H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Arthur Ashe vs Cliff Richey H2H: 12-5

Arthur Ashe holds a 12–5 lead over Cliff Richey in their ATP head-to-head. Across 17 main-draw meetings, Arthur Ashe leads 7–3 on hard courts, while they are tied 2–2 on carpet. Most recently, Arthur Ashe won the 1976 Indian Wells Open round of 16 6-3 6-4.

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Arthur Ashe
USA Age 83 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
12 – 5
17 main draw meetings
Cliff Richey
USA Age 79 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Arthur Ashe 6-3 6-4 Cliff Richey Match data Mar 26, 1976* R16 Indian Wells Open ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-1 Cliff Richey Match data Sep 30, 1975* R16 San Francisco ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 6-2 7-5 Cliff Richey Match data Jun 20, 1975* R16 Eastbourne Open ATP 250 Grass
Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-4 Cliff Richey Match data Sep 22, 1972* QF Montreal Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 6-1 6-4 7-6 Cliff Richey Match data Sep 12, 1972* SF US Open Grand Slam Grass
Cliff Richey 6-2 6-4 Arthur Ashe Match data Jul 14, 1972* SF Bretton Woods ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe 7-6 4-6 6-4 Cliff Richey Match data May 4, 1972* R32 Las Vegas Wct ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe 7-6 4-6 7-6 Cliff Richey Match data Apr 23, 1971* SF Charlotte ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe 7-5 6-4 Cliff Richey Match data Nov 6, 1970* SF Stockholm Open ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-2 6-4 Cliff Richey Match data Oct 4, 1970* F Berkeley ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Richey 7-5 6-2 6-1 Arthur Ashe Match data Jul 24, 1970* F Washington Open ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-3 1-6 6-3 Cliff Richey Match data Apr 4, 1970* F San Juan ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Richey 6-3 3-6 8-6 Arthur Ashe Match data Mar 3, 1970* F Macon ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Richey 6-4 4-6 8-6 Arthur Ashe Match data Feb 6, 1970* R16 Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 6-2 6-3 Cliff Richey Match data Oct 11, 1969* QF Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Richey 9-11 6-4 6-4 Arthur Ashe Match data Oct 4, 1969* SF Berkeley ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe 4-6 6-3 3-2 (ret.) Cliff Richey Match data Jun 15, 1968* SF Bristol ATP 250 Grass

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Arthur Ashe #99 #2 0 2,259 792 256 75.6% 3 0 0 0 41 44
Cliff Richey #662 #16 0 2,115 485 222 68.6% 0 0 0 0 21 21

