Cliff Drysdale
all rivalries →| 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 |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-04 00:00 UTC
Cliff Drysdale vs Graham Stilwell H2H: 5-0
Cliff Drysdale holds a 5–0 lead over Graham Stilwell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Cliff Drysdale leads 3–0 on carpet and 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Cliff Drysdale won the 1975 San Francisco round of 16 6-4 6-1.
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H2H
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5 main draw meetings
H2H Match Log
| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Drysdale | 6-4 6-1 | Graham Stilwell | Match data | Sep 30, 1975* | R16 | San Francisco | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Cliff Drysdale | 6-0 6-1 6-4 | Graham Stilwell | Match data | Nov 30, 1973* | R32 | South African Open | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Cliff Drysdale | 7-6 6-2 | Graham Stilwell | Match data | Jul 4, 1972* | R32 | St. Louis Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Cliff Drysdale | 6-1 7-6 | Graham Stilwell | Match data | May 4, 1972* | R32 | Las Vegas Wct | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Cliff Drysdale | 6-4 6-4 | Graham Stilwell | Match data | Mar 8, 1970* | R16 | Wembley | 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 |
| Graham Stilwell | #62 | #62 | 0 | 1,731 | 96 | 180 | 34.8% | 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 | Graham Stilwell | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 19–15 | 55.9% | — | 1,608 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 11–6 | 64.7% | — | 1,723 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 15–28 | 34.9% | — | 1,618 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 9–32 | 22.0% | — | 1,544 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 10–27 | 27.0% | — | 1,559 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 1968 | 53–37 | 58.9% | — | 1,674 | 0 | 1 | 1973 | 15–33 | 31.2% | #109 | 1,573 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 1969 | 33–20 | 62.3% | — | 1,782 | 0 | 1 | 1974 | 3–14 | 17.6% | #128 | 1,495 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 1970 | 45–25 | 64.3% | — | 1,911 | 0 | 1 | 1975 | 14–25 | 35.9% | #83 | 1,613 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | Graham Stilwell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 % | |||
| 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 16 | 8 | 24 | 66.7% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36.4% | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12.5% |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 18.2% | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28.6% | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12.5% |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 18.2% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | — | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 19 | 26.3% |
| 27 | 1968 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 37.5% | 12 | 4 | 16 | 75.0% | 13 | 6 | 19 | 68.4% | 22 | 17 | 39 | 56.4% | 1973 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% | 4 | 11 | 15 | 26.7% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 4 | 13 | 17 | 23.5% |
| 28 | 1969 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 19 | 9 | 28 | 67.9% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 1974 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% |
| 29 | 1970 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 66.7% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 14 | 7 | 21 | 66.7% | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | 1975 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 5 | 12 | 17 | 29.4% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 4 | 8 | 12 | 33.3% |
| 30 | 1971 | 25 | 8 | 33 | 75.8% | 20 | 7 | 27 | 74.1% | 11 | 3 | 14 | 78.6% | 20 | 11 | 31 | 64.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 1972 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 69.2% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 21 | 15 | 36 | 58.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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% | — | 19 | 39 | 58 | 32.8% | 26 | 54 | 80 | 32.5% | 30 | 28 | 58 | 51.7% | 21 | 59 | 80 | 26.2% |
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 | Graham Stilwell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 1609 | 114.5 | — | — | — | — | -44 | — | +72 | 55.8% | +0.51 | 7–6 (54%) | — | — | +1.35 |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 1724 | 128.1 | — | — | — | — | -62 | -101 | -15 | 62.1% | +0.90 | 4–4 (50%) | — | — | -0.21 |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 1619 | 122.5 | — | — | — | — | -16 | -25 | -2 | 33.9% | -1.05 | 4–2 (67%) | — | — | -1.69 |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 1544 | 123.0 | — | — | — | — | -58 | +45 | +4 | 26.8% | -1.30 | 3–5 (38%) | 3–8 (27%) | 96.9 | -2.56 |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 1559 | 133.3 | — | — | — | — | -76 | +40 | — | 30.0% | -1.21 | 2–6 (25%) | 3–7 (30%) | 97.4 | -2.33 |
| 27 | 1968 | 1675 | 114.3 | — | — | — | — | -176 | +56 | +81 | 58.1% | +0.92 | 13–19 (41%) | — | — | +0.91 | 1973 | 1574 | 128.6 | — | — | — | — | -16 | -40 | -18 | 33.6% | -0.86 | 7–8 (47%) | 0–12 (0%) | 94.9 | -0.90 |
| 28 | 1969 | 1782 | 128.9 | — | — | — | — | -122 | +107 | -9 | 59.8% | +0.44 | 8–7 (53%) | — | — | -0.64 | 1974 | 1496 | 115.7 | — | — | — | — | +32 | -37 | — | 26.8% | -1.22 | 1–6 (14%) | 3–4 (43%) | 94.3 | -0.14 |
| 29 | 1970 | 1912 | 140.6 | — | — | — | — | +41 | -52 | -103 | 60.3% | +0.51 | 10–8 (56%) | 6–2 (75%) | 102.0 | -4.84 | 1975 | 1613 | 134.2 | — | — | — | — | -31 | -144 | +20 | 41.5% | -0.49 | 5–6 (45%) | 3–5 (38%) | 102.6 | +0.47 |
| 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 | +25 | 58.7% | +0.63 | 6–2 (75%) | 6–6 (50%) | 99.4 | -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%) | 103.8 | +0.26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | 1976 | 1832 | 148.0 | — | — | — | — | +51 | +32 | — | 52.2% | +0.36 | 5–2 (71%) | 4–6 (40%) | 102.8 | -1.10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | 1977 | 1880 | 157.3 | — | — | — | — | +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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 2135 | 149.3 | — | — | — | — | -8 | +47 | -5 | 58.6% | +0.60 | 102–79 (56%) | 63–64 (50%) | 100.2 | -5.02 | — | 1732 | 130.7 | — | — | — | — | -36 | -43 | +29 | 38.6% | -0.61 | 33–43 (43%) | 12–36 (25%) | 93.8 | -2.22 |
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.
Graham Stilwell
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Emerson | 0 | 10 | 10 | Oct 26, 1972 | H2H |
| Arthur Ashe | 1 | 7 | 8 | Nov 17, 1975 | H2H |
| Ken Rosewall | 0 | 7 | 7 | Aug 31, 1973 | H2H |
| Fred Stolle | 3 | 3 | 6 | Apr 11, 1974 | H2H |
| Rod Laver | 2 | 4 | 6 | Nov 11, 1971 | H2H |