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Cliff Richey

USA Born Dec 31, 1946 175 cm / 5'9" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1979

Cliff Richey represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 16. TennisDB's records show a 479–222 record in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1968 through 1979 and 20 recorded singles titles.

Peak singles rank
16 (Sep 17, 1973)
Elo peak
2081 (95th percentile)
Singles record
479–222 (68.3%)
Singles titles
20
Prize money
$7,500

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Cliff Richey's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Marty Riessen 2-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Jan 18, 1979* R32 Baltimore Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Onny Parun 3-6 5-7 L H2H Match data Dec 7, 1978* R32 South African Open ATP 250 Hard
Roscoe Tanner #10 2-6 2-6 L H2H Match data Sep 21, 1978* R32 Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Carpet
Victor Amaya #30 5-7 6-4 3-6 L H2H Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Bob Lutz 6-4 6-7 1-6 L H2H Match data Aug 19, 1978* QF Stowe ATP 250 Hard

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Cliff Richey's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Stan Smith 4 20 24 Feb 15, 1978 H2H
Arthur Ashe 5 12 17 Mar 26, 1976 H2H
Ilie Nastase 5 9 14 Feb 17, 1978 H2H
Rod Laver 5 7 12 Jan 17, 1975 H2H
Zeljko Franulovic 7 5 12 Dec 4, 1971 H2H

Singles Titles (20)

Cliff Richey singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP FinalsTournaments
196821 1 — — — 1 — New Orleans 2
196922 6 — — — 6 — Cincinnati Open, Curacao, Haverford, New Orleans, Omaha, Canadian Open
197023 4 — — — 4 — Charlotte, U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship, Macon, Washington Open
197124 3 — — — 3 — Des Moines, Houston, Kansas City
197225 3 — — — 3 — Bretton Woods, London Indoor, South African Open
197427 1 — — — 1 — Lakeway
197629 1 — — — 1 — Bermuda
197831 1 — — — 1 — Johannesburg
Total 20 — — — 20 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Cliff Richey career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
19682146156175.4%——
19692264188278.1%——
197023822410677.4%——
19712467239074.4%——
19722554247869.2%——
19732647267364.4%1719
19742724153961.5%2023
19752835235860.3%2532
19762933245757.9%3828
19773014173145.2%2887
19783113122552.0%9757
1979320110.0%71662
Career47922270168.3%——

Career Results by Surface

Cliff Richey career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
196821 921181.8%2272975.9%1151668.8%41580.0% 46156175.4%
196922 2352882.1%2773479.4%1031376.9%43757.1% 64188278.0%
197023 2673378.8%3153686.1%1041471.4%1582365.2% 822410677.4%
197124 2673378.8%2072774.1%831172.7%1361968.4% 67239074.4%
197225 2283073.3%831172.7%51683.3%19123161.3% 54247869.2%
197326 951464.3%15102560.0%32560.0%2092969.0% 47267364.4%
197427 1682466.7%33650.0%22450.0%32560.0% 24153961.5%
197528 871553.3%1081855.6%52771.4%1261866.7% 35235860.3%
197629 1271963.2%1662272.7%0110.0%5101533.3% 33245757.9%
197730 34742.9%36933.3%0110.0%861457.1% 14173145.2%
197831 951464.3%0220.0%————45944.4% 13122552.0%
197932 ————————————0110.0% 0110.0%
Career—1636522871.5%1556421970.8%54247869.2%1076917660.8%47922270168.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Cliff Richey career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
197326 0110.0%11250.0%41580.0%21366.7% 741163.6%
197427 0110.0%11250.0%11250.0%00—— 23540.0%
197528 0110.0%14520.0%21366.7%101100.0% 461040.0%
197629 00——00——0110.0%00—— 0110.0%
197730 0110.0%0220.0%461040.0%0110.0% 4101428.6%
197831 0110.0%23540.0%23540.0%00—— 471136.4%
Career 0550.0%5111631.2%13132650.0%32560.0% 21315240.4%

Opponent ranking data available for 52/701 (7.4%) of Cliff Richey's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Cliff Richey advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1968 21 1739 120.9 — — — — +74 -1 -80 68.3% +1.05 12–4 (75%) — — +2.21
1969 22 1948 136.7 — — — — +130 +23 -163 69.5% +1.45 14–3 (82%) — — +2.23
1970 23 2029 149.4 — — — — +93 +27 -149 72.6% +1.52 14–7 (67%) 6–3 (67%) 104.3 -0.49
1971 24 1909 147.4 — — — — +122 +39 +24 70.5% +1.44 11–13 (46%) 13–6 (68%) 96.6 +5.08
1972 25 1957 154.3 — — — — +26 +16 +43 64.0% +1.09 16–12 (57%) 15–12 (56%) 100.8 -3.18
1973 26 1849 145.9 — — — — +101 -9 +122 61.0% +0.95 13–11 (54%) 14–11 (56%) 97.8 -1.66
1974 27 1908 152.6 — — — — +81 -78 +58 59.8% +0.95 8–7 (53%) 9–8 (53%) 101.2 -3.70
1975 28 1858 145.2 — — — — +59 -41 +101 56.6% +0.54 14–10 (58%) 8–7 (53%) 99.2 -3.96
1976 29 1861 149.1 — — — — -31 +42 — 57.8% +0.65 8–8 (50%) 8–10 (44%) 96.4 -1.56
1977 30 1720 132.8 — — — — +62 +53 — 47.8% -0.14 4–5 (44%) 7–6 (54%) 100.6 +1.06
1978 31 1710 129.7 — — — — +66 — — 50.0% -0.05 5–4 (56%) 4–3 (57%) 100.7 +0.66
1979 32 1697 102.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.06
Career 2081 148.7 — — — — +73 +13 -45 64.5% +1.06 119–84 (59%) 84–66 (56%) 104.0 -0.49

