Australia
Tony Roche
Key facts
- Height
- 178 cm
- Born
- 17 May 1945
- Plays
- Left-handed
- Tour
- ATP
- Born in
- Wagga Wagga
Official profile
Every game we hold
Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.
| Season | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Atp tourAustralia | 5 | 3 | – | – | 7 | 4 | 53 | 52 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 1979 Atp tourAustralia | 10 | 6 | – | – | 19 | 9 | 152 | 134 | 4 | 3 | – | – |
| 1978 Atp tourAustralia | 28 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 30 | 371 | 335 | 5 | 5 | – | – |
| 1977 Atp tourAustralia | 37 | 21 | – | 1 | 51 | 38 | 445 | 411 | 12 | 4 | – | 1 |
| 1976 Atp tourAustralia | 28 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 29 | 428 | 363 | 16 | 8 | – | – |
| 1975 Atp tourAustralia | 43 | 31 | – | 1 | 72 | 35 | 622 | 481 | 12 | 13 | – | – |
| 1974 Atp tourAustralia | 50 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 82 | 49 | 731 | 592 | 23 | 8 | – | – |
| 1973 Atp tourAustralia | 7 | 3 | – | 1 | 9 | 9 | 93 | 90 | 2 | – | – | – |
| 1972 Atp tourAustralia | 33 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 35 | 378 | 352 | 6 | – | – | – |
| 1971 Atp tourAustralia | 29 | 17 | – | – | 41 | 33 | 405 | 353 | 11 | 3 | – | – |
| 1970 Atp tourAustralia | 71 | 55 | 4 | 7 | 145 | 62 | 1,193 | 913 | 9 | 15 | – | 1 |
| 1969 Atp tourAustralia | 111 | 84 | 6 | 11 | 220 | 96 | 1,932 | 1,523 | 0 | 23 | 6 | – |
| 1968 Atp tourAustralia | 85 | 52 | 5 | 13 | 108 | 66 | 2,690 | 2,489 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Career13 seasons | 537 | 358 | 20 | 40 | 883 | 495 | 9,493 | 8,088 | 101 | 92 | 6 | 2 |
Game log, 1980 Atp tour
| Game | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Indoor: Round of 16 v Gene MayerL 0-2 13 Oct | 0 | – | – | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sydney Indoor: Round of 32 v John NewcombeW 2-0 13 Oct | 1 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Brisbane: Quarterfinal v Phil DentL 1-2 6 Oct | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Brisbane: Round of 16 v Peter FeiglW 2-0 6 Oct | 1 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Brisbane: Round of 32 v Junie ChatmanW 2-0 6 Oct | 1 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
Splits, Atp tour
| Split | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WinsResult | 358 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 18.7 | 12.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | – |
| LossesResult | 179 | 0.0 | – | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 15.7 | 20.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Regular seasonStage · won 231 of 329 | 329 | 0.7 | – | – | 1.7 | 0.8 | 17.4 | 13.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| FinalsStage · won 127 of 208 | 208 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 18.2 | 17.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| John NewcombeOpponent · won 11 of 24 | 24 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 24.3 | 22.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tom OkkerOpponent · won 7 of 21 | 21 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 13.0 | 14.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – |
| Cliff DrysdaleOpponent · won 7 of 19 | 19 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 25.7 | 27.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – |
| Rod LaverOpponent · won 9 of 19 | 19 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 16.0 | 17.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Dennis RalstonOpponent · won 7 of 17 | 17 | 0.4 | – | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 33.5 | 35.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Earl Butch BuchholzOpponent · won 10 of 17 | 17 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 28.5 | 29.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Marty RiessenOpponent · won 9 of 17 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Roger TaylorOpponent · won 12 of 16 | 16 | 0.8 | – | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 34.1 | 29.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Ken RosewallOpponent · won 8 of 15 | 15 | 0.5 | – | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 16.7 | 16.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Nikola PilicOpponent · won 9 of 11 | 11 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 26.5 | 19.4 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| Raymond MooreOpponent · won 10 of 11 | 11 | 0.9 | – | – | 2.0 | 0.5 | 16.2 | 10.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Ross CaseOpponent · won 6 of 11 | 11 | 0.5 | – | – | 1.5 | 1.2 | 14.0 | 12.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Arthur AsheOpponent · won 3 of 8 | 8 | 0.4 | – | – | 1.3 | 1.6 | 17.3 | 17.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Fred StolleOpponent · won 5 of 8 | 8 | 0.6 | – | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 14.5 | 12.1 | 0.3 | – | – | – |
