H2H data updated: 2026-09-08 00:00 UTC

Cliff Drysdale vs Ismail El Shafei H2H: 6-1

Cliff Drysdale holds a 6–1 lead over Ismail El Shafei in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Cliff Drysdale leads 3–0 on carpet and 2–1 on clay. Most recently, Cliff Drysdale won the 1974 Richmond-Wct round of 16 6-2 6-4.

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Cliff Drysdale

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

H2H

6 – 1

7 main-draw meetings

Ismail El Shafei

EGY Age 78 Left-Handed

H2H Match Log

Player	Score	Player	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Cliff Drysdale	6-2 6-4	Ismail El Shafei	Match data	Feb 2, 1974*	R16	Richmond-Wct	ATP 250	Carpet
Cliff Drysdale	6-3 6-4	Ismail El Shafei	Match data	Aug 2, 1972*	R16	Louisville Wct	ATP 250	Clay
Cliff Drysdale	7-5 6-2	Ismail El Shafei	Match data	May 3, 1972*	R32	Denver Wct	ATP 250	Carpet
Cliff Drysdale	6-1 7-5	Ismail El Shafei	Match data	Feb 9, 1972*	R32	Richmond Wct	ATP 250	Carpet
Cliff Drysdale	4-6 6-4 6-4	Ismail El Shafei	Match data	Jun 10, 1971*	R32	Bristol	ATP 250	Grass
Cliff Drysdale	6-4 6-0 6-2	Ismail El Shafei	Match data	May 27, 1971*	SF	Brussels	ATP 250	Clay
Ismail El Shafei	3-6 6-4 7-6	Cliff Drysdale	Match data	May 18, 1971*	R32	Tehran 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
Ismail El Shafei	—	—	—	1,907	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	1	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							Ismail El Shafei
Age	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
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%	—	1,911	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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																	Ismail El Shafei
	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	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	0	2	100.0%
21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1969	6	4	10	60.0%	10	8	18	55.6%	2	3	5	40.0%	1	2	3	33.3%
22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	4	7	11	36.4%	2	5	7	28.6%	2	9	11	18.2%	3	6	9	33.3%
23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	5	8	13	38.5%	12	8	20	60.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	4	11	15	26.7%
24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	8	8	16	50.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	0	1	1	0.0%	10	11	21	47.6%
25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	0	2	2	0.0%	2	11	13	15.4%	4	3	7	57.1%	4	6	10	40.0%
26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	9	5	14	64.3%	15	10	25	60.0%	7	2	9	77.8%	1	3	4	25.0%
27	1968	6	10	16	37.5%	12	4	16	75.0%	13	6	19	68.4%	22	17	39	56.4%	1975	5	6	11	45.5%	6	10	16	37.5%	2	2	4	50.0%	4	5	9	44.4%
28	1969	8	3	11	72.7%	19	9	28	67.9%	6	4	10	60.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	1976	3	5	8	37.5%	7	14	21	33.3%	4	3	7	57.1%	0	2	2	0.0%
29	1970	16	8	24	66.7%	8	4	12	66.7%	14	7	21	66.7%	7	6	13	53.8%	1977	4	2	6	66.7%	8	11	19	42.1%	3	2	5	60.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
30	1971	25	8	33	75.8%	20	7	27	74.1%	11	3	14	78.6%	20	11	31	64.5%	1978	4	5	9	44.4%	4	7	11	36.4%	2	5	7	28.6%	0	3	3	0.0%
31	1972	18	8	26	69.2%	9	5	14	64.3%	3	1	4	75.0%	21	15	36	58.3%	1979	3	3	6	50.0%	4	6	10	40.0%	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%	1980	—	—	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%	0	1	1	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%	1981	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
34	1975	6	4	10	60.0%	11	7	18	61.1%	—	—	—	—	13	8	21	61.9%	1982	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—
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%	—	51	55	106	48.1%	78	102	180	43.3%	29	40	69	42.0%	32	53	85	37.6%