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Cliff Richey Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge RGWUSO W-L
Win %
196821 R16R64— 4–2 (67%)
196922 R16R64R32 6–3 (67%)
197023 SFR64SF 11–3 (79%)
197124 R16QFR32 9–3 (75%)
197225 ——SF 5–1 (83%)
197326 R128—R16 3–2 (60%)
197528 —R16R64 4–2 (67%)
197629 ——R32 2–1 (67%)
197730 ——R64 1–1 (50%)
197831 R128—R128 0–2 (0%)
W-L 14–6
(70%)
10–5
(67%)
21–9
(70%)
45–20
(69%)

ATP 500

Cliff Richey ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge CINITACAN W-L
Win %
197023 F—— 5–1 (83%)
197124 R32—— 1–1 (50%)
197326 —R32R64 1–2 (33%)
W-L 6–2
(75%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
7–4
(64%)

ATP 250

Cliff Richey ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ATLBUECINHAMHOUMELMIAMUNNAPPARQUEITAROTSPBSTOTKYVIEWASALABALBALBARBERBERBERMIABOSBREBRIBRUBRUCAMCARCHACHACHICHRCURDENDESESSFORGOTHAMHAVHEMHILJACJOHJOHJOHKANLACLAKLASLASLONLONLOSLOSLOULOUMACMAUMEMMILMONMONNEWNEWNEWNEWNOREASOCEOMAORLIWPERPHIREGRICRICSACSALSANSANSANSAOSARSEASOUSOUSPRST.ST.STOSYDTANCANTORTORTOUTULU.SVANVIRWEM W-L
Win %
196821 ————W———F——R16—QF———————R16————R16—SF———F———————————————————————R64—————QF——SF———W—————————QFR16———W———————QF——————————————— 42–13 (76%)
196922 —SFW—————QF—R64R64—————QF————FR16—————QF———————W——————W—————————QF————F——R32—————W——R16———W—————QF——R32——————QF———————W———————— 58–15 (79%)
197023 —QF——F———WR16SF———SF——W————F—————R32SF—RR—W—————————SF———————————————R32——W————————RR———SF———QF—QF——F——F————————————————R32——F 66–20 (77%)
197124 —QF——W———FR16R16——————SF————QF——————QF———SF—————W———————————W———————SF———————————QF———F———————QFF——F——————————SF————————— 53–15 (78%)
197225 ————————————R16—R64SF—QFR32————————W——————F———R16QFSFR16R16SF——————SF————R32—WQF——R16—————QF———SF————————————R16——————W———QF————————R32R16—— 46–22 (68%)
197326 SF——R64——QFFSF—R32——————R16————————————QF————R16——————QF———SF——R16——R16—SF————R16———————————————————QF——QF———————SF————QF——R16——QF——SF——— 43–22 (66%)
197427 R32————————————R32—QF—————————————————R16——QF————————QF——————R32WR16————————R16——————R16——R64——QF——R32——————————————QF——F—————————— 24–15 (62%)
197528 SF———R16SF——R64————————SF———————————————————————R16————————————QF————R16R64——R32QF————————R16————QFQF—————R32R16R16—————————R16——QF———R32——— 31–20 (61%)
197629 ——QF—R16———R32———————R16R16—QF————WF————————QF——————QF—R16——————————QF—R32——————R32——QF—————SFR64———R16—R64——————R16—R16——QF———R16———————————— 30–22 (58%)
197730 —QFR32———R32———R64——————R16—————————————————————————————SF——————R32————QF————R32—————————QF——R32————————R32————R16——————————R16———R16— 13–15 (46%)
197831 ————R32—QF————————————QF————————————————————————————W——————————R32—————————————————R16———————————R32—R32—R32——QF——————R32———— 13–10 (57%)
197932 ————————————————————R32——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 6–3
(67%)
8–4
(67%)
11–2
(85%)
0–1
(0%)
15–4
(79%)
3–1
(75%)
4–3
(57%)
4–1
(80%)
23–6
(79%)
2–2
(50%)
7–5
(58%)
2–2
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
1–2
(33%)
3–2
(60%)
3–2
(60%)
1–1
(50%)
19–7
(73%)
0–1
(0%)
3–2
(60%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
12–3
(80%)
1–1
(50%)
5–0
(100%)
4–1
(80%)
3–1
(75%)
4–0
(100%)
4–2
(67%)
7–3
(70%)
2–1
(67%)
2–0
(100%)
3–1
(75%)
7–2
(78%)
5–2
(71%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
4–0
(100%)
1–1
(50%)
5–1
(83%)
3–1
(75%)
3–3
(50%)
3–2
(60%)
6–3
(67%)
6–0
(100%)
2–1
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
5–0
(100%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
3–0
(100%)
1–2
(33%)
4–0
(100%)
10–6
(62%)
0–1
(0%)
0–2
(0%)
4–0
(100%)
2–1
(67%)
17–7
(71%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
5–2
(71%)
1–3
(25%)
3–2
(60%)
4–1
(80%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
3–0
(100%)
3–0
(100%)
1–1
(50%)
6–6
(50%)
4–1
(80%)
2–3
(40%)
1–1
(50%)
9–2
(82%)
2–1
(67%)
5–3
(62%)
2–1
(67%)
11–6
(65%)
1–1
(50%)
0–2
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
3–1
(75%)
16–4
(80%)
0–1
(0%)
5–3
(62%)
8–3
(73%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
3–1
(75%)
12–4
(75%)
3–1
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
4–3
(57%)
2–1
(67%)
5–2
(71%)
4–2
(67%)
5–0
(100%)
2–1
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
4–4
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
4–1
(80%)
419–190
(69%)

