H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Cliff Drysdale vs Owen Davidson H2H: 8-2

Cliff Drysdale holds an 8–2 lead over Owen Davidson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 10 main-draw meetings, Cliff Drysdale leads 5–0 on carpet, while Owen Davidson leads 2–1 on grass. Most recently, Cliff Drysdale won the 1972 Philadelphia Wct round of 32 6-2 6-3.

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Cliff Drysdale
RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
8 – 2
10 main draw meetings
Owen Davidson
AUS Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Cliff Drysdale 6-2 6-3 Owen Davidson Match data Feb 11, 1972* R32 Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 6-2 7-6 Owen Davidson Match data Aug 5, 1971* R16 Quebec Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 6-3 6-3 Owen Davidson Match data May 5, 1971* R16 Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 6-3 6-4 Owen Davidson Match data May 2, 1971* R16 Chicago Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 6-1 7-5 Owen Davidson Match data Apr 7, 1971* R32 Miami Open ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Drysdale 7-5 7-5 Owen Davidson Match data Feb 13, 1971* R16 Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Owen Davidson 6-2 6-3 6-4 Cliff Drysdale Match data Aug 29, 1969* R128 US Open Grand Slam Grass
Cliff Drysdale 6-4 6-2 Owen Davidson Match data Aug 1, 1969* QF Swiss Open Gstaad ATP 250 Clay
Cliff Drysdale 6-4 6-4 11-13 6-2 Owen Davidson Match data Jun 27, 1969* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Owen Davidson 6-3 2-6 6-4 Cliff Drysdale Match data Jun 20, 1968* R32 Queen's Club 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
Owen Davidson #662 #73 0 1,806 89 111 44.5% 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 Owen Davidson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
24 — — — — — — — 1968 8–6 57.1% — 1,530 0 0
25 — — — — — — — 1969 14–12 53.8% — 1,660 0 0
26 — — — — — — — 1970 23–24 48.9% — 1,667 0 0
27 1968 53–37 58.9% — 1,674 0 1 1971 21–29 42.0% — 1,684 0 0
28 1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 1 1972 2–12 14.3% — 1,621 0 0
29 1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,911 0 1 1973 15–12 55.6% #147 1,665 0 0
30 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,992 0 4 1974 5–13 27.8% #111 1,614 0 0
31 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,937 0 4 1975 1–1 50.0% #252 1,617 0 0
32 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,882 0 4 1976 0–1 0.0% #360 1,615 0 0
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 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,606 0 0
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 Owen Davidson
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 %
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 0 2 2 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 5 4 9 55.6% 2 2 4 50.0%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 3 5 8 37.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 17 10 27 63.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
27 1968 6 10 16 37.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 22 17 39 56.4% 1971 4 8 12 33.3% 2 8 10 20.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 5 7 12 41.7%
28 1969 8 3 11 72.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1972 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 6 6 0.0%
29 1970 16 8 24 66.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 7 6 13 53.8% 1973 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
30 1971 25 8 33 75.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 11 31 64.5% 1974 3 5 8 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 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% 1975 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1973 9 7 16 56.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 7 13 46.2% 1976 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
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% 1979 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 15 27 42 35.7% 15 27 42 35.7% 48 30 78 61.5% 11 27 38 28.9%

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 Owen Davidson
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
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1531 109.6 — — — — +18 +18 -41 50.0% +0.19 2–2 (50%) — — -0.14
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1661 127.4 — — — — -84 -9 -71 55.7% +0.71 3–3 (50%) — — -1.30
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1667 136.1 — — — — -120 -53 +72 52.4% +0.23 4–8 (33%) 2–5 (29%) — -1.05
27 1968 1675 114.3 — — — — -176 +56 +81 58.1% +0.92 13–19 (41%) — — +0.91 1971 1685 139.9 — — — — -37 -124 +112 40.5% -0.57 3–5 (38%) 3–7 (30%) — -5.35
28 1969 1782 128.9 — — — — -122 +107 -9 59.8% +0.44 8–7 (53%) — — -0.64 1972 1621 122.9 — — — — -39 — +125 18.2% -2.00 1–2 (33%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.30
29 1970 1912 140.6 — — — — +41 -52 -103 60.3% +0.51 10–8 (56%) 6–2 (75%) — -4.84 1973 1665 126.1 — — — — -70 -141 +127 55.9% +0.32 3–5 (38%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.45
30 1971 1992 155.5 — — — — +24 +4 -33 65.8% +0.98 23–14 (62%) 20–17 (54%) — -7.28 1974 1615 121.5 — — — — -69 -106 +129 29.3% -1.17 0–3 (0%) 1–5 (17%) — -1.34
31 1972 1938 158.1 — — — — +12 +53 +26 60.4% +0.73 9–7 (56%) 7–14 (33%) — -6.24 1975 1617 100.3 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.50 — 1–0 — +0.34
32 1973 1882 141.7 — — — — +19 +74 +25 58.7% +0.63 6–2 (75%) 6–6 (50%) — -2.42 1976 1616 108.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% -2.00 0–1 — — -0.29
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%) — +0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1976 1832 148.0 — — — — +51 +32 — 52.2% +0.36 5–2 (71%) 4–6 (40%) — -1.10 1979 1607 99.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — -0.12
36 1977 1880 157.3 — — — — +19 — +12 48.2% -0.18 7–3 (70%) 7–3 (70%) — -4.71 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1978 1869 151.0 — — — — -9 — — 50.0% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 1–7 (13%) — -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 — 1806 135.9 — — — — -56 -64 +73 45.8% -0.19 16–29 (36%) 11–20 (35%) 93.7 -5.21

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.