H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Billy Martin vs Cliff Drysdale H2H: 1-1

Billy Martin and Cliff Drysdale are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Cliff Drysdale leads 1–0 on carpet, while Billy Martin leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Cliff Drysdale won the 1977 Charlotte Wct round of 16 4-6 6-1 6-4.

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Billy Martin
USA Age 69 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main draw meetings
Cliff Drysdale
RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Cliff Drysdale 4-6 6-1 6-4 Billy Martin Match data Apr 23, 1977* R16 Charlotte Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Billy Martin #62 6-4 6-1 Cliff Drysdale #24 Match data Feb 23, 1977* R64 Indian Wells Open ATP 250 Hard

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
Billy Martin #831 #32 0 1,821 146 175 45.5% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Cliff Drysdale #423 #13 0 2,135 397 251 61.3% 0 0 0 0 6 6

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 Billy Martin Cliff Drysdale
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,498 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1973 4–7 36.4% #145 1,536 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1974 18–14 56.2% #36 1,676 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1975 18–16 52.9% #67 1,714 0 1 — — — — — — —
19 1976 29–31 48.3% #62 1,701 0 1 — — — — — — —
20 1977 28–29 49.1% #58 1,792 0 1 — — — — — — —
21 1978 9–23 28.1% #188 1,665 0 1 — — — — — — —
22 1979 14–14 50.0% #66 1,680 0 1 — — — — — — —
23 1980 15–24 38.5% #118 1,608 0 1 — — — — — — —
24 1981 10–15 40.0% — 1,577 0 1 — — — — — — —
25 1982 1–1 50.0% — 1,588 0 1 — — — — — — —
27 — — — — — — — 1968 53–37 58.9% — 1,674 0 1
28 — — — — — — — 1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 1
29 — — — — — — — 1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,911 0 1
30 — — — — — — — 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,992 0 4
31 — — — — — — — 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,937 0 4
32 — — — — — — — 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,882 0 4
33 — — — — — — — 1974 24–12 66.7% #18 1,900 0 5
34 — — — — — — — 1975 30–19 61.2% #36 1,816 0 5
35 — — — — — — — 1976 17–13 56.7% #25 1,831 0 5
36 — — — — — — — 1977 17–17 50.0% #27 1,880 0 5
37 — — — — — — — 1978 14–13 51.9% #47 1,869 0 6
38 — — — — — — — 1979 5–12 29.4% #217 1,715 0 6
39 — — — — — — — 1980 1–2 33.3% #423 1,712 0 6

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 Billy Martin Cliff Drysdale
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
15 1972 1498 111.7 — — — — — — — 25.0% -2.00 — — — -0.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1973 1536 117.4 — — — — +49 — +38 39.3% -0.68 0–1 — — -0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1974 1677 129.0 — — — — +16 -52 — 53.4% -0.03 4–7 (36%) 10–2 (83%) — +1.49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1975 1714 138.7 — — — — +86 -137 — 51.9% -0.03 6–6 (50%) 10–1 (91%) — +0.47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1976 1702 146.0 — — — — +33 0 -182 49.3% -0.08 6–13 (32%) 5–5 (50%) — -2.86 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1977 1793 146.8 — — — — -15 -102 -130 52.2% -0.03 4–12 (25%) 4–6 (40%) — -2.58 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1978 1665 137.0 — — — — -32 -6 +57 36.1% -1.01 3–8 (27%) 9–3 (75%) — -2.93 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1979 1680 132.8 — — — — +4 -7 — 51.4% -0.33 3–5 (38%) 7–3 (70%) — +1.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1980 1609 126.7 — — — — +37 +11 +57 40.2% -0.73 4–6 (40%) 5–4 (56%) — -0.92 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1981 1577 119.0 — — — — +36 +39 +70 41.9% -0.84 2–3 (40%) 5–2 (71%) — +1.85 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1982 1588 105.2 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.00 1–0 1–0 — +0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1675 114.3 — — — — -176 +56 +81 58.1% +0.92 13–19 (41%) — — +0.91
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1782 128.9 — — — — -122 +107 -9 59.8% +0.44 8–7 (53%) — — -0.64
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1912 140.6 — — — — +41 -52 -103 60.3% +0.51 10–8 (56%) 6–2 (75%) — -4.84
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1992 155.5 — — — — +24 +4 -33 65.8% +0.98 23–14 (62%) 20–17 (54%) — -7.28
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1938 158.1 — — — — +12 +53 +26 60.4% +0.73 9–7 (56%) 7–14 (33%) — -6.24
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1882 141.7 — — — — +19 +74 +25 58.7% +0.63 6–2 (75%) 6–6 (50%) — -2.42
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1900 147.0 — — — — +26 +50 +12 64.3% +1.12 4–3 (57%) 0–1 — -2.22
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1817 135.6 — — — — +37 +49 — 57.9% +0.41 11–8 (58%) 8–4 (67%) — +0.26
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1832 148.0 — — — — +51 +32 — 52.2% +0.36 5–2 (71%) 4–6 (40%) — -1.10
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1880 157.3 — — — — +19 — +12 48.2% -0.18 7–3 (70%) 7–3 (70%) — -4.71
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1869 151.0 — — — — -9 — — 50.0% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 1–7 (13%) — -2.21
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1715 125.5 — — — — +36 — +122 32.4% -0.73 0–2 2–4 (33%) — -1.22
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1712 110.1 — — — — — — — 36.4% -1.45 1–1 2–0 — -0.40
Career — 1821 142.5 — — — — +23 -23 -18 47.0% -0.36 33–61 (35%) 56–26 (68%) 104.7 -1.45 — 2135 149.3 — — — — -8 +47 -5 58.6% +0.60 102–79 (56%) 63–64 (50%) 100.2 -5.02

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.