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Buster C Mottram vs Cliff Richey H2H: 1-1

Buster C Mottram and Cliff Richey are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Cliff Richey leads 1–0 on grass, while Buster C Mottram leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Buster C Mottram won the 1977 South African Open round of 16 7-5 6-1.

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Buster C Mottram
GBR Age 71 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Cliff Richey
USA Age 79 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Buster C Mottram 7-5 6-1 Cliff Richey Match data Dec 2, 1977* R16 South African Open ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Richey 6-2 6-1 Buster C Mottram Match data Jun 17, 1970* R64 Queen's Club Championships 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
Buster C Mottram #735 #15 0 1,979 271 174 60.9% 0 0 0 0 3 3
Cliff Richey #662 #16 0 2,081 479 222 68.3% 0 0 0 0 20 20

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 Buster C Mottram Cliff Richey
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,497 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1971 2–1 66.7% — 1,533 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1972 1–2 33.3% — 1,546 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1973 14–11 56.0% #33 1,658 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1974 14–13 51.9% #55 1,781 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1975 26–15 63.4% #34 1,931 0 2 — — — — — — —
21 1976 33–16 67.3% #41 1,860 0 3 1968 46–15 75.4% — 1,738 0 1
22 1977 49–23 68.1% #19 1,917 0 3 1969 64–18 78.0% — 1,948 0 7
23 1978 28–16 63.6% #28 1,849 0 3 1970 82–24 77.4% — 2,028 0 11
24 1979 33–19 63.5% #32 1,889 0 3 1971 67–23 74.4% — 1,909 0 14
25 1980 25–18 58.1% #43 1,828 0 3 1972 54–24 69.2% — 1,957 0 17
26 1981 13–13 50.0% #72 1,776 0 3 1973 47–26 64.4% #19 1,848 0 17
27 1982 28–16 63.6% #20 1,862 0 3 1974 24–15 61.5% #23 1,907 0 18
28 1983 5–10 33.3% #91 1,716 0 3 1975 35–23 60.3% #32 1,857 0 18
29 — — — — — — — 1976 33–24 57.9% #28 1,860 0 19
30 — — — — — — — 1977 14–17 45.2% #87 1,720 0 19
31 — — — — — — — 1978 13–12 52.0% #57 1,709 0 20
32 — — — — — — — 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,697 0 20

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 Buster C Mottram 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 %
15 1970 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1971 — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1972 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1973 0 1 1 0.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 5 3 8 62.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1975 6 2 8 75.0% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 15 8 23 65.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 — — — — 33 13 46 71.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1968 9 2 11 81.8% 22 7 29 75.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 4 1 5 80.0%
22 1977 8 3 11 72.7% 28 11 39 71.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 11 7 18 61.1% 1969 23 5 28 82.1% 27 7 34 79.4% 10 3 13 76.9% 4 3 7 57.1%
23 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 21 8 29 72.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1970 26 7 33 78.8% 31 5 36 86.1% 10 4 14 71.4% 15 8 23 65.2%
24 1979 6 3 9 66.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 1971 26 7 33 78.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 8 3 11 72.7% 13 6 19 68.4%
25 1980 9 5 14 64.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 1972 22 8 30 73.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 19 12 31 61.3%
26 1981 5 4 9 55.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1973 9 5 14 64.3% 15 10 25 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 20 9 29 69.0%
27 1982 5 3 8 62.5% 11 6 17 64.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 9 6 15 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 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1975 8 7 15 53.3% 10 8 18 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 45 27 72 62.5% 149 78 227 65.6% 17 18 35 48.6% 60 51 111 54.1% — 163 65 228 71.5% 155 64 219 70.8% 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 use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Buster C Mottram 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
15 1970 1498 98.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1971 1534 104.7 — — — — — — +20 57.1% +0.72 1–0 — — -0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1972 1546 100.3 — — — — — — -1 30.0% -1.10 1–0 — — -0.36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1973 1659 132.8 — — — — — +66 -120 56.7% +0.55 3–6 (33%) 3–4 (43%) 97.3 +0.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 1781 141.6 — — — — -124 -50 — 53.8% +0.46 5–5 (50%) 4–5 (44%) 100.8 -2.84 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1975 1932 149.6 — — — — +20 -210 — 64.0% +1.10 5–2 (71%) 4–3 (57%) 106.5 -2.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 1861 148.9 — — — — — +18 — 65.1% +1.28 7–3 (70%) 5–8 (38%) 102.1 -0.01 1968 1739 120.9 — — — — +74 -1 -80 68.3% +1.05 12–4 (75%) — — +2.21
22 1977 1918 152.3 — — — — +24 +10 -340 64.4% +0.91 9–8 (53%) 11–5 (69%) 101.7 +1.38 1969 1948 136.7 — — — — +130 +23 -163 69.5% +1.45 14–3 (82%) — — +2.23
23 1978 1849 144.2 — — — — +34 +44 — 61.0% +0.70 8–6 (57%) 3–3 (50%) 98.8 +0.69 1970 2029 149.4 — — — — +93 +27 -149 72.6% +1.52 14–7 (67%) 6–3 (67%) 104.3 -0.49
24 1979 1889 152.8 — — — — +44 -4 — 59.5% +0.80 10–2 (83%) 9–5 (64%) 108.9 -2.47 1971 1909 147.4 — — — — +122 +39 +24 70.5% +1.44 11–13 (46%) 13–6 (68%) 96.6 +5.08
25 1980 1828 148.0 — — — — +40 +37 — 57.5% +0.64 10–7 (59%) 6–8 (43%) 96.6 -0.77 1972 1957 154.3 — — — — +26 +16 +43 64.0% +1.09 16–12 (57%) 15–12 (56%) 100.8 -3.18
26 1981 1777 143.5 — — — — +28 +89 -145 50.9% +0.40 2–4 (33%) 1–3 (25%) 95.1 -2.23 1973 1849 145.9 — — — — +101 -9 +122 61.0% +0.95 13–11 (54%) 14–11 (56%) 97.8 -1.66
27 1982 1863 153.4 — — — — +21 -9 -177 60.8% +1.04 6–4 (60%) 3–9 (25%) 97.0 -1.73 1974 1908 152.6 — — — — +81 -78 +58 59.8% +0.95 8–7 (53%) 9–8 (53%) 101.2 -3.70
28 1983 1716 133.5 — — — — +147 +32 — 41.7% -0.33 0–4 (0%) 1–4 (20%) 91.7 -0.88 1975 1858 145.2 — — — — +59 -41 +101 56.6% +0.54 14–10 (58%) 8–7 (53%) 99.2 -3.96
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1861 149.1 — — — — -31 +42 — 57.8% +0.65 8–8 (50%) 8–10 (44%) 96.4 -1.56
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1720 132.8 — — — — +62 +53 — 47.8% -0.14 4–5 (44%) 7–6 (54%) 100.6 +1.06
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1710 129.7 — — — — +66 — — 50.0% -0.05 5–4 (56%) 4–3 (57%) 100.7 +0.66
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1697 102.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.06
Career — 1980 154.5 — — — — +21 +11 -139 59.3% +0.76 67–51 (57%) 50–57 (47%) 98.7 -2.62 — 2081 148.7 — — — — +73 +13 -45 64.5% +1.06 119–84 (59%) 84–66 (56%) 104.0 -0.49

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.