H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 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 Rotterdam fourth round 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

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Mar 29, 1974* Rotterdam ATP 250 R16 Carpet Cliff Drysdale #23 6-1 6-1 Bob Hewitt #138 Match data
Mar 7, 1974* Miami Wct ATP 250 R16 Hard Cliff Drysdale #23 6-2 0-6 6-4 Bob Hewitt #138 Match data
Apr 12, 1970* Durban ATP 250 F Hard Bob Hewitt 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-3 Cliff Drysdale Match data
Mar 29, 1970* Johannesburg ATP 250 QF Hard Bob Hewitt 6-2 6-4 6-1 Cliff Drysdale Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Bob Hewitt #669 #32 0 2,005 285 178 61.6% 0 0 0 0 11 11
Cliff Drysdale #423 #13 0 2,134 402 253 61.4% 0 0 0 0 8 8

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% — 1,675 0 3
28 1968 51–15 77.3% — 1,820 0 2 1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 3
29 1969 31–11 73.8% — 1,856 0 4 1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,908 0 3
30 1970 41–16 71.9% — 1,822 0 5 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,997 0 6
31 1971 22–10 68.8% — 1,821 0 6 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,935 0 6
32 1972 52–16 76.5% — 1,902 0 11 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,872 0 6
33 1973 2–5 28.6% #157 1,855 0 11 1974 27–13 67.5% #18 1,901 0 7
34 1974 13–17 43.3% #59 1,715 0 11 1975 32–20 61.5% #36 1,827 0 7
35 1975 27–16 62.8% #34 1,847 0 11 1976 17–13 56.7% #25 1,833 0 7
36 1976 11–22 33.3% #83 1,666 0 11 1977 17–17 50.0% #27 1,870 0 7
37 1977 29–25 53.7% #56 1,725 0 11 1978 14–13 51.9% #47 1,862 0 8
38 1978 6–21 22.2% #206 1,596 0 11 1979 5–12 29.4% #217 1,710 0 8
39 1979 0–3 0.0% #546 1,547 0 11 1980 1–2 33.3% #423 1,707 0 8
40 1980 0–1 0.0% — 1,544 0 11 — — — — — — —