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Arthur Ashe Cliff Richey
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 — — — — — — — 1968 46–15 75.4% — 1,738 0 1
22 — — — — — — — 1969 64–18 78.0% — 1,948 0 7
23 — — — — — — — 1970 88–24 78.6% — 2,045 0 12
24 1968 73–12 85.9% — 1,949 1 6 1971 67–23 74.4% — 1,910 0 15
25 1969 77–24 76.2% — 1,959 1 7 1972 54–24 69.2% — 1,958 0 18
26 1970 94–25 79.0% — 2,087 2 16 1973 47–26 64.4% #19 1,848 0 18
27 1971 70–28 71.4% — 2,096 2 19 1974 24–15 61.5% #23 1,907 0 19
28 1972 65–26 71.4% — 2,139 2 23 1975 35–23 60.3% #32 1,857 0 19
29 1973 69–30 69.7% #10 1,964 2 25 1976 33–24 57.9% #28 1,861 0 20
30 1974 79–26 75.2% #7 2,042 2 28 1977 14–17 45.2% #87 1,720 0 20
31 1975 99–22 81.8% #4 2,138 3 36 1978 13–12 52.0% #57 1,709 0 21
32 1976 64–23 73.6% #12 1,960 3 41 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,697 0 21
33 1977 6–4 60.0% #77 1,890 3 41 — — — — — — —
34 1978 66–25 72.5% #13 1,980 3 44 — — — — — — —
35 1979 30–11 73.2% #7 1,947 3 44 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Arthur Ashe Cliff Richey
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 9 2 11 81.8% 22 7 29 75.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 4 1 5 80.0%
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 23 5 28 82.1% 27 7 34 79.4% 10 3 13 76.9% 4 3 7 57.1%
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 26 7 33 78.8% 37 5 42 88.1% 10 4 14 71.4% 15 8 23 65.2%
24 1968 21 6 27 77.8% 8 3 11 72.7% 34 2 36 94.4% 10 1 11 90.9% 1971 26 7 33 78.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 8 3 11 72.7% 13 6 19 68.4%
25 1969 21 5 26 80.8% 29 10 39 74.4% 22 6 28 78.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 1972 22 8 30 73.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 19 12 31 61.3%
26 1970 42 9 51 82.4% 17 4 21 81.0% 15 4 19 78.9% 20 8 28 71.4% 1973 9 5 14 64.3% 15 10 25 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 20 9 29 69.0%
27 1971 19 5 24 79.2% 17 8 25 68.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 20 12 32 62.5% 1974 16 8 24 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 1972 14 7 21 66.7% 9 4 13 69.2% 6 1 7 85.7% 36 14 50 72.0% 1975 8 7 15 53.3% 10 8 18 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7%
29 1973 17 6 23 73.9% 24 9 33 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 25 13 38 65.8% 1976 12 7 19 63.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 10 15 33.3%
30 1974 25 8 33 75.8% 15 8 23 65.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 32 7 39 82.1% 1977 3 4 7 42.9% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 6 14 57.1%
31 1975 20 6 26 76.9% 23 8 31 74.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 46 7 53 86.8% 1978 9 5 14 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4%
32 1976 14 5 19 73.7% 17 10 27 63.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 30 5 35 85.7% 1979 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
33 1977 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1978 10 5 15 66.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 26 9 35 74.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 203 63 266 76.3% 185 74 259 71.4% 133 35 168 79.2% 271 84 355 76.3% — 163 65 228 71.5% 161 64 225 71.6% 54 24 78 69.2% 107 69 176 60.8%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Arthur Ashe Cliff Richey
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1739 120.9 — — — — +76 -1 -80 68.3% +1.05 12–4 (75%) — — +2.22
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1948 136.7 — — — — +130 +23 -163 69.5% +1.45 14–3 (82%) — — +2.23
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 2046 149.9 — — — — +78 +58 -164 73.0% +1.54 16–7 (70%) 6–3 (67%) — -0.55
24 1968 1950 130.8 — — — — -71 -329 +219 76.8% +1.63 15–3 (83%) — — +0.94 1971 1911 147.5 — — — — +121 +58 +23 70.5% +1.44 11–13 (46%) 13–6 (68%) — +4.89
25 1969 1959 138.0 — — — — +71 -129 +145 67.3% +1.17 15–13 (54%) — — +2.48 1972 1958 154.4 — — — — +25 +29 +43 64.0% +1.09 16–12 (57%) 15–12 (56%) — -3.20
26 1970 2088 149.9 — — — — +108 -157 +45 73.4% +1.50 16–7 (70%) 9–6 (60%) — +2.44 1973 1849 146.1 — — — — +101 -3 +122 61.0% +0.95 13–11 (54%) 14–11 (56%) — -1.67
27 1971 2097 160.4 — — — — +69 -109 +41 66.5% +1.07 14–11 (56%) 21–15 (58%) — -6.37 1974 1908 152.6 — — — — +81 -72 +58 59.8% +0.95 8–7 (53%) 9–8 (53%) — -3.69
28 1972 2140 159.8 — — — — +30 -127 +45 65.4% +0.93 19–12 (61%) 23–16 (59%) — -6.37 1975 1858 145.3 — — — — +59 -38 +101 56.6% +0.54 14–10 (58%) 8–7 (53%) — -3.96
29 1973 1965 150.0 — — — — +80 +1 +154 64.3% +0.72 22–16 (58%) 23–9 (72%) — -3.02 1976 1861 149.1 — — — — -31 +42 — 57.8% +0.65 8–8 (50%) 8–10 (44%) — -1.58
30 1974 2042 153.2 — — — — +95 -122 +32 69.2% +1.18 17–10 (63%) 23–12 (66%) — -2.59 1977 1720 132.8 — — — — +62 +54 — 47.8% -0.14 4–5 (44%) 7–6 (54%) — +1.06
31 1975 2138 164.1 — — — — +44 -104 +56 73.5% +1.53 22–9 (71%) 17–10 (63%) — -6.11 1978 1710 129.8 — — — — +66 — — 50.0% -0.05 5–4 (56%) 4–3 (57%) — +0.66
32 1976 1960 161.5 — — — — +205 -5 +137 66.7% +0.98 19–8 (70%) 13–6 (68%) — -1.81 1979 1698 102.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.06
33 1977 1891 120.8 — — — — — +15 +149 62.1% +0.72 1–2 (33%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1978 1980 156.5 — — — — +115 +16 -17 65.7% +1.06 24–10 (71%) 18–9 (67%) — +0.43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1979 1947 156.2 — — — — +219 -19 -12 63.6% +0.75 12–4 (75%) 10–4 (71%) — -0.71 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2260 157.1 — — — — +84 -86 +99 68.7% +1.16 196–105 (65%) 161–89 (64%) 107.2 -1.95 — 2116 148.8 — — — — +70 +24 -48 64.7% +1.06 121–84 (59%) 84–66 (56%) 104.1 -0.52

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.