List of tennis rivalries


In tennis history there have been a number of notable rivalries. This is a list of some of the greatest rivalries.
For the purpose of this article only, the criteria for inclusion are :

Pre-Open Era

RivalryPeriodMeetingsGrand SlamPro SlamITF MajorAll matchesAll finalsRef
Gonzales–Rosewall1957–19702020–02–30-0116–866-6
Laver–Rosewall1963–19761641–14–60-089–7536-20
Gonzales–Hoad1957–19671570–03–30-092–65
Vines–Perry1937–19381540–01–00-084–70
Gonzales–Kramer1949–19541400–01–00-040–100
Gonzales–Segura1951–19651340–08–30-096–38
Budge–Riggs1935–19551190–04–40-065–55
Kramer–Sedgman1953–19561100–00–00-061–49
Nüsslein–Tilden1931–1939960–07–20-039–65
Gimeno–Laver1960–1971960–10–50-031–65
Kramer–Segura1948–1954920–00–00-064–28
Vines–Tilden1927–1940730–02–10-047–26
Emerson–Laver1958–1975722–70–00-021–5110-22
Hoad–Rosewall1953–1967702–20–50-025–45
Anderson–Cooper1955–1962681–30–20-025–43
Gonzales–Laver1964–1970610–10–20-021–387-14
Budge–Tilden1939–1945500–03–00-041–9
Laver–Stolle1956–1974482–03–00-039–9
Cochet–Tilden1926–1939354–10–20-012–232-2
Laver–Olmedo1959–1971300–13–00-026–4
Crawford–Quist1933–1950252–30–00-09–16
Laver–Sedgman1963–1965200–03–00-018–2
Mahony–Pim1888–1898180–30–00-03–152-7
H. L. Doherty–Mahony1896–1904183–00–00-114–46-2
Johnston–Tilden1919–1926171–60–00-06–12
Decugis–Wilding1907–1914170–00–00-23–14
Borotra–Lacoste1921–1929173–50–00-05–12
Crawford–Perry1930–1936172–50–00-06–11
Larned–Wright1899–1908164–10–00-012–4
Borotra–Cochet1922–1949163–30–00-18–8
Gore–Wilding1905–1912142–20–00-09–55-3

Open Era

* Including Walkovers or Abandoned matches

Women

Pre-Open Era

RivalryPeriodMeetingsGrand SlamAll matches
Bingley–Cooper1893–190126≈4–119–6–1
Lenglen–Ryan1914-???185–017–1
Brough Clapp–duPont1942–1956403–125–15
King–Jones1959–1971357–226–9
Court–Bueno1960–1969245–317–6
Court–King1962–1973326–422–10

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Open Era