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

Cliff Drysdale vs Bob Carmichael H2H: 5-3

Cliff Drysdale holds a 5–3 lead over Bob Carmichael in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Cliff Drysdale leads 4–1 on carpet, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Bob Carmichael won the 1975 Indianapolis round of 32 7-5 6-3.

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Cliff Drysdale
RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
5 – 3
8 main draw meetings
Bob Carmichael
AUS Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Bob Carmichael 7-5 6-3 Cliff Drysdale Match data Aug 7, 1975* R32 Indianapolis ATP 250 Clay
Cliff Drysdale 6-4 6-2 Bob Carmichael Match data Apr 19, 1974* R16 Johannesburg Wct ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Drysdale 6-0 6-4 Bob Carmichael Match data Feb 14, 1974* R32 Toronto Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 6-3 6-3 Bob Carmichael Match data Nov 1, 1972* R32 Essen Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 7-5 7-6 Bob Carmichael Match data Apr 20, 1972* R16 Quebec Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 6-1 6-3 Bob Carmichael Match data Feb 10, 1972* R16 Richmond Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Bob Carmichael 3-6 6-4 7-6 Cliff Drysdale Match data Oct 13, 1971* R32 Vancouver Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Bob Carmichael 4-6 7-6 6-2 Cliff Drysdale Match data Sep 5, 1970* R16 South Orange 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
Cliff Drysdale #423 #13 0 2,135 397 251 61.3% 0 0 0 0 6 6
Bob Carmichael #157 #55 0 1,902 213 256 45.4% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Cliff Drysdale Bob Carmichael
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
27 1968 53–37 58.9% — 1,674 0 1 1968 13–8 61.9% — 1,582 0 0
28 1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 1 1969 23–15 60.5% — 1,667 0 0
29 1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,911 0 1 1970 48–33 59.3% — 1,845 0 0
30 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,992 0 4 1971 36–33 52.2% — 1,773 0 1
31 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,937 0 4 1972 20–30 40.0% — 1,740 0 1
32 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,882 0 4 1973 24–37 39.3% #80 1,598 0 1
33 1974 24–12 66.7% #18 1,900 0 5 1974 10–20 33.3% #112 1,640 0 1
34 1975 30–19 61.2% #36 1,816 0 5 1975 18–26 40.9% #71 1,635 0 1
35 1976 17–13 56.7% #25 1,831 0 5 1976 11–19 36.7% #134 1,609 0 1
36 1977 17–17 50.0% #27 1,880 0 5 1977 1–18 5.3% #158 1,424 0 1
37 1978 14–13 51.9% #47 1,869 0 6 1978 4–7 36.4% #133 1,483 0 1
38 1979 5–12 29.4% #217 1,715 0 6 1979 5–10 33.3% #157 1,495 0 1
39 1980 1–2 33.3% #423 1,712 0 6 — — — — — — —

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 Cliff Drysdale Bob Carmichael
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% 1968 0 1 1 0.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 1969 8 3 11 72.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1969 7 4 11 63.6% 6 5 11 54.5% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — —
29 1970 16 8 24 66.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 7 6 13 53.8% 1970 18 11 29 62.1% 21 10 31 67.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 1 5 6 16.7%
30 1971 25 8 33 75.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 11 31 64.5% 1971 13 9 22 59.1% 10 11 21 47.6% 8 6 14 57.1% 5 7 12 41.7%
31 1972 18 8 26 69.2% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 21 15 36 58.3% 1972 9 10 19 47.4% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 6 14 20 30.0%
32 1973 9 7 16 56.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 7 13 46.2% 1973 3 5 8 37.5% 11 15 26 42.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 12 17 29.4%
33 1974 9 4 13 69.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 6 17 64.7% 1974 8 8 16 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 6 6 0.0%
34 1975 6 4 10 60.0% 11 7 18 61.1% — — — — 13 8 21 61.9% 1975 4 9 13 30.8% 7 10 17 41.2% 6 4 10 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
35 1976 5 3 8 62.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1976 3 6 9 33.3% 2 7 9 22.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 1 4 75.0%
36 1977 5 5 10 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 10 10 20 50.0% 1977 0 5 5 0.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 1 7 8 12.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
37 1978 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 13 10 23 56.5% 1978 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
38 1979 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 1979 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
39 1980 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 111 68 179 62.0% 98 48 146 67.1% 58 30 88 65.9% 130 105 235 55.3% — 66 72 138 47.8% 72 79 151 47.7% 50 52 102 49.0% 25 53 78 32.1%

