Rod Laver vs Roy Emerson Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Rod Laver and Roy Emerson have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 32 times. Rod Laver currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 26–6.

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%).

Roy Emerson, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 273–165 from 438 matches (62.33% win rate). His hard-court record is 66–44 (60.00%), on clay he stands at 64–37 (63.37%), and on grass he has gone 54–24 (69.23%) , with a carpet record of 89–60 (59.73%). He has accumulated 6 titles in total (1 hard, 5 clay). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 3–3 (50.00%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 10 times, with Rod Laver leading 8–2 (80.00%). The clay record between them sits at 3–3 (50.00% each) across 6 matches. On grass, their 2 encounters have yielded a record of 2–0 (100.00% for Rod Laver).