Ken Rosewall career statistics

Last updated August 21, 2024

This is a list of the main career statistics of Australian former tennis player Ken Rosewall whose playing career ran from 1951 until 1980. He played as an amateur from 1951 until the end of 1956 when he joined Jack Kramer's professional circuit. As a professional he was banned from playing the Grand Slam tournaments as well as other tournaments organized by the national associations of the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF). In 1968, with the advent of the Open Era, the distinction between amateurs and professionals disappeared and Rosewall was again able to compete in most^{[lower-alpha 1]} Grand Slam events until the end of his career in 1978. During his career he won eight Grand Slam, 15 Pro Slam and three Davis Cup titles.

Major finals

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 16 finals (8 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1953	Australian Championships	Grass	Mervyn Rose	6–0, 6–3, 6–4
Win	1953	French Championships	Clay	Vic Seixas	6–3, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2
Loss	1954	Wimbledon	Grass	Jaroslav Drobný	11–13, 6–4, 2–6, 7–9
Win	1955	Australian Championships	Grass	Lew Hoad	9–7, 6–4, 6–4
Loss	1955	U.S. Championships	Grass	Tony Trabert	7–9, 3–6, 3–6
Loss	1956	Australian Championships	Grass	Lew Hoad	4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 5–7
Loss	1956	Wimbledon	Grass	Lew Hoad	2–6, 6–4, 5–7, 4–6
Win	1956	U.S. Championships	Grass	Lew Hoad	4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
↓ Open Era ↓
Win	1968	French Open	Clay	Rod Laver	6–3, 6–1, 2–6, 6–2
Loss	1969	French Open	Clay	Rod Laver	4–6, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	1970	Wimbledon	Grass	John Newcombe	7–5, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 1–6
Win	1970	US Open	Grass	Tony Roche	2–6, 6–4, 7–6^(5–2), 6–3
Win	1971	Australian Open	Grass	Arthur Ashe	6–1, 7–5, 6–3
Win	1972	Australian Open	Grass	Malcolm Anderson	7–6^(7–2), 6–3, 7–5
Loss	1974	Wimbledon	Grass	Jimmy Connors	1–6, 1–6, 4–6
Loss	1974	US Open	Grass	Jimmy Connors	1–6, 0–6, 1–6

Pro Slam finals

Singles * : 15 titles, 4 runner-ups

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1957	Wembley Championships	Wood (i)	Pancho Segura	1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Win	1958	French Pro Championship	Clay	Lew Hoad	3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–0
Win	1960	French Pro Championship	Clay	Lew Hoad	6–2, 2–6, 6–2, 6–1
Win	1960	Wembley Championships	Wood (i)	Pancho Segura	5–7, 8–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win	1961	French Pro Championship	Clay	Pancho Gonzales	2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 8–6
Win	1961	Wembley Championships	Wood (i)	Lew Hoad	6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win	1962	French Pro Championship	Clay	Andrés Gimeno	3–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–2
Win	1962	Wembley Championships	Wood (i)	Lew Hoad	6–4, 5–7, 15–13, 7–5
Win	1963	U.S. Pro Championship	Grass	Rod Laver	6–4, 6–2, 6–2
Win	1963	French Pro Championship	Wood (i)	Rod Laver	6–8, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Win	1963	Wembley Championships	Wood (i)	Lew Hoad	6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Win	1964	French Pro Championship	Wood (i)	Rod Laver	6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3
Loss	1964	Wembley Championships	Wood (i)	Rod Laver	5–7, 6–4, 7–5, 6–8, 6–8
Win	1965	U.S. Pro Championship	Grass	Rod Laver	6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Win	1965	French Pro Championship	Wood (i)	Rod Laver	6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Win	1966	French Pro Championship	Wood (i)	Rod Laver	6–3, 6–2, 14–12
Loss	1966	Wembley Championships	Wood (i)	Rod Laver	2–6, 2–6, 3–6
Loss	1966	U.S. Pro Championship	Grass	Rod Laver	4–6, 6–4, 2–6, 10–8, 3–6
Loss	1967	Wembley Championships	Wood (i)	Rod Laver	6–2, 1–6, 6–1, 6–8, 2–6