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 Cliff Drysdale Bob Carmichael
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 1968 1583 114.2 — — — — -63 +78 — 57.1% +0.73 3–3 (50%) — — +0.46
28 1969 1782 128.9 — — — — -122 +107 -9 59.8% +0.44 8–7 (53%) — — -0.64 1969 1668 117.5 — — — — +16 -38 -15 57.8% +0.57 3–1 (75%) — — +2.00
29 1970 1912 140.6 — — — — +41 -52 -103 60.3% +0.51 10–8 (56%) 6–2 (75%) — -4.84 1970 1845 130.8 — — — — -48 -71 -119 56.3% +0.46 12–10 (55%) 7–4 (64%) — +1.01
30 1971 1992 155.5 — — — — +24 +4 -33 65.8% +0.98 23–14 (62%) 20–17 (54%) — -7.28 1971 1774 139.0 — — — — 0 -34 -27 51.5% +0.21 10–11 (48%) 15–12 (56%) — -5.29
31 1972 1938 158.1 — — — — +12 +53 +26 60.4% +0.73 9–7 (56%) 7–14 (33%) — -6.24 1972 1741 142.0 — — — — -18 -18 -26 43.5% -0.44 8–9 (47%) 8–5 (62%) — -7.00
32 1973 1882 141.7 — — — — +19 +74 +25 58.7% +0.63 6–2 (75%) 6–6 (50%) — -2.42 1973 1599 129.5 — — — — +45 +49 +81 43.2% -0.48 8–15 (35%) 9–7 (56%) — -2.45
33 1974 1900 147.0 — — — — +26 +50 +12 64.3% +1.12 4–3 (57%) 0–1 — -2.22 1974 1641 131.6 — — — — +32 -20 +2 35.3% -0.82 2–4 (33%) 1–3 (25%) — -1.64
34 1975 1817 135.6 — — — — +37 +49 — 57.9% +0.41 11–8 (58%) 8–4 (67%) — +0.26 1975 1635 133.2 — — — — -25 -23 +70 45.9% -0.18 5–11 (31%) 4–8 (33%) — +1.11
35 1976 1832 148.0 — — — — +51 +32 — 52.2% +0.36 5–2 (71%) 4–6 (40%) — -1.10 1976 1609 122.8 — — — — +21 -51 +82 38.2% -1.04 6–4 (60%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.71
36 1977 1880 157.3 — — — — +19 — +12 48.2% -0.18 7–3 (70%) 7–3 (70%) — -4.71 1977 1425 108.0 — — — — +117 +59 +116 19.6% -1.78 0–4 (0%) 1–6 (14%) — +0.65
37 1978 1869 151.0 — — — — -9 — — 50.0% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 1–7 (13%) — -2.21 1978 1483 114.6 — — — — — +11 +102 37.9% -0.90 1–1 2–2 (50%) — +0.94
38 1979 1715 125.5 — — — — +36 — +122 32.4% -0.73 0–2 2–4 (33%) — -1.22 1979 1496 122.8 — — — — +41 -7 +60 37.5% -0.85 2–4 (33%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.32
39 1980 1712 110.1 — — — — — — — 36.4% -1.45 1–1 2–0 — -0.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2135 149.3 — — — — -8 +47 -5 58.6% +0.60 102–79 (56%) 63–64 (50%) 100.2 -5.02 — 1903 134.5 — — — — 0 -12 +14 47.0% -0.16 60–77 (44%) 52–54 (49%) 97.7 -1.97

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.