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Butch Seewagen vs Terry Ryan H2H: 2-0

Butch Seewagen holds a 2–0 lead over Terry Ryan in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Butch Seewagen leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Butch Seewagen won the 1973 Bretton Woods round of 32 6-7 6-4 7-6.

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Butch Seewagen
USA Age 80 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Terry Ryan
RSA Age 84 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Butch Seewagen 6-7 6-4 7-6 Terry Ryan Match data Jul 26, 1973* R32 Bretton Woods ATP 250 Clay
Butch Seewagen 6-0 6-4 Terry Ryan Match data Aug 24, 1971* R64 Merion 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
Butch Seewagen #826 #87 0 1,668 61 81 43.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Terry Ryan — — — 1,512 — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Butch Seewagen Terry Ryan
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
22 1968 6–8 42.9% — 1,481 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1969 8–6 57.1% — 1,533 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 1970 8–11 42.1% — 1,539 0 0 — — — — — — —
25 1971 9–9 50.0% — 1,593 0 0 — — — — — — —
26 1972 10–11 47.6% — 1,657 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 1973 7–15 31.8% #96 1,591 0 0 — — — — — — —
28 1974 1–4 20.0% #200 1,566 0 0 — — — — — — —
30 1976 3–3 50.0% #183 1,591 0 0 — — — — — — —
31 1977 7–9 43.8% #191 1,605 0 0 — — — — — — —
32 1978 2–4 33.3% #227 1,597 0 0 — — — — — — —
35 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,584 0 0 — — — — — — —

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 Butch Seewagen Terry Ryan
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 %
22 1968 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1969 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1970 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1971 3 3 6 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1972 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 1968 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 1973 1 6 7 14.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1969 0 3 3 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% — — — —
28 1974 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1970 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1 8 9 11.1% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
30 1976 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1972 0 2 2 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 0 1 100.0%
31 1977 — — — — 5 6 11 45.5% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1973 1 2 3 33.3% 0 5 5 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
32 1978 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1974 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
35 1981 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1977 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 6 13 19 31.6% 23 34 57 40.4% 30 29 59 50.8% 2 5 7 28.6% — 3 18 21 14.3% 7 30 37 18.9% 10 21 31 32.3% 2 8 10 20.0%

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 Butch Seewagen Terry Ryan
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
22 1968 1482 104.8 — — — — — +37 -14 45.5% -0.03 0–1 — — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1969 1533 111.4 — — — — — — +17 58.8% +0.47 3–3 (50%) — — +0.89 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1970 1540 118.1 — — — — -22 +21 +30 40.9% -0.84 0–4 (0%) 1–1 — -0.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1971 1594 104.1 — — — — -80 -30 -11 45.7% -0.26 2–2 (50%) 0–3 (0%) 97.0 +1.35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1972 1657 115.8 — — — — -104 -80 -34 49.1% -0.38 2–5 (29%) 4–1 (80%) 100.7 -0.52 1968 1464 101.1 — — — — — +37 — 31.6% -1.00 1–1 — — -0.21
27 1973 1592 102.1 — — — — -64 -64 +25 39.3% -1.27 2–8 (20%) 3–1 (75%) 94.1 +0.59 1969 1427 108.8 — — — — +44 +21 +47 29.8% -1.53 1–5 (17%) — — -1.01
28 1974 1566 107.5 — — — — — — +32 31.3% -0.75 0–1 0–3 (0%) — +0.05 1970 1497 113.2 — — — — +39 — -14 38.9% -1.11 2–2 (50%) — — -0.26
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1468 116.9 — — — — -40 +5 -1 25.9% -1.65 1–4 (20%) 1–5 (17%) 94.1 -1.40
30 1976 1591 110.2 — — — — — -44 — 46.7% +0.07 1–1 0–2 — +0.27 1972 1413 94.3 — — — — — +44 — 17.4% -2.44 0–2 — — +0.21
31 1977 1606 120.1 — — — — — -23 -24 46.2% -0.41 2–4 (33%) 4–3 (57%) 99.9 +0.42 1973 1398 100.4 — — — — -9 +10 +73 25.0% -1.75 3–3 (50%) 4–3 (57%) 103.1 +0.70
32 1978 1598 128.6 — — — — — -11 — 38.5% 0.00 0–1 1–3 (25%) — -0.11 1974 1387 101.0 — — — — — — — 42.9% -0.71 0–1 — — +0.24
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1386 105.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.16
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1385 102.8 — — — — — -7 — 18.2% -2.27 1–0 1–0 — +0.13
35 1981 1585 100.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — -0.01 1977 1373 94.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — +0.18
Career — 1668 117.8 — — — — -74 -25 +2 44.8% -0.46 12–30 (29%) 13–17 (43%) 88.7 +2.03 — 1513 109.3 — — — — -13 +17 +30 27.7% -1.62 9–18 (33%) 6–8 (43%) 94.7 -1.70

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.