* other events (important professional tournaments – 2 runners-up)

WCT year end championship

Singles: 2 titles

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1971	Dallas, U.S.	Carpet	Rod Laver	6–4, 1–6, 7–6^(7–3), 7–6^(7–4)
Win	1972	Dallas, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Rod Laver	4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 6–7^(3–7), 7–6^(7–5)

Performance timeline

Key
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	DNQ	A	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Ken Rosewall joined professional tennis in 1957 and was unable to compete in 45 Grand Slam tournaments until the open era arrives in 1968. Summarizing Grand Slam and Pro Slam tournaments, Rosewall won 23 titles, he has a winning record of 242–46 which represents 84.02% spanning 28 years.

Grand Slam Tournament	Amateur						Professional	Open Era												Titles / played	Career win–loss	Career win %
Grand Slam Tournament	'51	'52	'53	'54	'55	'56	1957–1967	'68	'69	'70	'71	'72	'73	'74	'75	'76	'77		'78	Titles / played	Career win–loss	Career win %
Australian	1R	QF	W	SF	W	F	A		3R	A	W	W	2R	A	A	SF	SF	QF	3R	4 / 14	43–10	81.13
French	A	2R	W	4R	A	A	A	W	F	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A		A	2 / 5	24–3	88.89
Wimbledon	A	2R	QF	F	SF	F	A	4R	3R	F	SF	A	A	F	4R	A	A		A	0 / 11	47–11	81.03
U.S.	A	QF	SF	SF	F	W	A	SF	QF	W	A	2R	SF	F	A	A	3R		A	2 / 12	57–10	85.07
Total:																				8 / 42	171–34	83.41

Pro Slam Tournament	Professional											Titles / played	Career win–loss	Career win %
Pro Slam Tournament	'57	'58	'59	'60	'61	'62	'63	'64	'65	'66	'67
U.S. Pro	SF	A	A	A	A	A	W	SF	W	F	SF	2 / 6	12–4	75.00
French Pro	NH	W	SF	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	SF	8 / 10	30–2	93.75
Wembley Pro	W	SF	SF	W	W	W	W	F	SF	F	F	5 / 11	29–6	82.86
Total:												15 / 27	71–12	85.54
other Pro
Tournament of Champions	SF	F	SF	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	0 / 3	—	—
Wimbledon Pro	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	F	0 / 1	2–1	66.67

Ken Rosewall Singles finals:(251)

Singles titles 147, Runners-Up 104

Amateur (24)						Professional (80)												Open Era (43)										Total
1951	'52	'53	'54	'55	'56	'57	'58	'59	'60	'61	'62	'63	'64	'65	'66	'67	'68	'68	'69	'70	'71	'72	'73	'74	'75	'76	'77	Total
1	0	4	3	5	11	5	6	5	7	6	10	9	11	7	9	8	1	4	3	6	8	7	5	0	3	2	1	147

