H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Bernie Mitton vs Cliff Richey H2H: 1-4

Cliff Richey holds a 4–1 lead over Bernie Mitton in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Cliff Richey leads 2–1 on hard courts and 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Cliff Richey won the 1978 Johannesburg semifinal 6-2 7-5.

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Bernie Mitton
RSA Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 4
5 main draw meetings
Cliff Richey
USA Age 79 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Cliff Richey 6-2 7-5 Bernie Mitton Match data Apr 8, 1978* SF Johannesburg ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Richey #69 7-6 6-1 Bernie Mitton Match data Mar 3, 1978* R16 Miami Open ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Richey 6-7 6-4 6-4 Bernie Mitton Match data Nov 27, 1976* R16 South African Open ATP 250 Hard
Bernie Mitton 6-3 6-3 Cliff Richey Match data Oct 7, 1976* R32 Maui ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Richey 6-4 6-3 Bernie Mitton Match data Sep 28, 1975* R64 San Francisco ATP 250 Carpet

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
Bernie Mitton #766 #42 0 1,827 206 223 48.0% 0 0 0 0 2 2
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 Bernie Mitton Cliff Richey
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,476 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,452 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1973 11–4 73.3% #179 1,620 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1974 5–5 50.0% #161 1,618 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1975 20–19 51.3% #51 1,769 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1976 16–21 43.2% #65 1,767 0 0 1968 46–15 75.4% — 1,738 0 1
22 1977 23–32 41.8% #76 1,690 0 0 1969 64–18 78.0% — 1,948 0 7
23 1978 36–31 53.7% #62 1,729 0 1 1970 88–24 78.6% — 2,045 0 12
24 1979 29–26 52.7% #58 1,754 0 2 1971 67–23 74.4% — 1,910 0 15
25 1980 28–29 49.1% #60 1,689 0 2 1972 54–24 69.2% — 1,958 0 18
26 1981 13–19 40.6% #94 1,618 0 2 1973 47–26 64.4% #19 1,848 0 18
27 1982 8–11 42.1% — 1,592 0 2 1974 24–15 61.5% #23 1,907 0 19
28 1983 13–16 44.8% #100 1,615 0 2 1975 35–23 60.3% #32 1,857 0 19
29 1984 4–8 33.3% #243 1,615 0 2 1976 33–24 57.9% #28 1,861 0 20
30 — — — — — — — 1977 14–17 45.2% #87 1,720 0 20
31 — — — — — — — 1978 13–12 52.0% #57 1,709 0 21
32 — — — — — — — 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,697 0 21

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 Bernie Mitton 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 %
16 1971 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1972 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1973 3 1 4 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1975 10 6 16 62.5% 5 10 15 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 4 5 9 44.4% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 10 17 41.2% 1968 9 2 11 81.8% 22 7 29 75.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 4 1 5 80.0%
22 1977 7 11 18 38.9% 10 11 21 47.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 1969 23 5 28 82.1% 27 7 34 79.4% 10 3 13 76.9% 4 3 7 57.1%
23 1978 10 9 19 52.6% 1 7 8 12.5% 13 5 18 72.2% 12 10 22 54.5% 1970 26 7 33 78.8% 37 5 42 88.1% 10 4 14 71.4% 15 8 23 65.2%
24 1979 16 9 25 64.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 2 10 12 16.7% 1971 26 7 33 78.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 8 3 11 72.7% 13 6 19 68.4%
25 1980 11 12 23 47.8% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 4 7 42.9% 11 9 20 55.0% 1972 22 8 30 73.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 19 12 31 61.3%
26 1981 11 10 21 52.4% — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1973 9 5 14 64.3% 15 10 25 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 20 9 29 69.0%
27 1982 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1974 16 8 24 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 1983 4 7 11 36.4% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 1975 8 7 15 53.3% 10 8 18 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7%
29 1984 1 2 3 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1976 12 7 19 63.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 10 15 33.3%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 3 4 7 42.9% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 6 14 57.1%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 9 5 14 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 80 78 158 50.6% 32 48 80 40.0% 42 36 78 53.8% 52 61 113 46.0% — 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 Bernie Mitton 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
16 1971 1476 98.9 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.50 — 1–0 — -0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1972 1453 99.3 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1973 1620 117.8 — — — — -40 — +45 65.0% +0.73 3–1 (75%) — — +2.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 1618 122.7 — — — — -11 — +31 50.0% +0.32 0–1 0–1 — +0.84 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1975 1769 147.6 — — — — +16 -189 -71 52.3% +0.21 2–5 (29%) 0–3 (0%) — -1.56 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 1767 139.9 — — — — +10 -219 -13 48.4% -0.12 4–8 (33%) 6–6 (50%) — -1.92 1968 1739 120.9 — — — — +76 -1 -80 68.3% +1.05 12–4 (75%) — — +2.22
22 1977 1691 147.0 — — — — +38 -50 +7 42.1% -0.36 10–8 (56%) 4–7 (36%) — -5.59 1969 1948 136.7 — — — — +130 +23 -163 69.5% +1.45 14–3 (82%) — — +2.23
23 1978 1730 140.2 — — — — +36 -163 +100 54.1% +0.07 12–16 (43%) 13–6 (68%) — +1.76 1970 2046 149.9 — — — — +78 +58 -164 73.0% +1.54 16–7 (70%) 6–3 (67%) — -0.55
24 1979 1754 138.0 — — — — -3 -152 +74 50.4% +0.16 10–6 (63%) 10–9 (53%) — +1.29 1971 1911 147.5 — — — — +121 +58 +23 70.5% +1.44 11–13 (46%) 13–6 (68%) — +4.89
25 1980 1689 138.1 — — — — +25 -92 +105 48.6% +0.15 11–10 (52%) 6–14 (30%) — +1.90 1972 1958 154.4 — — — — +25 +29 +43 64.0% +1.09 16–12 (57%) 15–12 (56%) — -3.20
26 1981 1619 131.7 — — — — +55 — +59 40.8% -0.26 5–5 (50%) 5–9 (36%) — +0.87 1973 1849 146.1 — — — — +101 -3 +122 61.0% +0.95 13–11 (54%) 14–11 (56%) — -1.67
27 1982 1593 116.0 — — — — +74 -15 +33 45.7% -0.35 2–3 (40%) 3–5 (38%) — +1.86 1974 1908 152.6 — — — — +81 -72 +58 59.8% +0.95 8–7 (53%) 9–8 (53%) — -3.69
28 1983 1615 124.3 — — — — +25 -22 — 49.3% -0.26 3–9 (25%) 8–6 (57%) — +1.68 1975 1858 145.3 — — — — +59 -38 +101 56.6% +0.54 14–10 (58%) 8–7 (53%) — -3.96
29 1984 1616 122.3 — — — — -2 +7 — 37.5% -1.03 2–3 (40%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.98 1976 1861 149.1 — — — — -31 +42 — 57.8% +0.65 8–8 (50%) 8–10 (44%) — -1.58
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1720 132.8 — — — — +62 +54 — 47.8% -0.14 4–5 (44%) 7–6 (54%) — +1.06
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1710 129.8 — — — — +66 — — 50.0% -0.05 5–4 (56%) 4–3 (57%) — +0.66
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1698 102.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.06
Career — 1827 143.0 — — — — +25 -104 +57 48.7% -0.04 64–75 (46%) 57–69 (45%) 95.6 +0.51 — 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.