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Dennis Ralston vs Rod Laver Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Dennis Ralston seasons:19801978197719761975
Rod Laver seasons:19791978197719761975
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Dennis Ralston
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί Rod Laver
Age: 83y 235d (1942-07-27)
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
(1938-08-09) Age: 87y 222d
Hand: L
Backhand: nan
2 - 13
Wins: 13.3% - 86.7%
Hard 0–1Clay 0–2Grass 1–3
Others 1–11Slam 1–2
LWLLL
WLWWW

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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDennis Ralston and πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 15 times. Rod Laver currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 13–2.

Looking at their individual career profiles, πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDennis Ralston has compiled an overall career record of 152–128 across 280 matches, translating to a win rate of 54.29%. On hard courts his record stands at 32–38 (45.71%), while on clay he holds a 20–20 (50.00%) mark. On grass the numbers read 46–23 (66.67%) , and on carpet 54–47 (53.47%). Throughout his career he has won 6 titles (1 hard, 1 clay, 4 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 0–5 (0.00%).

πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 576–146 from 722 matches (79.78% win rate). His hard-court record is 152–32 (82.61%), on clay he stands at 121–39 (75.63%), and on grass he has gone 95–17 (84.82%) , with a carpet record of 208–58 (78.20%). He has accumulated 72 titles in total (25 hard, 15 clay, 9 grass, 23 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 17–28 (37.78%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 1 times, with Rod Laver leading 1–0 (100.00%). The clay record between them sits at 2–0 (100.00% for Rod Laver) across 2 matches. On grass, their 4 encounters have yielded a record of 3–1 (75.00% for Rod Laver).

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1974-03-25Palm Desert WCTHardQF8πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver206πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDennis Ralston7-5 6-33------0/0
1971-03-19Tennis Champions ClassicCarpetSF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDennis Ralston6-3 6-4 6-55------0/0
1971-03-19Tennis Champions ClassicCarpetFs-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDennis Ralston3-6 6-1 6-4 6-35------0/0
1970-09-02US OpenGrassR16-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDennis Ralston (19)-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver (1)7-6 7-5 5-7 4-6 6-35------0/0
1970-07-28LouisvilleClayQF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDennis Ralston6-3 6-43------0/0
1970-02-25Los Angeles-1CarpetF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDennis Ralston-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver7-5 4-6 6-13------0/0
1970-02-02PhiladelphiaCarpetSF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver (1)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDennis Ralston (12)8-6 6-1 6-45------0/0
1969-08-27US OpenGrassR16-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver (1)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDennis Ralston (16)6-4 4-6 4-6 6-2 6-35------0/0
1969-05-22AmsterdamClayRR-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDennis Ralston7-5 6-23------0/0
1969-05-01Japanese ChampionshipsCarpetRR-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDennis Ralston6-5 6-33------0/0
1969-04-25AnaheimCarpetSF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDennis Ralston25-16 25-223------0/0
1969-03-03Los Angeles-1CarpetQF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDennis Ralston5-6 6-3 6-23------0/0
1969-02-23OaklandCarpetQF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDennis Ralston2-6 6-3 6-23------0/0
1968-06-24WimbledonGrassQF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver (1)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDennis Ralston (9)4-6 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-25------0/0
1968-06-12Boston-1GrassSF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDennis Ralston6-2 8-6 6-15------0/0

Wins

Dennis Ralston
Rod Laver
2–13Overall
1–2Grand Slam
1–11Others
0–1Hard
0–2Clay
1–3Grass
1–7Indoor Hard

Sets Format

12.5%1
87.5%7
Bo3
14.3%1
85.7%6
Bo5
0.0%0
100.0%5
2 Sets
16.7%1
83.3%5
3 Sets
0.0%0
100.0%1
4 Sets
33.3%1
66.7%2
5 Sets
Dennis Ralston
Rod Laver

Deciding

33.3%2
66.7%4
Decider Set
100.0%1
0.0%0
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
Dennis Ralston
Rod Laver

Sets

25.5%12
74.5%35
All
46.7%7
53.3%8
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
0.0%0
100.0%2
Hard
38.9%7
61.1%11
Grass
0.0%0
100.0%4
Clay
21.7%5
78.3%18
Carpet
Dennis Ralston
Rod Laver

Games

42.3%221
57.7%301
All
46.3%68
53.7%79
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
38.1%8
61.9%13
Hard
43.8%77
56.3%99
Grass
35.9%14
64.1%25
Clay
42.7%122
57.3%164
Carpet
Dennis Ralston
Rod Laver

H2H Series Progression

HardClayGrassCarpet

Overview

By Surface

Dennis Ralston
Rod Laver

By Tournament Level

Dennis Ralston
Rod Laver

By Round

Dennis Ralston
Rod Laver

By Opponent Ranking

Dennis RalstonRod Laver
0%0-1
vs Top 1
0%0-3
0%0-4
vs Top 5
40%8-12
0%0-5
vs Top 10
37.8%17-28
14.3%1-6
vs Top 20
50.7%38-37
21.4%6-22
vs Top 100
67.7%105-50
50%1-1
vs +100
96.8%30-1
21.4%6-22
vs Higher
35.6%16-29
100%1-0
vs Lower
84.4%119-22

Opponent Breakdown

Dennis RalstonRod Laver
53.4%79-69
Vs Younger
79.5%461-119
52.8%66-59
Vs Older
78.4%98-27
57.3%122-91
Vs Right-Handed
81.2%509-118
44.8%30-37
Vs Left-Handed
68.2%60-28
0%0-2
Vs 2H Backhand
18.2%2-9
31.8%7-15
Vs 1H Backhand
77.8%70-20
46.5%66-76
Vs Shorter
72.7%32-12
27.8%5-13
Vs Taller
76.5%362-111

Pressure Situations