Amateur era

Singles (1951–1956) : 26 titles

No.	Date	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
1	6 January 1951	Sydney Seaside Championships (Australia)	Grass	James Gilchrist	6–1, 6–4
2	17 January 1953	Australian Championships, Melbourne (Australia)	Grass	Mervyn Rose	6–0, 6–3, 6–4
3	7 April 1953	Perth Western Australian Championships (Australia)	Grass	Don Candy	6–3, 6–4, 6–2
4	31 May 1953	French Championships, Paris (France)	Clay	Vic Seixas	6–3, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2
5	21 October 1953	Los Angeles Pacific Southwest (United States)	Hard	Vic Seixas	6–4, 1–6, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
6	18 April 1954	Toowoomba Darling Downs (Australia)	Grass	Mal Anderson	6–4, 6–2
7	5 June 1954	Manchester Northern Tournament (United Kingdom)	Grass	Rex Hartwig	6–2, 6–1
8	1954–10	Toowoomba Championships (Australia)	Grass	Malcolm Anderson	6–4 (last set)
9	5 December 1954	Melbourne Victorian Championships (Australia)	Grass	Vic Seixas	6–1, 4–6, 6–1, 7–5
10	8 January 1955	Sydney Seaside Championships (Australia)	Grass	Mal Anderson	6–1, 6–4
11	31 January 1955	Australian Championships, Adelaide (Australia)	Grass	Lew Hoad	9–7, 6–4, 6–4
12	16 April 1955	Launceston Tasmanian Hard Court (Tasmania)	Clay	Neale Fraser	6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1
13	18 June 1955	Queen's Club Championships, London (United Kingdom)	Grass	Lew Hoad	6–2, 6–3
14	6 October 1955	Brisbane Queensland Championships (Australia)	Grass	Ashley Cooper	6–8, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
15	2 January 1956	Sydney County of Cumberland (Australia)	Grass	Paul Frankland	6–2, 6–4
16	18 March 1956	Wagga Wagga New South Wales Hard Court (Australia)	Clay	Neale Fraser	6–2, 6–4
17	2 April 1956	Toowoomba Darling Downs (Australia)	Grass	P. Gaydon	6–1, 6–4
18	15 July 1956	Båstad Swedish Championships (Sweden)	Clay	Kurt Nielsen	7–5, 6–3, 6–1
19	1956–07	Oskarshamn International (Sweden)	?	Neale Fraser	?
20	22 July 1956	Travemünde International (Germany)	Clay	Ladislas Legenstein	8–6, 3–6, 6–0
21	29 July 1956	Deauville Colonel Kuntz Cup (France)	Clay	Marcel Bernard	6–1, 6–3, 11–9
22	19 August 1956	Newport Casino Invitational (United States)	Grass	Hamilton Richardson	6–0, 8–6, 6–2
23	9 October 1956	U.S. Championships, Forest Hills (United States)	Grass	Lew Hoad	4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
24	17 October 1956	Sydney New South Wales Championships (Australia)	Grass	Neale Fraser	6–4, 7–5, 6–4
25	1 December 1956	Adelaide South Australian Championships (Australia)	Grass	Lew Hoad	6–1, 7–5, 6–1
26	15 December 1956	Melbourne Victorian Championships (Australia)	Grass	Lew Hoad	5–7, 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4

