H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Cliff Drysdale vs Cliff Richey H2H: 3-4

Cliff Richey holds a 4–3 lead over Cliff Drysdale in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Cliff Richey leads 2–1 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on carpet. Most recently, Cliff Richey won the 1978 Indian Wells Open round of 32 6-3 7-6.

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Cliff Drysdale
RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
3 – 4
7 main draw meetings
Cliff Richey
USA Age 79 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Cliff Richey #75 6-3 7-6 Cliff Drysdale #28 Match data Feb 16, 1978* R32 Indian Wells Open ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Drysdale #22 3-6 6-4 6-2 Cliff Richey #66 Match data Jan 27, 1978* QF Baltimore ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 2-6 6-3 6-4 Cliff Richey Match data Aug 21, 1975* R32 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Clay
Cliff Drysdale 3-6 7-6(5) 6-3 Cliff Richey Match data Feb 21, 1975* R16 Fort Worth Wct ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Richey 7-5 6-3 Cliff Drysdale Match data Nov 2, 1972* R16 Essen Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Richey 6-2 7-6 Cliff Drysdale Match data Oct 10, 1972* QF Japan Open ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Richey 6-2 6-3 Cliff Drysdale Match data Apr 28, 1972* SF Charlotte Wct ATP 250 Clay

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
Cliff Richey #662 #16 0 2,115 485 222 68.6% 0 0 0 0 21 21

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 Cliff Richey
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 — — — — — — — 1968 46–15 75.4% — 1,738 0 1
22 — — — — — — — 1969 64–18 78.0% — 1,948 0 7
23 — — — — — — — 1970 88–24 78.6% — 2,045 0 12
24 — — — — — — — 1971 67–23 74.4% — 1,910 0 15
25 — — — — — — — 1972 54–24 69.2% — 1,958 0 18
26 — — — — — — — 1973 47–26 64.4% #19 1,848 0 18
27 1968 53–37 58.9% — 1,674 0 1 1974 24–15 61.5% #23 1,907 0 19
28 1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 1 1975 35–23 60.3% #32 1,857 0 19
29 1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,911 0 1 1976 33–24 57.9% #28 1,861 0 20
30 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,992 0 4 1977 14–17 45.2% #87 1,720 0 20
31 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,937 0 4 1978 13–12 52.0% #57 1,709 0 21
32 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,882 0 4 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,697 0 21
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 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 %
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 9 2 11 81.8% 22 7 29 75.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 4 1 5 80.0%
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 23 5 28 82.1% 27 7 34 79.4% 10 3 13 76.9% 4 3 7 57.1%
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 26 7 33 78.8% 37 5 42 88.1% 10 4 14 71.4% 15 8 23 65.2%
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 26 7 33 78.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 8 3 11 72.7% 13 6 19 68.4%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 22 8 30 73.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 19 12 31 61.3%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 9 5 14 64.3% 15 10 25 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 20 9 29 69.0%
27 1968 6 10 16 37.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 22 17 39 56.4% 1974 16 8 24 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 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% 1975 8 7 15 53.3% 10 8 18 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7%
29 1970 16 8 24 66.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 7 6 13 53.8% 1976 12 7 19 63.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 10 15 33.3%
30 1971 25 8 33 75.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 11 31 64.5% 1977 3 4 7 42.9% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 6 14 57.1%
31 1972 18 8 26 69.2% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 21 15 36 58.3% 1978 9 5 14 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4%
32 1973 9 7 16 56.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 7 13 46.2% 1979 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
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% — 163 65 228 71.5% 161 64 225 71.6% 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 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 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
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1739 120.9 — — — — +76 -1 -80 68.3% +1.05 12–4 (75%) — — +2.22
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1948 136.7 — — — — +130 +23 -163 69.5% +1.45 14–3 (82%) — — +2.23
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 2046 149.9 — — — — +78 +58 -164 73.0% +1.54 16–7 (70%) 6–3 (67%) — -0.55
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1911 147.5 — — — — +121 +58 +23 70.5% +1.44 11–13 (46%) 13–6 (68%) — +4.89
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1958 154.4 — — — — +25 +29 +43 64.0% +1.09 16–12 (57%) 15–12 (56%) — -3.20
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1849 146.1 — — — — +101 -3 +122 61.0% +0.95 13–11 (54%) 14–11 (56%) — -1.67
27 1968 1675 114.3 — — — — -176 +56 +81 58.1% +0.92 13–19 (41%) — — +0.91 1974 1908 152.6 — — — — +81 -72 +58 59.8% +0.95 8–7 (53%) 9–8 (53%) — -3.69
28 1969 1782 128.9 — — — — -122 +107 -9 59.8% +0.44 8–7 (53%) — — -0.64 1975 1858 145.3 — — — — +59 -38 +101 56.6% +0.54 14–10 (58%) 8–7 (53%) — -3.96
29 1970 1912 140.6 — — — — +41 -52 -103 60.3% +0.51 10–8 (56%) 6–2 (75%) — -4.84 1976 1861 149.1 — — — — -31 +42 — 57.8% +0.65 8–8 (50%) 8–10 (44%) — -1.58
30 1971 1992 155.5 — — — — +24 +4 -33 65.8% +0.98 23–14 (62%) 20–17 (54%) — -7.28 1977 1720 132.8 — — — — +62 +54 — 47.8% -0.14 4–5 (44%) 7–6 (54%) — +1.06
31 1972 1938 158.1 — — — — +12 +53 +26 60.4% +0.73 9–7 (56%) 7–14 (33%) — -6.24 1978 1710 129.8 — — — — +66 — — 50.0% -0.05 5–4 (56%) 4–3 (57%) — +0.66
32 1973 1882 141.7 — — — — +19 +74 +25 58.7% +0.63 6–2 (75%) 6–6 (50%) — -2.42 1979 1698 102.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.06
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 — 2116 148.8 — — — — +70 +24 -48 64.7% +1.06 121–84 (59%) 84–66 (56%) 104.1 -0.52

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.