| Richard GonzalezOpponent · won 6 of 8 | 8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 14.5 | 12.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Phil DentOpponent · won 5 of 7 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 17.4 | 15.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Andres GimenoOpponent · won 3 of 6 | 6 | 0.5 | – | – | 1.3 | 1.7 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| John AlexanderOpponent · won 6 of 6 | 6 | 1.0 | – | – | 2.2 | 0.3 | 16.0 | 12.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Vitas GerulaitisOpponent · won 1 of 6 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 15.3 | 0.7 | – | – | – |
| Allan StoneOpponent · won 5 of 5 | 5 | 1.0 | – | – | 2.4 | 0.4 | 18.6 | 12.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Charlie PasarellOpponent · won 2 of 5 | 5 | 0.4 | – | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Colin DibleyOpponent · won 4 of 5 | 5 | 0.8 | – | – | 2.2 | 0.6 | 15.8 | 10.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Dick CrealyOpponent · won 4 of 5 | 5 | 0.8 | – | – | 1.4 | 0.6 | 13.4 | 9.8 | 0.2 | – | – | – |
| Ilie NastaseOpponent · won 3 of 5 | 5 | 0.6 | – | – | 1.6 | 1.0 | 13.2 | 12.2 | 0.0 | – | 0.2 | – |
| Jimmy ConnorsOpponent · won 0 of 5 | 5 | 0.0 | – | – | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 12.4 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| Pierre BarthesOpponent · won 4 of 5 | 5 | 0.8 | – | – | 1.4 | 0.4 | 27.2 | 21.4 | 0.2 | – | – | – |
| Ray RuffelsOpponent · won 4 of 5 | 5 | 0.8 | – | – | 2.4 | 0.8 | 18.4 | 13.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Roy EmersonOpponent · won 3 of 5 | 5 | 0.6 | – | – | 1.2 | 0.8 | 10.8 | 8.8 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| Stan SmithOpponent · won 4 of 5 | 5 | 0.8 | – | – | 2.0 | 1.4 | 21.2 | 19.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Andrew PattisonOpponent · won 2 of 4 | 4 | 0.5 | – | – | 1.3 | 1.3 | 12.8 | 11.8 | 0.5 | – | – | – |
| Brian FairlieOpponent · won 4 of 4 | 4 | 1.0 | – | – | 2.3 | 0.5 | 15.0 | 11.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Clark GraebnerOpponent · won 2 of 4 | 4 | 0.5 | – | – | 1.8 | 1.8 | 23.5 | 22.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Dick StocktonOpponent · won 2 of 4 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 17.3 | 16.5 | 0.5 | – | – | – |
| Erik Van DillenOpponent · won 4 of 4 | 4 | 1.0 | – | – | 2.3 | 0.8 | 16.8 | 10.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Frew McmillanOpponent · won 3 of 4 | 4 | 0.8 | – | – | 1.5 | 0.5 | 11.5 | 7.3 | 0.3 | – | – | – |
| Jeff BorowiakOpponent · won 3 of 4 | 4 | 0.8 | – | – | 1.8 | 0.5 | 13.3 | 10.0 | 0.8 | – | – | – |
| Manuel OrantesOpponent · won 1 of 4 | 4 | 0.3 | – | – | 1.5 | 1.8 | 16.8 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Nick SavianoOpponent · won 3 of 4 | 4 | 0.8 | – | – | 1.5 | 0.8 | 13.3 | 9.8 | 0.5 | – | – | – |
| Onny ParunOpponent · won 2 of 4 | 4 | 0.5 | – | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Roscoe TannerOpponent · won 1 of 4 | 4 | 0.3 | – | – | 1.0 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 15.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Syd BallOpponent · won 4 of 4 | 4 | 1.0 | – | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Bob HewittOpponent · won 3 of 3 | 3 | 1.0 | – | – | 2.3 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 6.3 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| Brian GottfriedOpponent · won 0 of 3 | 3 | 0.0 | – | – | 0.0 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 13.0 | 1.0 | – | – | – |
| Geoff MastersOpponent · won 3 of 3 | 3 | 1.0 | – | – | 2.3 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 8.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Guillermo VilasOpponent · won 1 of 3 | 3 | 0.3 | – | – | 2.3 | 2.0 | 20.3 | 20.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Hans Joachim PloetzOpponent · won 3 of 3 | 3 | 1.0 | – | – | 3.0 | 0.0 | 19.0 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Kim WarwickOpponent · won 3 of 3 | 3 | 1.0 | – | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Mark CoxOpponent · won 3 of 3 | 3 | 1.0 | – | – | 2.7 | 0.3 | 18.7 | 13.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Ray KeldieOpponent · won 3 of 3 | 3 | 1.0 | – | – | 3.0 | 0.0 | 19.7 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Robert LutzOpponent · won 1 of 3 | 3 | 0.3 | – | – | 1.0 | 1.7 | 13.3 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Robert MaudOpponent · won 1 of 3 | 3 | 0.3 | – | – | 1.3 | 1.3 | 14.3 | 12.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Roy BarthOpponent · won 3 of 3 | 3 | 1.0 | – | – | 2.0 | 0.3 | 13.7 | 6.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| Tom GormanOpponent · won 2 of 3 | 3 | 0.7 | – | – | 1.7 | 1.0 | 15.3 | 13.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Alejandro OlmedoOpponent · won 2 of 2 | 2 | 1.0 | – | – | 2.5 | 0.0 | 18.5 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Bernard MittonOpponent · won 1 of 2 | 2 | 0.5 | – | – | 1.5 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| Bill BowreyOpponent · won 2 of 2 | 2 | 1.0 | – | – | 2.0 | 0.5 | 15.5 | 11.5 | 0.5 | – | – | – |
Most played opponents
- 24 matchesJohn Newcombe 11-13
- 21 matchesTom Okker 7-14
- 19 matchesCliff Drysdale 7-12
- 19 matchesRod Laver 9-10
- 17 matchesDennis Ralston 7-10
- 17 matchesEarl Butch Buchholz 10-7
Wins-losses for Roche. 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).