Professional era

Singles (1957–1968) : 64 titles

No.	Date	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
1	28 September 1957	Wembley Championships, London (United Kingdom)	Wood (i)	Pancho Segura	1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
2	16 August 1958	Eastbourne Slazenger Pro (United Kingdom)	Grass	Tony Trabert	6–0, 6–2, 6–8, 2–6, 7–5
3	20 September 1958	French Pro Championship, Paris (France)	Clay	Lew Hoad	3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–0
4	1 November 1958	Madrid Indoor Pro (Spain)¹	Hard (i)	Tony Trabert	6–3, 2–6, 10–8
5	24 January 1959	Brisbane Pro Championships (Australia)	Grass	Tony Trabert	6–2, 4–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–1
6	25 August 1959	Palermo Pro Championships (Italy)¹	Clay	Frank Sedgman	6–3, 6–1
7	19 December 1959	Brisbane Pro Championships (Australia)	Grass	Pancho Gonzales	1–6, 7–5, 8–6, 8–6
8	10 May 1960	Melbourne Australian Pro Indoor (Australia)	Clay (i)	Lew Hoad	6–3, 9–11, 8–10, 7–5, 6–3
9	19 June 1960	San Francisco Pro (United States)	Hard	Lew Hoad	7–5, 7–5
10	27 June 1960	Los Angeles Pro (United States)	Hard	Lew Hoad	10–12, 6–3, 6–4
11	18 September 1960	French Pro Championship, Paris (France)	Clay	Lew Hoad	6–2, 2–6, 6–2, 6–1
12	24 September 1960	Wembley Championships, (London) (United Kingdom)	Wood (i)	Pancho Segura	5–7, 8–6, 6–1, 6–3
13	28 November 1960	Manille Jack Kramer Pro (Philippines)	Clay	Andrés Gimeno	6–3, 6–4
14	17 September 1961	French Pro Championship, Paris (France)	Clay	Pancho Gonzales	2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 8–6
15	23 September 1961	Wembley Championships, London (United Kingdom)	Wood (i)	Lew Hoad	6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
16	3 December 1961	Sydney New South Wales Pro (Australia)	Grass	Butch Buchholz	6–4, 6–3, 6–1
17	13 January 1962	Adelaide South Australian Pro (Australia)	Grass	Andrés Gimeno	7–9, 6–3, 12–10, 6–4
18	20 January 1962	Melbourne Victorian Pro (Australia)	Grass	Lew Hoad	6–3, 6–8, 6–0, 6–4
19	1962–02	Sydney Australian TV Series (Australia)²	Grass
20	1962-03	Wellington Pro (New Zealand)¹	Grass	Andrés Gimeno	4–6, 6–2, 6–1
21	1962–04	Auckland Pro (New Zealand)¹	Grass	Andrés Gimeno	6–3, 6–2
22	2 September 1962	Genova Gold Trophy Pro (Switzerland)	Clay	Lew Hoad	6–3, 7–5
23	16 September 1962	French Pro Championship, Paris (France)	Clay	Andrés Gimeno	3–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–2
24	22 September 1962	Wembley Championships, London (United Kingdom)	Wood (i)	Lew Hoad	6–4, 5–7, 15–13, 7–5
25	29 September 1962	Milan Pro Championships (Italy)	Hard	Andrés Gimeno	6–3, 6–2, 6–2
26	12 October 1962	Stockholm Swedish Pro (Sweden)	Hard (i)	Andrés Gimeno	3–6, 6–2, 7–5
27	16 June 1963	Los Angeles Adler Pro (United States)	Hard	Rod Laver	14–12, 6–4, 6–3
28	29 June 1963	U.S. Pro Championship, Forest Hills (United States)	Grass	Rod Laver	6–4, 6–2, 6–2
29	15 September 1963	French Pro Championship, Paris (France)	Wood	Rod Laver	6–8, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
30	21 September 1963	Wembley Championships, London (United Kingdom)	Wood (i)	Lew Hoad	6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
