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Cliff Drysdale vs Ion Tiriac H2H: 0-1

Ion Tiriac holds a 1–0 lead over Cliff Drysdale in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ion Tiriac leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Ion Tiriac won the 1970 Monte-Carlo Masters round of 16 6-1 6-2.

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Cliff Drysdale
RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Ion Tiriac
ROU Age 87 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ion Tiriac 6-1 6-2 Cliff Drysdale Match data Apr 17, 1970* R16 Monte-Carlo Masters 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 2,134 397 251 61.3% 0 0 0 0 6 6
Ion Tiriac #439 #55 0 1,885 226 188 54.6% 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 Ion Tiriac
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% — 1,909 0 1 1968 60–12 83.3% — 1,832 0 2
30 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,991 0 4 1969 14–14 50.0% — 1,762 0 2
31 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,937 0 4 1970 32–21 60.4% — 1,808 0 3
32 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,882 0 4 1971 27–16 62.8% — 1,782 0 4
33 1974 24–12 66.7% #18 1,900 0 5 1972 23–26 46.9% — 1,675 0 4
34 1975 30–19 61.2% #36 1,816 0 5 1973 34–35 49.3% #74 1,677 0 4
35 1976 17–13 56.7% #25 1,831 0 5 1974 9–14 39.1% #72 1,619 0 4
36 1977 17–17 50.0% #27 1,880 0 5 1975 8–10 44.4% #138 1,594 0 4
37 1978 14–13 51.9% #47 1,869 0 6 1976 1–7 12.5% #248 1,548 0 4
38 1979 5–12 29.4% #217 1,715 0 6 1977 15–20 42.9% #97 1,631 0 4
39 1980 1–2 33.3% #423 1,712 0 6 1978 2–10 16.7% #263 1,522 0 4
40 — — — — — — — 1979 1–3 25.0% #439 1,524 0 4

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 Ion Tiriac
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 %
27 1968 6 10 16 37.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 22 17 39 56.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1969 8 3 11 72.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1970 16 8 24 66.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 7 6 13 53.8% 1968 — — — — 56 11 67 83.6% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — —
30 1971 25 8 33 75.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 11 31 64.5% 1969 4 5 9 44.4% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
31 1972 18 8 26 69.2% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 21 15 36 58.3% 1970 6 5 11 54.5% 23 9 32 71.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
32 1973 9 7 16 56.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 7 13 46.2% 1971 4 4 8 50.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
33 1974 9 4 13 69.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 6 17 64.7% 1972 6 9 15 40.0% 10 10 20 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 4 7 42.9%
34 1975 6 4 10 60.0% 11 7 18 61.1% — — — — 13 8 21 61.9% 1973 2 9 11 18.2% 21 19 40 52.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 4 11 63.6%
35 1976 5 3 8 62.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1974 2 3 5 40.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
36 1977 5 5 10 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 10 10 20 50.0% 1975 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0%
37 1978 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 13 10 23 56.5% 1976 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
38 1979 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 13 14 27 48.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
39 1980 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
Career — 111 68 179 62.0% 98 48 146 67.1% 58 30 88 65.9% 130 105 235 55.3% — 28 42 70 40.0% 152 88 240 63.3% 21 21 42 50.0% 25 37 62 40.3%

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 Ion Tiriac
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 1910 140.6 — — — — +42 -47 -102 60.3% +0.51 10–8 (56%) 6–2 (75%) 102.0 -4.86 1968 1833 137.7 — — — — — +131 -203 75.3% +1.86 9–2 (82%) — — +2.00
30 1971 1992 155.4 — — — — +23 +3 -34 65.8% +0.98 23–14 (62%) 20–17 (54%) 104.3 -7.24 1969 1763 123.3 — — — — -148 +136 -139 51.5% +0.17 1–0 — — -1.84
31 1972 1937 158.0 — — — — +13 +53 +27 60.4% +0.73 9–7 (56%) 7–14 (33%) 95.7 -6.22 1970 1808 137.8 — — — — -160 +97 -150 63.5% +0.93 3–9 (25%) — — -0.64
32 1973 1882 141.6 — — — — +19 +74 +26 58.7% +0.63 6–2 (75%) 6–6 (50%) 99.4 -2.41 1971 1783 135.6 — — — — -170 +111 -58 58.1% +0.67 5–1 (83%) 2–4 (33%) 103.9 +3.38
33 1974 1900 147.0 — — — — +26 +50 +12 64.3% +1.12 4–3 (57%) 0–1 — -2.23 1972 1676 128.9 — — — — -62 +102 +64 51.5% +0.05 6–15 (29%) 3–4 (43%) 92.8 +3.05
34 1975 1817 135.6 — — — — +37 +48 — 57.9% +0.41 11–8 (58%) 8–4 (67%) 103.8 +0.26 1973 1678 129.0 — — — — -55 0 +87 50.6% +0.14 10–13 (43%) 7–6 (54%) 98.5 +4.22
35 1976 1832 147.9 — — — — +51 +31 — 52.2% +0.36 5–2 (71%) 4–6 (40%) 102.8 -1.10 1974 1619 121.8 — — — — +72 -35 — 38.5% -0.69 3–2 (60%) 1–3 (25%) 100.2 +0.03
36 1977 1880 157.2 — — — — +19 — +12 48.2% -0.18 7–3 (70%) 7–3 (70%) 107.9 -4.71 1975 1595 116.1 — — — — +71 -22 — 43.5% -0.11 4–4 (50%) 1–8 (11%) 94.0 +2.98
37 1978 1869 151.0 — — — — -9 — — 50.0% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 1–7 (13%) 97.4 -2.21 1976 1548 112.0 — — — — +53 — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 0–1 — +0.52
38 1979 1715 125.5 — — — — +36 — +122 32.4% -0.73 0–2 2–4 (33%) — -1.22 1977 1631 138.9 — — — — -92 +39 — 44.9% -0.49 2–6 (25%) 6–4 (60%) 98.6 -0.45
39 1980 1712 110.1 — — — — — — — 36.4% -1.45 1–1 2–0 — -0.40 1978 1523 117.6 — — — — +24 +98 +113 23.3% -1.60 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.15
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1525 117.9 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.10 0–2 1–0 — -0.12
Career — 2134 149.2 — — — — -8 +47 -5 58.6% +0.60 102–79 (56%) 63–64 (50%) 100.2 -5.01 — 1886 136.9 — — — — -53 +83 -30 55.3% +0.42 44–57 (44%) 21–31 (40%) 92.8 +3.27

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.