# Cliff Drysdale vs Jackie Saul — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/cliff-drysdale-vs-jackie-saul?player1_id=4580220&player2_id=sackmann_atp:109914
Tour: ATP

Cliff Drysdale holds a 1–0 lead over Jackie Saul in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Cliff Drysdale leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Cliff Drysdale won the 1970 South African Open round of 16 6-2 6-4 6-4.

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## Overall
- Cliff Drysdale: 1 wins
- Jackie Saul: 0 wins
- Total meetings: 1

## By surface
- Hard: Cliff Drysdale 1 - 0 Jackie Saul

## By tournament category
- ATP 250: Cliff Drysdale 1 - 0 Jackie Saul

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Cliff Drysdale | 2135 | 149.3 | - | - | - | - | -8 | 47 | -5 | 58.6% | 0.6 | 102-79 (56%) | 63-64 (50%) | 100.2 | -5.02 |
| Jackie Saul | 1528 | 99.6 | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | 36.7% | -0.97 | 3-3 (50%) | 0-2 | - | 5.26 |

## Recent meetings (last 10)
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1970-03-28* | South African Open | ATP 250 | R16 | Hard | Cliff Drysdale | 6-2 6-4 6-4 |

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