31	30 September 1963	Rome Italian Pro Championships (Italy)	Clay	Rod Laver	6–4, 6–3
32	11 January 1964	Melbourne Pro Championships (Australia)¹	Grass	Rod Laver	6–4, 6–4
33	8 June 1964	Los Angeles Pro Masters (United States)	Hard	Frank Sedgman	6–2, 6–4
34	14 June 1964	Saint-Louis Volkswagen Pro (United States)	Clay	Pancho Gonzales	6–4, 6–3
35	28 June 1964	Milwaukee Schiltz Pro (United States)	Hard	Pancho Gonzales	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
36	6 August 1964	San Remo Pro Championships (Italy)¹	Clay	Butch Buchholz	6–1, 6–2
37	11 August 1964	Venise Pro Championships (Italy)¹	Clay	Andrés Gimeno	3–6, 6–2, 6–4
38	16 August 1964	Cannes Pro Championships (France)	Clay	Pancho Gonzales	6–3, 3–6, 14–12, 6–4
39	13 September 1964	French Pro Championship, Paris (France)	Wood (i)	Rod Laver	6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3
40	28 September 1964	Hanover Pro Championships (Germany)	Clay	Butch Buchholz	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
41	1964–10	Cape Town Western Province (South Africa)	Hard	Butch Buchholz	2–6, 6–3, 6–4
42	16 January 1965	Brisbane Pro Championships (Australia)	Grass	Rod Laver	6–8, 6–2, 6–4
43	27 June 1965	Reston Greater Washington Pro (United States)	Clay	Rod Laver	8–6, 6–1
44	4 July 1965	Saint Louis Volkswagen Pro (United States)	Hard	Andrés Gimeno	3–6, 6–2, 6–2
45	19 July 1965	U.S. Pro Championship, Chestnut Hill (United States)	Grass	Rod Laver	6–4, 6–3, 6–3
46	13 September 1965	French Pro Championship, Paris (France)	Wood (i)	Rod Laver	6–3, 6–2, 6–4
47	27 September 1965	Helsinki Scandinavian Pro (Finland)	Hard (i)	Andrés Gimeno	6–3, 6–1
48	15 January 1966	Adelaide South Australian Pro (Australia)	Grass	Pierre Barthès	9–7, 3–6, 6–2
49	26 January 1966	Sydney New South Wales Pro (Australia)	Grass	Andrés Gimeno	6–4, 6–2
50	26 March 1966	Madison Square Garden Pro, New York City, (United States)	Wood (i)	Rod Laver	6–3, 6–3
51	23 May 1966	Casablanca Pro Championships (Morocco)	Clay	Andrés Gimeno	6–3, 6–2
52	27 June 1966	San Rafael Pro R.R. (United States)	Hard	Rod Laver (2nd)	31–29
53	10 July 1966	Newport Pro R.R. (United States)	Grass	Mal Anderson (2nd)	31–30
54	2 October 1966	French Pro Championship, Paris (France)	Wood (i)	Rod Laver	6–3, 6–2, 14–12
55	12 October 1966	Benoni Pro Championships (South Africa)	Hard	Andrés Gimeno	7–5 (pro set)
56	20 October 1966	Johannesburg Pro R.R. (South Africa)	Hard	Rod Laver (2nd)	31–26
57	5 April 1967	BBC2 Pro Championships,^[1] Wembley, (United Kingdom)	Wood (i)	Dennis Ralston	6–4, 6–2
58	28 May 1967	Los Angeles Pro Championships ^[2]	Hard	Rod Laver	6–2, 2–6, 7–5
59	4 June 1967	Berkeley Pacific Coast Pro (United States)	Hard	Rod Laver	4–6, 6–3, 8–6
60	18 June 1967	Saint Louis U.S. Pro Hard Court (United States)	Hard	Andrés Gimeno	6–3, 6–4
61	25 June 1967	Newport Beach Pro (United States)	Hard	Andrés Gimeno	6–3, 6–3
62	10 September 1967	Durban Natal Pro (South Africa)	Hard	Fred Stolle	6–4, 6–2
63	16 September 1967	Cape Town Western province (South Africa)	Hard	Fred Stolle	6–1, 3–6, 6–3
64	19 April 1968	NTL Paris Pro Championships (France)³	Wood (i)	Andrés Gimeno	6–3, 6–4

