Rod Laver vs Roger Taylor Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Rod Laver and Roger Taylor have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 13 times. Rod Laver currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 10–3.

Looking at their individual career profiles, Rod Laver has compiled an overall career record of 576–146 across 722 matches, translating to a win rate of 79.78%. On hard courts his record stands at 152–32 (82.61%), while on clay he holds a 121–39 (75.63%) mark. On grass the numbers read 95–17 (84.82%) , and on carpet 208–58 (78.20%). Throughout his career he has won 72 titles (25 hard, 15 clay, 9 grass, 23 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 17–28 (37.78%).

Roger Taylor, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 374–297 from 671 matches (55.74% win rate). His hard-court record is 60–63 (48.78%), on clay he stands at 103–73 (58.52%), and on grass he has gone 103–66 (60.95%) , with a carpet record of 108–95 (53.20%). He has accumulated 9 titles in total (1 hard, 1 clay, 3 grass, 4 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 3–21 (12.50%).

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 2–1 (66.67% for Rod Laver) across 3 matches. On grass, their 4 encounters have yielded a record of 3–1 (75.00% for Rod Laver).