13.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Stan SmithOpponent · won 8 of 15 | 15 | 0.5 | 0.1 | – | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 14.9 | 14.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – |
| Dennis RalstonOpponent · won 11 of 13 | 13 | 0.8 | – | – | 0.1 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 20.2 | 15.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Raymond MooreOpponent · won 12 of 13 | 13 | 0.9 | – | – | – | 2.1 | 0.5 | 15.5 | 10.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Robert LutzOpponent · won 9 of 13 | 13 | 0.7 | – | – | – | 1.5 | 1.0 | 13.7 | 11.7 | 0.5 | – | – | – |
| Cliff RicheyOpponent · won 7 of 12 | 12 | 0.6 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 13.9 | 12.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Roger TaylorOpponent · won 9 of 12 | 12 | 0.8 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 15.8 | 13.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – |
| Charlie PasarellOpponent · won 10 of 11 | 11 | 0.9 | 0.2 | – | 0.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 17.4 | 12.6 | 0.5 | – | – | – |
| Ismail El ShafeiOpponent · won 6 of 10 | 10 | 0.6 | – | – | – | 1.3 | 1.1 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 0.3 | – | – | – |
| John AlexanderOpponent · won 7 of 10 | 10 | 0.7 | – | – | – | 1.8 | 0.9 | 13.7 | 11.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Nikola PilicOpponent · won 7 of 9 | 9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | – | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 13.8 | 9.4 | 0.3 | – | – | – |
| Robert MaudOpponent · won 8 of 9 | 9 | 0.9 | – | – | – | 1.9 | 0.3 | 13.0 | 7.9 | 0.2 | – | – | – |
| Frew McmillanOpponent · won 8 of 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 16.5 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Bjorn BorgOpponent · won 2 of 7 | 7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 12.7 | 15.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Brian FairlieOpponent · won 7 of 7 | 7 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.1 | 0.3 | 13.9 | 7.7 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| Colin DibleyOpponent · won 5 of 7 | 7 | 0.7 | – | – | – | 1.7 | 0.6 | 12.4 | 8.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Harold SolomonOpponent · won 6 of 7 | 7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 14.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Ilie NastaseOpponent · won 2 of 7 | 7 | 0.3 | – | – | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 13.3 | 14.7 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| Jan KodesOpponent · won 5 of 7 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 13.7 | 9.4 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | – |
| Ray RuffelsOpponent · won 7 of 7 | 7 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.1 | 12.6 | 5.7 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| Dick CrealyOpponent · won 5 of 6 | 6 | 0.8 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.7 | 14.5 | 9.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Dick StocktonOpponent · won 5 of 6 | 6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | – | 0.2 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 18.5 | 16.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Graham StilwellOpponent · won 5 of 6 | 6 | 0.8 | – | – | – | 1.8 | 0.3 | 12.3 | 7.2 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| Mark CoxOpponent · won 4 of 6 | 6 | 0.7 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 1.2 | 17.0 | 13.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Bill BowreyOpponent · won 4 of 5 | 5 | 0.8 | – | – | – | 1.8 | 0.4 | 12.6 | 8.2 | 0.0 | – | 0.2 | – |
| Brian GottfriedOpponent · won 4 of 5 | 5 | 0.8 | – | – | – | 1.8 | 0.6 | 13.0 | 11.4 | 0.4 | – | – | – |
| Earl Butch BuchholzOpponent · won 5 of 5 | 5 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 1.8 | 0.0 | 14.2 | 8.8 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| Eddie DibbsOpponent · won 2 of 5 | 5 | 0.4 | – | – | – | 1.2 | 1.4 | 10.6 | 14.0 | 0.6 | – | – | – |
| Jaime FillolOpponent · won 4 of 5 | 5 | 0.8 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 1.0 | 17.2 | 13.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Jeff BorowiakOpponent · won 4 of 5 | 5 | 0.8 | – | – | – | 1.8 | 0.6 | 12.8 | 9.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| Roscoe TannerOpponent · won 3 of 5 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | – | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 0.2 | – | – | – |
| Roy BarthOpponent · won 5 of 5 | 5 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.4 | 14.4 | 7.2 | 0.4 | – | – | – |
| Alex MetreveliOpponent · won 4 of 4 | 4 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.3 | 0.5 | 16.5 | 10.8 | 0.8 | – | – | – |
| Allan StoneOpponent · won 4 of 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | – | 0.3 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 15.5 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Antonio ZugarelliOpponent · won 3 of 4 | 4 | 0.8 | – | – | – | 1.8 | 1.0 | 14.5 | 11.3 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| Erik Van DillenOpponent · won 4 of 4 | 4 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.3 | 13.8 | 7.8 | 0.3 | – | – | – |
| Onny ParunOpponent · won 4 of 4 | 4 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 5.8 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| Pancho SeguraOpponent · won 4 of 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | – | 0.3 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 13.8 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Phil DentOpponent · won 3 of 4 | 4 | 0.8 | – | – | – | 1.8 | 0.5 | 13.8 | 8.0 | 0.5 | – | – | – |
| Pierre BarthesOpponent · won 4 of 4 | 4 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.3 | 0.3 | 15.0 | 7.8 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| Raul RamirezOpponent · won 2 of 4 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | – | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 10.3 | 0.5 | – | – | – |
| Ron HolmbergOpponent · won 4 of 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | – | 0.3 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 28.0 | 15.3 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| Vitas GerulaitisOpponent · won 3 of 4 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | – | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 12.8 | 10.3 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| Alejandro OlmedoOpponent · won 3 of 3 | 3 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 24.7 | 17.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| Geoff MastersOpponent · won 2 of 3 | 3 | 0.7 | – | – | – | 1.3 | 0.7 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 0.3 | – | – | – |
| Gerald BattrickOpponent · won 3 of 3 | 3 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.7 | 13.7 | 10.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
Most played opponents
- 30 matchesKen Rosewall 23-7
- 30 matchesRoy Emerson 24-6
- 24 matchesFred Stolle 20-4
- 21 matchesAndres Gimeno 15-6
- 21 matchesTom Okker 18-3
- 19 matchesArthur Ashe 16-3
Wins-losses for Laver. Tap a rival for the full head to head.
Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Tennis history by Jeff Sackmann / Tennis Abstract (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).