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

Cliff Drysdale vs Brian Fairlie H2H: 2-2

Cliff Drysdale and Brian Fairlie are tied 2–2 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on grass, while Brian Fairlie leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Cliff Drysdale won the 1972 Johannesburg (2) round of 16 6-2 4-6 7-5.

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Cliff Drysdale

RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H

2 – 2

4 main draw meetings

Brian Fairlie

NZL Age 78 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

Player	Score	Player	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Cliff Drysdale	6-2 4-6 7-5	Brian Fairlie	Match data	Dec 6, 1972*	R16	Johannesburg (2)	ATP 250	Hard
Brian Fairlie	7-6 6-3	Cliff Drysdale	Match data	Oct 25, 1972*	R32	Vancouver Wct	ATP 250	Carpet
Cliff Drysdale	6-1 6-7 7-6 7-6	Brian Fairlie	Match data	Mar 13, 1971*	R32	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Grass
Brian Fairlie	3-6 6-3 7-5 6-4	Cliff Drysdale	Match data	Sep 6, 1970*	R64	US Open	Grand Slam	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
Brian Fairlie	#332	#24	0	1,903	233	220	51.4%	0	0	0	0	3	3

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							Brian Fairlie
Age	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1968	8–9	47.1%	—	1,530	0	0
21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1969	13–14	48.1%	—	1,619	0	0
22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	36–20	64.3%	—	1,814	0	0
23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	20–29	40.8%	—	1,667	0	0
24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	13–27	32.5%	—	1,721	0	1
25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	33–21	61.1%	#25	1,769	0	2
26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	11–12	47.8%	#58	1,790	0	2
27	1968	53–37	58.9%	—	1,674	0	1	1975	21–16	56.8%	#66	1,807	0	2
28	1969	33–20	62.3%	—	1,782	0	1	1976	41–29	58.6%	#36	1,831	0	3
29	1970	45–25	64.3%	—	1,911	0	1	1977	26–25	51.0%	#86	1,665	0	3
30	1971	76–29	72.4%	—	1,992	0	4	1978	9–13	40.9%	#123	1,649	0	3
31	1972	51–29	63.8%	—	1,937	0	4	1979	2–5	28.6%	#332	1,607	0	3
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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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																	Brian Fairlie
	Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet
	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1968	2	1	3	66.7%	5	6	11	45.5%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—
21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1969	4	3	7	57.1%	4	5	9	44.4%	5	4	9	55.6%	0	2	2	0.0%
22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	5	5	10	50.0%	20	8	28	71.4%	9	5	14	64.3%	2	2	4	50.0%
23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	7	8	15	46.7%	4	8	12	33.3%	6	6	12	50.0%	3	7	10	30.0%
24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	8	8	16	50.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	14	16	12.5%
25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	5	0	5	100.0%	10	10	20	50.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	15	8	23	65.2%
26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	5	5	10	50.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	3	3	6	50.0%
27	1968	6	10	16	37.5%	12	4	16	75.0%	13	6	19	68.4%	22	17	39	56.4%	1975	3	7	10	30.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	6	2	8	75.0%	8	4	12	66.7%
28	1969	8	3	11	72.7%	19	9	28	67.9%	6	4	10	60.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	1976	16	6	22	72.7%	19	16	35	54.3%	4	3	7	57.1%	2	4	6	33.3%
29	1970	16	8	24	66.7%	8	4	12	66.7%	14	7	21	66.7%	7	6	13	53.8%	1977	0	3	3	0.0%	14	10	24	58.3%	10	8	18	55.6%	2	4	6	33.3%
30	1971	25	8	33	75.8%	20	7	27	74.1%	11	3	14	78.6%	20	11	31	64.5%	1978	0	2	2	0.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	5	5	10	50.0%	3	1	4	75.0%
31	1972	18	8	26	69.2%	9	5	14	64.3%	3	1	4	75.0%	21	15	36	58.3%	1979	1	3	4	25.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	1973	9	7	16	56.3%	12	6	18	66.7%	4	3	7	57.1%	6	7	13	46.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
33	1974	9	4	13	69.2%	2	1	3	66.7%	2	1	3	66.7%	11	6	17	64.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
34	1975	6	4	10	60.0%	11	7	18	61.1%	—	—	—	—	13	8	21	61.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	1976	5	3	8	62.5%	4	3	7	57.1%	1	1	2	50.0%	7	6	13	53.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
36	1977	5	5	10	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	10	10	20	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	1978	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	10	23	56.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
38	1979	3	5	8	37.5%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	4	4	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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%	—	56	51	107	52.3%	86	80	166	51.8%	51	40	91	56.0%	40	49	89	44.9%