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																Ismail El Shafei
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	1540	108.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	58.8%	+0.29	0–1	—	—	-0.37
21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1969	1656	128.0	—	—	—	—	-8	+11	-112	52.0%	+0.11	5–7 (42%)	—	—	-0.82
22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	1611	132.3	—	—	—	—	+51	0	-116	36.6%	-0.96	2–10 (17%)	1–3 (25%)	91.9	-3.33
23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	1712	135.3	—	—	—	—	-81	+32	-221	43.5%	-0.64	5–12 (29%)	5–4 (56%)	96.3	-3.44
24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	1852	151.6	—	—	—	—	-8	-77	—	44.6%	-0.18	9–5 (64%)	6–9 (40%)	105.2	-6.93
25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	1728	136.4	—	—	—	—	+59	-100	-128	38.7%	-0.99	3–7 (30%)	7–4 (64%)	101.9	-6.77
26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	1874	144.5	—	—	—	—	-57	-120	-72	58.6%	+0.70	9–5 (64%)	11–8 (58%)	110.9	-2.55
27	1968	1675	114.3	—	—	—	—	-176	+56	+81	58.1%	+0.92	13–19 (41%)	—	—	+0.91	1975	1739	136.8	—	—	—	—	+70	-77	+57	42.4%	-0.34	8–7 (53%)	3–11 (21%)	94.0	-2.24
28	1969	1782	128.9	—	—	—	—	-122	+107	-9	59.8%	+0.44	8–7 (53%)	—	—	-0.64	1976	1640	135.7	—	—	—	—	+75	-11	+177	42.7%	-0.49	2–9 (18%)	4–8 (33%)	91.7	-1.80
29	1970	1912	140.6	—	—	—	—	+41	-52	-103	60.3%	+0.51	10–8 (56%)	6–2 (75%)	102.0	-4.84	1977	1669	125.0	—	—	—	—	+59	-76	+111	49.4%	-0.08	5–4 (56%)	9–7 (56%)	101.7	+1.94
30	1971	1992	155.5	—	—	—	—	+24	+4	-33	65.8%	+0.98	23–14 (62%)	20–17 (54%)	104.3	-7.28	1978	1575	137.1	—	—	—	—	+69	+26	+160	42.3%	-0.28	2–9 (18%)	7–5 (58%)	95.2	-0.37
31	1972	1938	158.1	—	—	—	—	+12	+53	+26	60.4%	+0.73	9–7 (56%)	7–14 (33%)	95.7	-6.24	1979	1559	115.8	—	—	—	—	+56	+25	—	41.9%	-0.44	2–3 (40%)	2–6 (25%)	95.5	+1.44
32	1973	1882	141.7	—	—	—	—	+19	+74	+25	58.7%	+0.63	6–2 (75%)	6–6 (50%)	99.4	-2.42	1980	1522	112.0	—	—	—	—	—	+26	—	38.1%	-0.52	0–2	2–3 (40%)	—	+1.52
33	1974	1900	147.0	—	—	—	—	+26	+50	+12	64.3%	+1.12	4–3 (57%)	0–1	—	-2.22	1981	1549	109.4	—	—	—	—	—	+5	—	50.0%	-0.10	2–2 (50%)	2–3 (40%)	98.4	+0.91
34	1975	1817	135.6	—	—	—	—	+37	+49	—	57.9%	+0.41	11–8 (58%)	8–4 (67%)	103.8	+0.26	1982	1543	104.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37.5%	-1.13	1–1	—	—	+0.17
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	—	1908	141.9	—	—	—	—	+10	-35	-26	45.5%	-0.28	55–84 (40%)	59–71 (45%)	94.3	-5.20

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

Ismail El Shafei's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Arthur Ashe	7	8	15	Nov 8, 1975	—
Marty Riessen	4	10	14	Jul 19, 1973	—
Tom Okker	4	7	11	Nov 8, 1978	—
Rod Laver	4	6	10	Apr 18, 1975	—
John Newcombe	3	7	10	Nov 21, 1974	—