H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Cliff Drysdale vs Mal Anderson H2H: 1-1

Cliff Drysdale and Mal Anderson are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Cliff Drysdale leads 1–0 on clay, while Mal Anderson leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Cliff Drysdale won the 1969 Portschach round robin 6-4 6-8 8-6.

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Cliff Drysdale
RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main draw meetings
Mal Anderson
AUS Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Cliff Drysdale 6-4 6-8 8-6 Mal Anderson Match data Jul 30, 1969 RR Portschach ATP 250 Clay
Mal Anderson 6-2 5-7 7-5 Cliff Drysdale Match data Jun 16, 1968* R16 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Grass

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
Mal Anderson #662 #125 0 1,934 81 54 60.0% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Mal Anderson
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% — 1,911 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 1968 10–8 55.6% — 1,593 0 0
34 1975 30–19 61.2% #36 1,816 0 5 1969 14–11 56.0% — 1,620 0 0
35 1976 17–13 56.7% #25 1,831 0 5 1970 4–4 50.0% — 1,671 0 0
36 1977 17–17 50.0% #27 1,880 0 5 1971 13–3 81.2% — 1,799 0 1
37 1978 14–13 51.9% #47 1,869 0 6 1972 22–8 73.3% — 1,856 0 2
38 1979 5–12 29.4% #217 1,715 0 6 1973 11–7 61.1% #154 1,826 0 3
39 1980 1–2 33.3% #423 1,712 0 6 1974 2–4 33.3% #181 1,762 0 3
40 — — — — — — — 1975 0–1 0.0% #373 1,753 0 3
41 — — — — — — — 1976 2–3 40.0% #215 1,729 0 3
42 — — — — — — — 1977 1–2 33.3% #366 1,683 0 3
43 — — — — — — — 1978 1–1 50.0% #374 1,678 0 3
44 — — — — — — — 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,661 0 3
46 — — — — — — — 1981 1–1 50.0% — 1,649 0 3

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 Mal Anderson
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% 1968 4 3 7 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
34 1975 6 4 10 60.0% 11 7 18 61.1% — — — — 13 8 21 61.9% 1969 — — — — 3 5 8 37.5% 11 6 17 64.7% — — — —
35 1976 5 3 8 62.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1970 — — — — — — — — 4 4 8 50.0% — — — —
36 1977 5 5 10 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 10 10 20 50.0% 1971 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 10 2 12 83.3% — — — —
37 1978 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 13 10 23 56.5% 1972 14 3 17 82.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — —
38 1979 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 1973 6 3 9 66.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — —
39 1980 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1974 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
Career — 111 68 179 62.0% 98 48 146 67.1% 58 30 88 65.9% 130 105 235 55.3% — 28 15 43 65.1% 7 13 20 35.0% 46 26 72 63.9% — — — —

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 Mal Anderson
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 1912 140.6 — — — — +41 -52 -103 60.3% +0.51 10–8 (56%) 6–2 (75%) — -4.84 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1971 1992 155.5 — — — — +24 +4 -33 65.8% +0.98 23–14 (62%) 20–17 (54%) — -7.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1972 1938 158.1 — — — — +12 +53 +26 60.4% +0.73 9–7 (56%) 7–14 (33%) — -6.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1973 1882 141.7 — — — — +19 +74 +25 58.7% +0.63 6–2 (75%) 6–6 (50%) — -2.42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1974 1900 147.0 — — — — +26 +50 +12 64.3% +1.12 4–3 (57%) 0–1 — -2.22 1968 1594 114.8 — — — — -3 -28 -84 48.9% +0.09 3–3 (50%) — — -1.13
34 1975 1817 135.6 — — — — +37 +49 — 57.9% +0.41 11–8 (58%) 8–4 (67%) — +0.26 1969 1620 120.6 — — — — — -83 +42 56.9% +0.45 1–2 (33%) — — +1.49
35 1976 1832 148.0 — — — — +51 +32 — 52.2% +0.36 5–2 (71%) 4–6 (40%) — -1.10 1970 1672 116.5 — — — — — — +40 55.6% +0.50 1–0 0–1 — -0.13
36 1977 1880 157.3 — — — — +19 — +12 48.2% -0.18 7–3 (70%) 7–3 (70%) — -4.71 1971 1800 130.7 — — — — -115 — +54 78.0% +2.10 1–1 5–2 (71%) — +2.55
37 1978 1869 151.0 — — — — -9 — — 50.0% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 1–7 (13%) — -2.21 1972 1857 134.3 — — — — -23 — +88 63.4% +0.86 6–1 (86%) 8–4 (67%) — +1.92
38 1979 1715 125.5 — — — — +36 — +122 32.4% -0.73 0–2 2–4 (33%) — -1.22 1973 1827 121.0 — — — — -39 — +206 58.5% +0.41 4–2 (67%) 4–3 (57%) — +0.58
39 1980 1712 110.1 — — — — — — — 36.4% -1.45 1–1 2–0 — -0.40 1974 1763 108.5 — — — — -20 — — 42.9% -0.79 0–2 1–1 — +0.01
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1754 106.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.32
41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1729 113.8 — — — — — — +218 43.8% -0.44 — 0–1 — +0.14
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1684 99.8 — — — — — — +191 60.0% +0.20 0–1 — — +0.64
43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1678 106.6 — — — — — — — 60.0% +0.80 0–1 — — +0.26
44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1662 102.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.04
46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1649 101.8 — — — — — — — 40.0% +1.00 1–0 0–3 (0%) — +0.40
Career — 2135 149.3 — — — — -8 +47 -5 58.6% +0.60 102–79 (56%) 63–64 (50%) 100.2 -5.02 — 1935 131.0 — — — — -32 -57 +77 58.7% +0.62 17–13 (57%) 18–15 (55%) 101.8 +4.86

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.