H2H data updated: 2026-10-08 00:00 UTC

Cliff Drysdale vs Bob Howe H2H: 1-0

Cliff Drysdale holds a 1–0 lead over Bob Howe in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Cliff Drysdale leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Cliff Drysdale won the 1968 Queen's Club Championships round of 64 6-3 6-1.

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Cliff Drysdale
RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Bob Howe
AUS Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Cliff Drysdale 6-3 6-1 Bob Howe Match data Jun 19, 1968* 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
Cliff Drysdale #423 #13 0 2,135 397 251 61.3% 0 0 0 0 6 6
Bob Howe — — — 1,516 — — — 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 Cliff Drysdale Bob Howe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
27 1968 53–37 58.9% — 1,674 0 1 — — — — — — —
28 1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 1 — — — — — — —
29 1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,911 0 1 — — — — — — —
30 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,992 0 4 — — — — — — —
31 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,937 0 4 — — — — — — —
32 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,882 0 4 — — — — — — —
33 1974 24–12 66.7% #18 1,900 0 5 — — — — — — —
34 1975 30–19 61.2% #36 1,816 0 5 — — — — — — —
35 1976 17–13 56.7% #25 1,831 0 5 — — — — — — —
36 1977 17–17 50.0% #27 1,880 0 5 — — — — — — —
37 1978 14–13 51.9% #47 1,869 0 6 — — — — — — —
38 1979 5–12 29.4% #217 1,715 0 6 — — — — — — —
39 1980 1–2 33.3% #423 1,712 0 6 — — — — — — —

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 Cliff Drysdale Bob Howe
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 1969 1782 128.9 — — — — -122 +107 -9 59.8% +0.44 8–7 (53%) — — -0.64 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1970 1912 140.6 — — — — +41 -52 -103 60.3% +0.51 10–8 (56%) 6–2 (75%) 102.0 -4.85 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1971 1992 155.5 — — — — +24 +4 -33 65.8% +0.98 23–14 (62%) 20–17 (54%) 104.3 -7.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1972 1938 158.1 — — — — +12 +53 +26 60.4% +0.73 9–7 (56%) 7–14 (33%) 95.7 -6.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1973 1882 141.7 — — — — +19 +74 +26 58.7% +0.63 6–2 (75%) 6–6 (50%) 99.4 -2.42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1974 1901 147.0 — — — — +25 +50 +11 64.3% +1.12 4–3 (57%) 0–1 — -2.23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1975 1817 135.6 — — — — +38 +49 — 57.9% +0.41 11–8 (58%) 8–4 (67%) 103.8 +0.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1976 1832 148.0 — — — — +51 +32 — 52.2% +0.36 5–2 (71%) 4–6 (40%) 102.8 -1.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1977 1880 157.2 — — — — +19 — +12 48.2% -0.18 7–3 (70%) 7–3 (70%) 107.9 -4.71 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1978 1869 151.0 — — — — -9 — — 50.0% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 1–7 (13%) 97.4 -2.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1979 1715 125.5 — — — — +36 — +122 32.4% -0.73 0–2 2–4 (33%) — -1.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1980 1712 110.1 — — — — — — — 36.4% -1.45 1–1 2–0 — -0.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1416 90.1 — — — — — +13 +71 22.2% -1.96 1–0 — — +0.17
43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1368 100.2 — — — — — — +52 0.0% -3.08 — — — -0.17
44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1397 111.7 — — — — — +46 — 25.0% -1.42 — — — -0.49
45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1396 105.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — -0.18
46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1383 98.4 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — +0.19
Career — 2135 149.2 — — — — -8 +47 -5 58.6% +0.60 102–79 (56%) 63–64 (50%) 100.2 -5.02 — 1517 100.2 — — — — — +25 +62 17.2% -2.22 1–1 — — -2.18

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.