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

Cliff Drysdale vs Pierre Barthes H2H: 10-4

Cliff Drysdale holds a 10–4 lead over Pierre Barthes in their ATP head-to-head. Across 14 main-draw meetings, they are tied 4–4 on carpet, while Cliff Drysdale leads 5–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Cliff Drysdale won the 1971 Wembley round of 32 6-1 6-3.

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Cliff Drysdale
RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
10 – 4
14 main draw meetings
Pierre Barthes
FRA Age 84 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Cliff Drysdale 6-1 6-3 Pierre Barthes Match data Nov 4, 1971* R32 Wembley ATP 250 Hard
Pierre Barthes 6-2 3-6 6-2 Cliff Drysdale Match data Jun 6, 1970* R32 St. Louis Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 7-9 6-3 9-7 Pierre Barthes Match data Apr 10, 1970* R16 Durban ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Drysdale 8-2 Pierre Barthes Match data Oct 16, 1968* SF Cape Town Wct ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Drysdale 11-9 Pierre Barthes Match data Oct 14, 1968* SF East London Wct ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Drysdale 6-0 8-6 Pierre Barthes Match data Oct 7, 1968* QF Johannesburg Wct ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Drysdale 21-18 21-15 Pierre Barthes Match data Aug 12, 1968 RR Newport Wct ATP 250 Grass
Pierre Barthes 23-31 31-30 5-1 Cliff Drysdale Match data May 16, 1968* BR Buffalo Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 21-11 21-17 Pierre Barthes Match data Apr 10, 1968* QF Fresno Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Pierre Barthes 31-29 26-31 5-4 Cliff Drysdale Match data Apr 2, 1968* QF Los Altos Hills Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 31-25 31-24 Pierre Barthes Match data Feb 27, 1968 RR Tulsa Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Pierre Barthes 16-31 31-20 5-1 Cliff Drysdale Match data Feb 15, 1968* BR Miami Open ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 31-18 31-28 Pierre Barthes Match data Feb 1, 1968 RR Wct World Cup ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 89-72 Pierre Barthes Match data Jan 20, 1968 RR Sydney Wct ATP 250 Carpet

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
Pierre Barthes #265 #57 0 1,894 185 190 49.3% 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 Pierre Barthes
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
26 — — — — — — — 1968 29–46 38.7% — 1,575 0 0
27 1968 53–37 58.9% — 1,674 0 1 1969 22–29 43.1% — 1,672 0 0
28 1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 1 1970 22–22 50.0% — 1,771 0 0
29 1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,911 0 1 1971 47–25 65.3% — 1,813 0 0
30 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,992 0 4 1972 40–25 61.5% — 1,764 0 0
31 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,937 0 4 1973 13–20 39.4% #63 1,720 0 0
32 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,882 0 4 1974 8–13 38.1% #79 1,651 0 0
33 1974 24–12 66.7% #18 1,900 0 5 1975 2–5 28.6% #222 1,627 0 0
34 1975 30–19 61.2% #36 1,816 0 5 1976 0–2 0.0% #288 1,599 0 0
35 1976 17–13 56.7% #25 1,831 0 5 1977 2–3 40.0% — 1,611 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 Pierre Barthes
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 %
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 5 9 14 35.7% 5 5 10 50.0% 4 9 13 30.8% 15 23 38 39.5%
27 1968 6 10 16 37.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 22 17 39 56.4% 1969 1 8 9 11.1% 8 10 18 44.4% 8 6 14 57.1% 5 5 10 50.0%
28 1969 8 3 11 72.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1970 3 6 9 33.3% 7 6 13 53.8% 7 5 12 58.3% 5 5 10 50.0%
29 1970 16 8 24 66.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 7 6 13 53.8% 1971 12 8 20 60.0% 26 11 37 70.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0%
30 1971 25 8 33 75.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 11 31 64.5% 1972 4 6 10 40.0% 15 9 24 62.5% 7 3 10 70.0% 14 7 21 66.7%
31 1972 18 8 26 69.2% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 21 15 36 58.3% 1973 2 2 4 50.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 8 12 33.3%
32 1973 9 7 16 56.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 7 13 46.2% 1974 1 1 2 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 7 12 41.7%
33 1974 9 4 13 69.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 6 17 64.7% 1975 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
34 1975 6 4 10 60.0% 11 7 18 61.1% — — — — 13 8 21 61.9% 1976 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 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% 1977 2 1 3 66.7% 0 2 2 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% — 30 41 71 42.3% 71 58 129 55.0% 33 30 63 52.4% 51 61 112 45.5%

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 Pierre Barthes
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
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1575 100.8 — — — — -127 -9 -104 38.5% -2.01 13–6 (68%) — — -1.57
27 1968 1675 114.3 — — — — -176 +56 +81 58.1% +0.92 13–19 (41%) — — +0.91 1969 1672 116.9 — — — — -151 -96 -38 43.3% -0.64 7–5 (58%) — — -2.54
28 1969 1782 128.9 — — — — -122 +107 -9 59.8% +0.44 8–7 (53%) — — -0.64 1970 1771 141.0 — — — — -107 -113 -44 49.6% -0.10 6–3 (67%) 2–2 (50%) — -3.48
29 1970 1912 140.6 — — — — +41 -52 -103 60.3% +0.51 10–8 (56%) 6–2 (75%) — -4.84 1971 1814 132.4 — — — — -50 0 -74 59.8% +0.53 18–9 (67%) 12–10 (55%) — +3.32
30 1971 1992 155.5 — — — — +24 +4 -33 65.8% +0.98 23–14 (62%) 20–17 (54%) — -7.28 1972 1765 130.5 — — — — +17 +29 +20 61.4% +0.41 8–8 (50%) 12–5 (71%) — +3.86
31 1972 1938 158.1 — — — — +12 +53 +26 60.4% +0.73 9–7 (56%) 7–14 (33%) — -6.24 1973 1720 133.3 — — — — +13 +45 +6 41.6% -0.45 7–6 (54%) 1–4 (20%) — -3.33
32 1973 1882 141.7 — — — — +19 +74 +25 58.7% +0.63 6–2 (75%) 6–6 (50%) — -2.42 1974 1652 119.0 — — — — +67 +79 — 41.2% -0.65 2–6 (25%) 2–5 (29%) — -0.21
33 1974 1900 147.0 — — — — +26 +50 +12 64.3% +1.12 4–3 (57%) 0–1 — -2.22 1975 1627 102.2 — — — — — +57 — 38.5% -1.00 — — — +0.20
34 1975 1817 135.6 — — — — +37 +49 — 57.9% +0.41 11–8 (58%) 8–4 (67%) — +0.26 1976 1600 106.4 — — — — — — — 37.5% -1.00 0–2 — — -0.01
35 1976 1832 148.0 — — — — +51 +32 — 52.2% +0.36 5–2 (71%) 4–6 (40%) — -1.10 1977 1611 114.0 — — — — +84 — — 41.7% -0.50 1–1 0–1 — +0.11
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 — 1895 128.9 — — — — -60 -10 -47 49.9% -0.31 62–46 (57%) 29–27 (52%) 105.3 -0.99

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.