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																Brian Fairlie
Age	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
20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1968	1531	109.4	—	—	—	—	+57	-40	—	53.2%	+0.57	2–1 (67%)	—	—	-0.19
21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1969	1619	120.9	—	—	—	—	-9	-103	+38	54.4%	+0.56	3–6 (33%)	—	—	-0.19
22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	1814	134.8	—	—	—	—	-161	-88	+23	64.2%	+1.14	7–8 (47%)	2–4 (33%)	—	+2.58
23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	1668	134.3	—	—	—	—	-55	-9	+121	47.5%	-0.13	4–8 (33%)	10–7 (59%)	—	-3.36
24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	1722	140.7	—	—	—	—	-54	-40	—	37.6%	-0.58	5–7 (42%)	9–10 (47%)	—	-3.69
25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	1770	145.7	—	—	—	—	+90	-80	-9	57.5%	+0.66	12–9 (57%)	4–10 (29%)	—	-1.88
26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	1791	136.9	—	—	—	—	+39	-92	—	54.0%	+0.24	3–5 (38%)	2–3 (40%)	—	-2.08
27	1968	1675	114.3	—	—	—	—	-176	+56	+81	58.1%	+0.92	13–19 (41%)	—	—	+0.91	1975	1808	143.0	—	—	—	—	-2	-106	+39	56.0%	+0.38	6–6 (50%)	11–6 (65%)	—	-1.86
28	1969	1782	128.9	—	—	—	—	-122	+107	-9	59.8%	+0.44	8–7 (53%)	—	—	-0.64	1976	1831	141.5	—	—	—	—	+35	-56	-24	54.4%	+0.29	9–5 (64%)	13–9 (59%)	—	+0.53
29	1970	1912	140.6	—	—	—	—	+41	-52	-103	60.3%	+0.51	10–8 (56%)	6–2 (75%)	—	-4.84	1977	1665	132.6	—	—	—	—	+59	+102	+40	51.6%	+0.21	6–7 (46%)	3–7 (30%)	—	+1.62
30	1971	1992	155.5	—	—	—	—	+24	+4	-33	65.8%	+0.98	23–14 (62%)	20–17 (54%)	—	-7.28	1978	1650	125.4	—	—	—	—	+61	+41	+69	44.6%	-0.70	2–3 (40%)	3–2 (60%)	—	+0.03
31	1972	1938	158.1	—	—	—	—	+12	+53	+26	60.4%	+0.73	9–7 (56%)	7–14 (33%)	—	-6.24	1979	1608	111.6	—	—	—	—	+51	+62	—	35.3%	-0.41	1–2 (33%)	1–2 (33%)	—	+0.35
32	1973	1882	141.7	—	—	—	—	+19	+74	+25	58.7%	+0.63	6–2 (75%)	6–6 (50%)	—	-2.42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
33	1974	1900	147.0	—	—	—	—	+26	+50	+12	64.3%	+1.12	4–3 (57%)	0–1	—	-2.22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
34	1975	1817	135.6	—	—	—	—	+37	+49	—	57.9%	+0.41	11–8 (58%)	8–4 (67%)	—	+0.26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	1976	1832	148.0	—	—	—	—	+51	+32	—	52.2%	+0.36	5–2 (71%)	4–6 (40%)	—	-1.10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
36	1977	1880	157.3	—	—	—	—	+19	—	+12	48.2%	-0.18	7–3 (70%)	7–3 (70%)	—	-4.71	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	1978	1869	151.0	—	—	—	—	-9	—	—	50.0%	+0.36	5–3 (63%)	1–7 (13%)	—	-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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career	—	2135	149.3	—	—	—	—	-8	+47	-5	58.6%	+0.60	102–79 (56%)	63–64 (50%)	100.2	-5.02	—	1903	141.9	—	—	—	—	0	-37	+43	52.7%	+0.28	60–67 (47%)	58–60 (49%)	99.9	-1.84

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.

Cliff Drysdale's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Nikola Pilic	17	4	21	Mar 30, 1974	H2H
John Newcombe	5	14	19	Mar 26, 1976	H2H
Tony Roche	12	7	19	Mar 13, 1976	H2H
Tom Okker	7	11	18	Jan 16, 1977	H2H
Marty Riessen	10	8	18	Sep 30, 1976	H2H

Brian Fairlie's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Tom Gorman	5	5	10	Aug 12, 1976	H2H
Ray Ruffels	5	4	9	Jun 15, 1977	H2H
Tom Okker	1	8	9	Apr 7, 1973	H2H
Dick Crealy	4	4	8	Jul 13, 1978	H2H
Mark Cox	4	4	8	Mar 10, 1975	H2H