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

Cliff Drysdale vs Dennis Ralston H2H: 6-6

Cliff Drysdale and Dennis Ralston are tied 6–6 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 12 main-draw meetings, Cliff Drysdale leads 4–3 on carpet, while Dennis Ralston leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Cliff Drysdale won the 1976 Columbus Wct round of 16 6-2 6-1.

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Cliff Drysdale
RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
6 – 6
12 main draw meetings
Dennis Ralston
USA Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Cliff Drysdale 6-2 6-1 Dennis Ralston Match data Jan 11, 1976* R16 Columbus Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 7-5 3-6 7-6 Dennis Ralston Match data Aug 27, 1971* QF Fort Worth Wct ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Drysdale 3-6 6-3 6-3 Dennis Ralston Match data Jul 29, 1971* QF Louisville Wct ATP 250 Clay
Cliff Drysdale 9-8 6-8 6-3 Dennis Ralston Match data Nov 21, 1970* QF Wembley ATP 250 Carpet
Dennis Ralston 6-4 6-8 6-4 Cliff Drysdale Match data May 11, 1970* QF Atlanta ATP 250 Hard
Dennis Ralston 6-3 6-1 Cliff Drysdale Match data Jun 20, 1969* R16 Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
Dennis Ralston 11-9 11-9 Cliff Drysdale Match data Jun 5, 1968* SF Baltimore Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Dennis Ralston 31-29 Cliff Drysdale Match data Apr 25, 1968* QF Evansville Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 31-24 Dennis Ralston Match data Mar 4, 1968* F Tulsa Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 31-24 31-29 Dennis Ralston Match data Feb 16, 1968 RR New Orleans Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Dennis Ralston 31-12 Cliff Drysdale Match data Feb 13, 1968* QF Shreveport Wct ATP 250 Hard
Dennis Ralston 31-28 31-19 Cliff Drysdale Match data Feb 13, 1968 RR Houston Wct ATP 250 Carpet

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
Dennis Ralston #287 #115 0 1,958 156 135 53.6% 0 0 0 0 4 4

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 Dennis Ralston
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
25 — — — — — — — 1968 48–25 65.8% — 1,694 0 3
26 — — — — — — — 1969 28–24 53.8% — 1,787 0 3
27 1968 53–37 58.9% — 1,674 0 1 1970 41–28 59.4% — 1,897 0 4
28 1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 1 1971 27–21 56.2% — 1,870 0 4
29 1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,911 0 1 1972 2–8 20.0% — 1,773 0 4
30 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,992 0 4 1973 1–6 14.3% #219 1,693 0 4
31 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,937 0 4 1974 3–5 37.5% #147 1,700 0 4
32 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,882 0 4 1975 1–4 20.0% #187 1,651 0 4
33 1974 24–12 66.7% #18 1,900 0 5 1976 1–9 10.0% #248 1,578 0 4
34 1975 30–19 61.2% #36 1,816 0 5 1977 1–2 33.3% #253 1,593 0 4
35 1976 17–13 56.7% #25 1,831 0 5 1978 0–1 0.0% #287 1,586 0 4
36 1977 17–17 50.0% #27 1,880 0 5 — — — — — — —
37 1978 14–13 51.9% #47 1,869 0 6 1980 3–2 60.0% — 1,626 0 4
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 Dennis Ralston
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 %
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 4 2 6 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 10 5 15 66.7% 29 15 44 65.9%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 4 3 7 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 6 10 16 37.5%
27 1968 6 10 16 37.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 22 17 39 56.4% 1970 16 14 30 53.3% — — — — 14 7 21 66.7% 11 7 18 61.1%
28 1969 8 3 11 72.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1971 5 4 9 55.6% 10 6 16 62.5% 6 5 11 54.5% 6 6 12 50.0%
29 1970 16 8 24 66.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 7 6 13 53.8% 1972 0 6 6 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
30 1971 25 8 33 75.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 11 31 64.5% 1973 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
31 1972 18 8 26 69.2% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 21 15 36 58.3% 1974 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
32 1973 9 7 16 56.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 7 13 46.2% 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
33 1974 9 4 13 69.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 6 17 64.7% 1976 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 0 5 5 0.0%
34 1975 6 4 10 60.0% 11 7 18 61.1% — — — — 13 8 21 61.9% 1977 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
35 1976 5 3 8 62.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1978 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
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% 1980 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
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% — 34 43 77 44.2% 19 17 36 52.8% 48 25 73 65.8% 55 50 105 52.4%

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 Dennis Ralston
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
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1694 112.7 — — — — +4 -104 +39 64.2% +1.56 11–5 (69%) — — +3.26
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1788 133.1 — — — — -116 -165 +110 56.8% +0.27 7–12 (37%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.96
27 1968 1675 114.3 — — — — -176 +56 +81 58.1% +0.92 13–19 (41%) — — +0.91 1970 1898 144.3 — — — — -6 — +36 57.5% +0.56 13–8 (62%) 8–5 (62%) — -2.41
28 1969 1782 128.9 — — — — -122 +107 -9 59.8% +0.44 8–7 (53%) — — -0.64 1971 1870 145.6 — — — — +26 -115 -40 55.9% +0.35 10–9 (53%) 10–7 (59%) — -4.83
29 1970 1912 140.6 — — — — +41 -52 -103 60.3% +0.51 10–8 (56%) 6–2 (75%) — -4.84 1972 1773 103.2 — — — — -28 — — 31.6% -1.47 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.82
30 1971 1992 155.5 — — — — +24 +4 -33 65.8% +0.98 23–14 (62%) 20–17 (54%) — -7.28 1973 1693 110.4 — — — — -41 — — 20.0% -1.40 0–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.63
31 1972 1938 158.1 — — — — +12 +53 +26 60.4% +0.73 9–7 (56%) 7–14 (33%) — -6.24 1974 1701 123.5 — — — — -32 — — 38.9% -1.11 — 2–0 — -1.16
32 1973 1882 141.7 — — — — +19 +74 +25 58.7% +0.63 6–2 (75%) 6–6 (50%) — -2.42 1975 1651 108.9 — — — — -3 — — 30.8% -1.46 1–1 3–1 (75%) — -0.29
33 1974 1900 147.0 — — — — +26 +50 +12 64.3% +1.12 4–3 (57%) 0–1 — -2.22 1976 1579 103.5 — — — — -38 — — 19.0% -2.62 1–2 (33%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.04
34 1975 1817 135.6 — — — — +37 +49 — 57.9% +0.41 11–8 (58%) 8–4 (67%) — +0.26 1977 1593 106.1 — — — — — — — 45.5% -0.54 0–1 0–1 — -0.26
35 1976 1832 148.0 — — — — +51 +32 — 52.2% +0.36 5–2 (71%) 4–6 (40%) — -1.10 1978 1586 102.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.08
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 1980 1626 122.5 — — — — — — +215 60.0% +0.40 — — — +0.01
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 — 1958 135.6 — — — — -19 -127 +55 54.5% +0.38 44–41 (52%) 29–20 (59%) 105.6 -2.33

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.