Notes:

¹ : 4-men tournaments
² : Players take turns challenging the winner of the last game. Rosewall was the one who won the most matches.
³ : 1 listed by the ATP website

Open era

Singles (1968–1977) : 43 titles (including 39^{[lower-alpha 2]} listed by the ATP website)

No.	Date	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
1	27 April 1968	Bournemouth British Hard Court (United Kingdom)²	Clay	Rod Laver	3–6, 6–2, 6–0, 6–3
2	9 June 1968	French Open, Paris (France)²	Clay	Rod Laver	6–3, 6–1, 2–6, 6–2
3	18 August 1968	Fort Worth Colonial Pro (United States)²	Hard	Andrés Gimeno	6–4, 6–3
4	21 November 1968	Wembley Pro Tournament of Champions (United Kingdom)²	Carpet (i)	John Newcombe	6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 6–4
5	14 June 1969	Bristol West of England Open (United Kingdom)²	Grass	Pierre Barthès	8–10, 6–3, 6–1
6	12 September 1969	Chicago Pro Championships (United States)²	Hard	Butch Buchholz	6–3, 6–4
7	9 October 1969	Midland Texas Pro Championships (United States)¹, ²	?	Pancho Gonzales	5–7, 6–1, 7–5
8	14 February 1970	Hollywood Pro Championships (United States)²	Clay	Andrés Gimeno	3–6, 6–2, 3–6, 7–6, 6–3
9	22 February 1970	Corpus Christi / WCT South Texas Pro (United States)²	Hard	John Newcombe	6–2, 6–0
10	19 June 1970	Eastbourne Rothmans Open (United Kingdom)²	Grass	Bob Hewitt	6–2, 6–1
11	10 July 1970	Newport Green Shield Welsh Open (United Kingdom)²	Grass	John Newcombe	6–4, 6–4
12	26 July 1970	Cincinnati Western Championships (United States)²	Clay	Cliff Richey	7–9, 9–7, 8–6
13	13 September 1970	US Open, Forest Hills (United States)²	Grass	Tony Roche	2–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–3
14	14 March 1971	Australian Open, Melbourne (Australia)²	Grass	Arthur Ashe	6–1, 7–5, 6–3
15	17 April 1971	Johannesburg South African Open (South Africa)²	Hard	Fred Stolle	6–4, 6–0, 6–4
16	25 April 1971	Denver United Bank Invitational (United States)²	Carpet (i)	Cliff Drysdale	6–2, 6–2
17	10 July 1971	Newport Green Shield Welsh Open (United Kingdom)²	Grass	Roger Taylor	6–1, 9–8
18	18 July 1971	Washington Star International, Washington, D.C. (United States)²	Clay	Marty Riessen	6–2, 7–5, 6–1
19	8 August 1971	U.S. Pro WCT, Chestnut Hill (United States)²	Hard	Cliff Drysdale	6–4, 6–3, 6–0
20	10 October 1971	Vancouver / WCT Rothmans International (Canada)²	Hard	Tom Okker	6–2, 6–2, 6–4
21	26 November 1971	Houston & Dallas / WCT Finals (United States)¹, ²	Carpet	Rod Laver	6–4, 1–6, 7–6, 7–6
22	3 January 1972	Australian Open, Melbourne (Australia)²	Grass	Mal Anderson	7–6, 6–3, 7–5
23	28 March 1972	Miami / WCT Saga Bay Classic (United States)²	Hard	Cliff Drysdale	3–6, 6–2, 6–4
24	25 March 1972	Hilton Head / WCT CBS Classic (United States)²	Clay	John Newcombe	7–5, 6–3
25	23 April 1972	Charlotte / WCT NCNB Classic (United States)²	Clay	Cliff Richey	2–6, 6–2, 6–2
26	14 May 1972	Dallas / WCT Finals (United States)²	Carpet	Rod Laver	4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6
27	8 October 1972	Tokyo Classic / WCT (Japan)²	Clay	Fred Stolle	7–5, 7–6, 6–3
28	2 December 1972	Brisbane Queensland Championships (Australia)²	Grass	Geoff Masters	6–2, 5–7, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
29	8 April 1973	Houston / WCT River Oaks (United States)²	Clay	Fred Stolle	6–4, 6–1, 7–5
30	15 April 1973	Cleveland / WCT Championships (United States)²	Carpet (i)	Roger Taylor	6–3, 6–4
31	22 April 1973	Charlotte / WCT NCNB Classic (United States)²	Clay	Arthur Ashe	6–3, 7–6
32	7 October 1973	Osaka Open (Japan)²	Hard	Toshiro Sakai	6–2, 6–4
33	14 October 1973	Tokyo Japan Open (Japan)²	Clay	John Newcombe	6–1, 6–4
34	30 March 1975	Jackson Invitational (United States)²	Carpet (i)	Butch Buchholz	7–5, 4–6, 7–6
35	27 April 1975	Houston / WCT River Oaks Invitational (United States)²	Clay	Cliff Drysdale	6–3, 3–6, 6–1
36	11 May 1975	Louisville Tennis Club Invitational (United States)	Clay	Stan Smith	7–6, 7–6
37	13 July 1975	Gstaad Swiss Open (Switzerland)²	Clay	Karl Meiler	6–4, 6–4, 6–3
38	30 October 1975	Tokyo Gunze Open International (Japan)	Carpet	John Newcombe	7–5, 4–6, 6–1
39	25 January 1976	Brisbane Queensland Invitational (Australia)	Grass	John Newcombe	7–6, 6–2
40	21 March 1976	Jackson / WCT South Invitational (United States)²	Carpet (i)	Raúl Ramírez	6–3, 6–3
41	14 November 1976	Hong Kong Tennis Classic (British Hong Kong)²	Hard	Ilie Năstase	1–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–0
42	13 November 1977	Hong Kong Colgate Tennis Classic (British Hong Kong)²	Hard	Tom Gorman	6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
43	28 November 1977	Tokyo Gunze Open International (Japan)	Carpet	Ilie Năstase	4–6, 7–6, 6–4

Notes:

