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

Bob Hewitt vs Cliff Drysdale H2H: 2-2

Bob Hewitt and Cliff Drysdale are tied 2–2 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Bob Hewitt leads 2–1 on hard courts, while Cliff Drysdale leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Cliff Drysdale won the 1974 ABN AMRO Open round of 16 6-1 6-1.

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Bob Hewitt
RSA Age 86 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
2 – 2
4 main draw meetings
Cliff Drysdale
RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Cliff Drysdale 6-1 6-1 Bob Hewitt Match data Mar 29, 1974* R16 ABN AMRO Open ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale #23 6-2 0-6 6-4 Bob Hewitt #138 Match data Mar 7, 1974* R16 Miami Open ATP 250 Hard
Bob Hewitt 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-3 Cliff Drysdale Match data Apr 12, 1970* F Durban ATP 250 Hard
Bob Hewitt 6-2 6-4 6-1 Cliff Drysdale Match data Mar 29, 1970* QF South African 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
Bob Hewitt #669 #34 0 2,005 285 177 61.7% 0 0 0 0 11 11
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 Bob Hewitt Cliff Drysdale
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
27 — — — — — — — 1968 53–37 58.9% — 1,674 0 1
28 1968 51–15 77.3% — 1,819 0 2 1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 1
29 1969 31–11 73.8% — 1,859 0 4 1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,911 0 1
30 1970 41–16 71.9% — 1,820 0 5 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,992 0 4
31 1971 22–10 68.8% — 1,846 0 6 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,937 0 4
32 1972 52–16 76.5% — 1,908 0 11 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,882 0 4
33 1973 2–5 28.6% #157 1,891 0 11 1974 24–12 66.7% #18 1,900 0 5
34 1974 13–17 43.3% #59 1,728 0 11 1975 30–19 61.2% #36 1,816 0 5
35 1975 27–15 64.3% #34 1,847 0 11 1976 17–13 56.7% #25 1,831 0 5
36 1976 11–22 33.3% #83 1,667 0 11 1977 17–17 50.0% #27 1,880 0 5
37 1977 29–25 53.7% #52 1,722 0 11 1978 14–13 51.9% #47 1,869 0 6
38 1978 6–21 22.2% #206 1,596 0 11 1979 5–12 29.4% #217 1,715 0 6
39 1979 0–3 0.0% #546 1,547 0 11 1980 1–2 33.3% #423 1,712 0 6
40 1980 0–1 0.0% — 1,544 0 11 — — — — — — —

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 Bob Hewitt Cliff Drysdale
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 %
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 6 10 16 37.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 22 17 39 56.4%
28 1968 19 6 25 76.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 4 0 4 100.0% 1969 8 3 11 72.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
29 1969 3 1 4 75.0% 17 6 23 73.9% 8 2 10 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1970 16 8 24 66.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 7 6 13 53.8%
30 1970 12 3 15 80.0% 20 9 29 69.0% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — 1971 25 8 33 75.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 11 31 64.5%
31 1971 13 4 17 76.5% — — — — 7 5 12 58.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 1972 18 8 26 69.2% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 21 15 36 58.3%
32 1972 8 4 12 66.7% 24 4 28 85.7% 13 2 15 86.7% 7 6 13 53.8% 1973 9 7 16 56.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 7 13 46.2%
33 1973 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1974 9 4 13 69.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 6 17 64.7%
34 1974 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 1975 6 4 10 60.0% 11 7 18 61.1% — — — — 13 8 21 61.9%
35 1975 5 4 9 55.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1976 5 3 8 62.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
36 1976 2 4 6 33.3% 8 9 17 47.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 7 8 12.5% 1977 5 5 10 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 10 10 20 50.0%
37 1977 6 5 11 54.5% 15 11 26 57.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1978 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 13 10 23 56.5%
38 1978 0 5 5 0.0% 1 10 11 9.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 5 8 37.5% 1979 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0%
39 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
40 1980 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 74 46 120 61.7% 105 57 162 64.8% 60 31 91 65.9% 46 43 89 51.7% — 111 68 179 62.0% 98 48 146 67.1% 58 30 88 65.9% 130 105 235 55.3%

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 Bob Hewitt 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
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1675 114.3 — — — — -176 +56 +81 58.1% +0.92 13–19 (41%) — — +0.91
28 1968 1820 126.5 — — — — +136 -148 -56 69.9% +1.44 15–6 (71%) — — +1.26 1969 1782 128.9 — — — — -122 +107 -9 59.8% +0.44 8–7 (53%) — — -0.64
29 1969 1859 141.4 — — — — +123 -19 -20 69.7% +1.56 3–4 (43%) — — -0.24 1970 1912 140.6 — — — — +41 -52 -103 60.3% +0.51 10–8 (56%) 6–2 (75%) — -4.84
30 1970 1820 143.6 — — — — +238 +46 +34 67.5% +1.36 7–7 (50%) — — -0.83 1971 1992 155.5 — — — — +24 +4 -33 65.8% +0.98 23–14 (62%) 20–17 (54%) — -7.28
31 1971 1846 128.5 — — — — +173 — -27 66.3% +1.23 5–2 (71%) 3–2 (60%) — +2.83 1972 1938 158.1 — — — — +12 +53 +26 60.4% +0.73 9–7 (56%) 7–14 (33%) — -6.24
32 1972 1908 140.8 — — — — -33 +104 -12 69.6% +1.43 14–4 (78%) 6–2 (75%) — +2.46 1973 1882 141.7 — — — — +19 +74 +25 58.7% +0.63 6–2 (75%) 6–6 (50%) — -2.42
33 1973 1891 121.7 — — — — -22 — — 50.0% +0.83 1–0 0–2 — -0.90 1974 1900 147.0 — — — — +26 +50 +12 64.3% +1.12 4–3 (57%) 0–1 — -2.22
34 1974 1729 124.7 — — — — +61 — +84 45.6% -0.01 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.79 1975 1817 135.6 — — — — +37 +49 — 57.9% +0.41 11–8 (58%) 8–4 (67%) — +0.26
35 1975 1848 148.0 — — — — -54 +144 — 62.4% +1.13 6–4 (60%) 6–4 (60%) — +0.13 1976 1832 148.0 — — — — +51 +32 — 52.2% +0.36 5–2 (71%) 4–6 (40%) — -1.10
36 1976 1668 136.3 — — — — -1 +183 — 37.9% -0.56 3–5 (38%) 1–5 (17%) — -0.50 1977 1880 157.3 — — — — +19 — +12 48.2% -0.18 7–3 (70%) 7–3 (70%) — -4.71
37 1977 1722 139.7 — — — — +65 +45 -79 53.3% +0.17 9–7 (56%) 7–7 (50%) — +0.51 1978 1869 151.0 — — — — -9 — — 50.0% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 1–7 (13%) — -2.21
38 1978 1596 127.7 — — — — +107 +31 +90 25.9% -1.72 2–3 (40%) 1–4 (20%) — -2.33 1979 1715 125.5 — — — — +36 — +122 32.4% -0.73 0–2 2–4 (33%) — -1.22
39 1979 1548 96.3 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.28 0–1 0–1 — +0.38 1980 1712 110.1 — — — — — — — 36.4% -1.45 1–1 2–0 — -0.40
40 1980 1544 106.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2006 142.5 — — — — +69 +58 -16 60.8% +0.87 68–48 (59%) 26–30 (46%) 97.3 +0.39 — 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.