ATP Finals

Cliff Richey ATP Finals results by season
SeasonAge FIN W-L
Win %
197124 RR 3–3 (50%)
W-L 3–3
(50%)
3–3
(50%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
16
Career-high date
Sep 17, 1973
First Top 100
Aug 27, 1973
First Top 50
Aug 27, 1973
First Top 20
Aug 27, 1973
First Top 10
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Ranking History Matrix

Cliff Richey ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
197326———————1716181919
197427——20282827222628—2223
19752825—20222422—————32
197629—————38—————28
197730292930253232365071716287
197831666966494546373942474957
19793271809293———————662

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Cliff Richey's most statistically similar ATP players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS M1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Tony Roche AUS #12 2,136 551 360 191 65.3% $529,199 20 0 0 1968–1980 Rivalries Match log
Jaime Fillol CHI #14 2,063 894 531 363 59.4% $187,169 8 0 0 1968–1983 Rivalries Match log
Cliff Drysdale RSA #13 2,134 648 397 251 61.3% — 6 0 0 1968–1980 Rivalries Match log
Phil Dent AUS #17 1,958 758 414 344 54.6% — 3 0 0 1968–1983 Rivalries Match log
Buster C Mottram GBR #15 1,979 445 271 174 60.9% $14,500 3 0 0 1970–1983 Rivalries Match log
Marty Riessen USA #11 2,105 845 531 314 62.8% $465 11 0 0 1968–1981 Rivalries Match log
Mark Cox GBR #12 2,022 678 406 272 59.9% — 13 0 0 1968–1981 Rivalries Match log
Vijay Amritraj IND #18 2,008 681 387 294 56.8% $1,331,913 16 0 0 1970–1993 Rivalries Match log
Onny Parun NZL #19 1,990 714 374 340 52.4% $4,000 6 0 0 1968–1982 Rivalries Match log
Francois Jauffret FRA #20 1,911 332 199 133 59.9% — 2 0 0 1968–1980 Rivalries Match log
Roy Emerson AUS #12 2,007 449 275 174 61.2% — 5 0 0 1968–1983 Rivalries Match log
Kim Warwick AUS #15 1,946 556 288 268 51.8% $989,620 3 0 0 1969–1988 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Cliff Richey born?
Cliff Richey was born on December 31, 1946.
Which country did Cliff Richey represent?
Cliff Richey represented United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Cliff Richey?
Cliff Richey is 175 cm / 5'9".
Is Cliff Richey left-handed or right-handed?
Cliff Richey plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Cliff Richey won?
No Grand Slam singles titles are recorded for Cliff Richey in TennisDB's covered main-draw results.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Cliff Richey won?
TennisDB does not group any of Cliff Richey's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Cliff Richey won?
TennisDB records 20 ATP singles titles for Cliff Richey across all categories. The most recent was Johannesburg in 1978.
What is Cliff Richey's highest ATP ranking?
Cliff Richey's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 16, first achieved on September 17, 1973.
What is Cliff Richey's career win-loss record?
Cliff Richey has 479 wins and 222 losses (68.3%) in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1968 through 1979.
How much career prize money has Cliff Richey earned?
Cliff Richey has earned at least $7,500 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Cliff Richey's career appear in TennisDB?
Cliff Richey appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1979.
On which surface does Cliff Richey have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Cliff Richey's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on hard: 71.5% (163–65).
Who has Cliff Richey faced most often?
Cliff Richey's most frequent opponent is Stan Smith, with a head-to-head record of 4–20 across 24 meetings.