¹ : 4-men tournaments.
² : 39 listed by the ATP website

Professional tours

Singles (1957–1967) : 7 tours

No.	Date	Tour	Standings
1	1957 November – December	Australian Pro Tour Incomplete tour results. Each man played 20 matches.	1) Ken Rosewall 2) Lew Hoad or Frank Sedgman or Pancho Segura
2	1958 2 August – 25 October	Perrier Trophy Pro Tour Incomplete tour results.	1) Ken Rosewall 2) Lew Hoad or Tony Trabert or Pancho Segura
3	1958 November	South African Pro Tour	1) Ken Rosewall 12–2 2) Pancho Segura 9–5 3) Ashley Cooper 7–7 4) Malcolm Anderson 4–10 5) Mervyn Rose 3–11
4	1962 March	New Zealand Pro Tour	1) Ken Rosewall 4–1 2) Andrés Gimeno 3–2 3) Frank Sedgman 2–3 4) Luis Ayala 1–4
5	1963 January	Australasian Pro Tour	1) Ken Rosewall 11–2 2) Rod Laver 2–11
6	1963 8 February – May	World Pro Tour	Round robin: 1) Ken Rosewall 31–10 2) Rod Laver 26–16 3) Butch Buchholz 23–18 4) Andrés Gimeno 21–20 5) Barry MacKay 12–29 6) Luis Ayala 11–30 Finals: 1) Ken Rosewall 14–4 2) Rod Laver 4–14 3) Andrés Gimeno 11–7 4) Butch Buchholz 7–11
7	1964 28 July – 11 August 29 September – 8 October	Italian Pro Tour	1) Ken Rosewall 2) Andrés Gimeno or Pancho Gonzales or Butch Buchholz

Team events

Davis Cup

Rosewall won 17 out of 19 Davis Cup singles matches and 2 out of 3 doubles. Rosewall was a member of the victorious Australian Davis Cup teams in 1953, 1955, 1956 and 1973, in all cases defeating USA in the final. He did not personally participate in the 1973 final.

Zone	Round	Date	Opponents	Tie score	Location	Surface	Match	Opponent	W–L	Rubber score
1953 Davis Cup
CR	F	28–31 Dec 1953	United States	3–2	Melbourne	Grass	Singles 2	Tony Trabert	L	3–6, 4–6, 4–6
CR	F	28–31 Dec 1953	United States	3–2	Melbourne	Grass	Singles 4	Vic Seixas	W	6–2, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
1954 Davis Cup
CR	F	27–29 Dec 1954	United States	2–3	Sydney	Grass	Singles 2	Vic Seixas	L	6–1, 6–4, 6–3
							Doubles (Hoad)	Vic Seixas Tony Trabert	L	2–6, 6–4, 2–5, 8–10
							Singles 5	Tony Trabert	W	9–7, 7–5, 6–3
1955 Davis Cup
A	QF	15–17 Jul 1955	Mexico	5–0	Chicago	Clay	Singles 1	Gustavo Palafox	W	6–3, 7–5, 6–2
A	QF	15–17 Jul 1955	Mexico	5–0	Chicago	Clay	Singles 4	Esteban Reyes	W	6–2, 6–4, 6–3
A	SF	22–24 Jul 1955	Brazil	4–1	Louisville	Grass	Singles 1	Jose Aguero	W	7–5, 6–0, 4–6, 6–3
A	SF	22–24 Jul 1955	Brazil	4–1	Louisville	Grass	Singles 5	Bob Falkenburg	W	6–2, 6–2, 6–3
A	F	29–31 Jul 1955	Canada	5–0	Montreal	Grass	Singles 1	Robert Bedard	W	6–0, 6–1, 4–6, 6–2
A	F	29–31 Jul 1955	Canada	5–0	Montreal	Grass	Singles 5	Henri Rochon	W	6–1, 6–2, 6–1
IZ	SF	5–7 Aug 1955	Japan	4–0	Long Island	Grass	Singles 1	Atsushi Miyagi	W	6–4, 6–4, 6–1
IZ	SF	5–7 Aug 1955	Japan	4–0	Long Island	Grass	Singles 5	Kosei Kamo	W	3–1, unf.
IZ	F	14–16 Aug 1955	Italy	5–0	Philadelphia	Grass	Singles 2	Nicola Pietrangeli	W	8–6, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
IZ	F	14–16 Aug 1955	Italy	5–0	Philadelphia	Grass	Singles 4	Orlando Sirola	W	6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
CR	F	26–27 Aug 1955	United States	5–0	New York City	Grass	Singles 1	Vic Seixas	W	6–3, 10–8, 4–6, 6–2
CR	F	26–27 Aug 1955	United States	5–0	New York City	Grass	Singles 5	Ham Richardson	W	6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
1956 Davis Cup
CR	F	26–28 Dec 1956	United States	5–0	Adelaide	Grass	Singles 2	Vic Seixas	W	6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
							Doubles (Hoad)	Sam Giammalva Vic Seixas	W	1–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–4
							Singles 4	Sam Giammalva	W	4–6, 6–1, 8–6, 7–5
1973 Davis Cup
IZ	SF	16–18 Nov 1973	Czechoslovakia	4–1	Melbourne	Grass	Doubles (Laver)	Jan Kodeš Vladimír Zedník	W	6–4, 14–12, 7–9, 8–6
1975 Davis Cup
E	F	28 Feb – 2 Mar 1975	New Zealand	4–0	Auckland	Grass	Singles 2	Onny Parun	W	6–2, 6–4, 6–2
E	F	28 Feb – 2 Mar 1975	New Zealand	4–0	Auckland	Grass	Singles 4	Brian Fairlie	W	6–1, 9–11, 7–5, 9–7

Kramer Cup

In this pro "Davis Cup-format" team event, held just 3 years (1961–1963) and opposing the subcontinents Australia, Europe, North America and South America, Rosewall won 9 out of 10 singles matches and 4 out of 5 doubles. Australia won all three editions.

Head to head

Rosewall's win–loss record against top players is as follows.

Player	Record	Years
Lew Hoad	84–51	1955–1964
Pancho Gonzales	85–116	1957–1970
Rod Laver	75–89	1963–1976
Ilie Năstase	6–3	1969–1977
Jimmy Connors	1–6	1972–1977
Björn Borg	0–1	1973
Guillermo Vilas	2–0	1973, 1976

Notes

↑ Power struggles between the ILTF and the commercial promoters National Tennis League (NTL) and World Championship Tennis (WCT) resulted in Rosewall missing a number of Grand Slam tournaments during the early 1970s.
↑ The Paris NTL event took place prior to the open era but is listed on the ATP website as it took place in 1968, the year the open era started.

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References

↑ McCauley, Joe (2003). The History of Professional Tennis. Windsor, Berkshire, England: , Short Run Book Company. p. 245. ASIN B001EOVE56.
↑ McCauley, Joe (2003). The History of Professional Tennis. Windsor, Berkshire, England: , Short Run Book Company. p. 246. ASIN B001EOVE56. (United States)

Sources

Joe McCauley, The History of Professional Tennis, London 2001.
Michel Sutter, Vainqueurs Winners 1946–2003, Paris 2003.
Tony Trabert, Tennis de France.
Robert Geist, Der Grösste Meister Die denkwürdige Karriere des australischen Tennisspielers Kenneth Robert Rosewall, Vienna 1999.
Bud Collins, The Bud Collins History of Tennis, 2008.

External links

Ken Rosewall at the International Tennis Hall of Fame
Ken Rosewall at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Ken Rosewall at the International Tennis Federation
Ken Rosewall at the Davis Cup

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[grandslam-1] Power struggles between the ILTF and the commercial promoters National Tennis League (NTL) and World Championship Tennis (WCT) resulted in Rosewall missing a number of Grand Slam tournaments during the early 1970s.

[ParisNTL-4] The Paris NTL event took place prior to the open era but is listed on the ATP website as it took place in 1968, the year the open era started.

[2] McCauley, Joe (2003). The History of Professional Tennis. Windsor, Berkshire, England: , Short Run Book Company. p. 245. ASIN B001EOVE56.

[3] McCauley, Joe (2003). The History of Professional Tennis. Windsor, Berkshire, England: , Short Run Book Company. p. 246. ASIN B001EOVE56. (United States)

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