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

Cliff Drysdale vs Stan Smith H2H: 2-6

Stan Smith holds a 6–2 lead over Cliff Drysdale in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Stan Smith leads 3–0 on carpet and 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Cliff Drysdale won the 1977 Los Angeles round of 16 0-6 7-6 6-3.

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Cliff Drysdale
RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
2 – 6
8 main draw meetings
Stan Smith
USA Age 79 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Cliff Drysdale #29 0-6 7-6 6-3 Stan Smith Match data Sep 23, 1977* R16 Los Angeles ATP 250 Hard
Stan Smith 6-7 7-5 6-0 Cliff Drysdale #24 Match data Apr 29, 1977* R16 Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
Stan Smith 6-4 6-3 Cliff Drysdale Match data Apr 5, 1973* R32 Munich Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Stan Smith 6-3 6-3 Cliff Drysdale Match data Mar 31, 1973* SF St. Louis Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Stan Smith 0-6 7-6 6-1 Cliff Drysdale Match data Jul 22, 1971* QF Washington Open ATP 250 Clay
Cliff Drysdale 6-4 6-3 7-5 Stan Smith Match data May 27, 1971* QF Brussels ATP 250 Clay
Stan Smith 6-3 6-3 Cliff Drysdale Match data Nov 5, 1970* R16 Stockholm Open ATP 250 Hard
Stan Smith 3-6 6-3 6-4 Cliff Drysdale Match data Nov 20, 1969* R32 Wembley 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
Stan Smith — — — 2,265 652 287 69.4% 2 0 1 1 44 48

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 Stan Smith
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 — — — — — — — 1968 34–15 69.4% — 1,782 0 3
22 — — — — — — — 1969 54–14 79.4% — 1,966 0 9
23 — — — — — — — 1970 63–29 68.5% — 2,065 0 14
24 — — — — — — — 1971 58–15 79.5% — 2,029 1 20
25 — — — — — — — 1972 68–12 85.0% — 2,146 2 29
26 — — — — — — — 1973 72–21 77.4% — 2,056 2 37
27 1968 53–37 58.9% — 1,674 0 1 1974 46–21 68.7% — 1,981 2 41
28 1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 1 1975 32–18 64.0% — 1,887 2 42
29 1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,911 0 1 1976 45–25 64.3% — 1,965 2 42
30 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,992 0 4 1977 50–24 67.6% — 1,879 2 43
31 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,937 0 4 1978 32–16 66.7% — 1,942 2 45
32 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,882 0 4 1979 40–19 67.8% — 1,936 2 47
33 1974 24–12 66.7% #18 1,900 0 5 1980 25–19 56.8% — 1,852 2 48
34 1975 30–19 61.2% #36 1,816 0 5 1981 23–15 60.5% — 1,876 2 48
35 1976 17–13 56.7% #25 1,831 0 5 1982 6–11 35.3% — 1,740 2 48
36 1977 17–17 50.0% #27 1,880 0 5 1983 4–11 26.7% — 1,610 2 48
37 1978 14–13 51.9% #47 1,869 0 6 1984 0–1 0.0% — 1,596 2 48
38 1979 5–12 29.4% #217 1,715 0 6 1985 0–1 0.0% — 1,592 2 48
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 Stan Smith
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 %
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 20 5 25 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0%
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 20 4 24 83.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 19 3 22 86.4% 7 3 10 70.0%
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 25 9 34 73.5% 12 8 20 60.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 18 6 24 75.0%
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 8 5 13 61.5% 25 7 32 78.1% 21 1 22 95.5% 4 2 6 66.7%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 29 1 30 96.7% 12 6 18 66.7% 12 2 14 85.7% 15 3 18 83.3%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 14 7 21 66.7% 18 6 24 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 35 7 42 83.3%
27 1968 6 10 16 37.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 22 17 39 56.4% 1974 8 5 13 61.5% 16 7 23 69.6% 13 2 15 86.7% 9 7 16 56.3%
28 1969 8 3 11 72.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1975 11 4 15 73.3% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 14 5 19 73.7%
29 1970 16 8 24 66.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 7 6 13 53.8% 1976 16 6 22 72.7% 13 9 22 59.1% 5 3 8 62.5% 11 7 18 61.1%
30 1971 25 8 33 75.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 11 31 64.5% 1977 16 8 24 66.7% 9 6 15 60.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 16 5 21 76.2%
31 1972 18 8 26 69.2% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 21 15 36 58.3% 1978 14 3 17 82.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 8 21 61.9%
32 1973 9 7 16 56.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 7 13 46.2% 1979 19 6 25 76.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 3 10 70.0% 9 8 17 52.9%
33 1974 9 4 13 69.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 6 17 64.7% 1980 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% 11 8 19 57.9%
34 1975 6 4 10 60.0% 11 7 18 61.1% — — — — 13 8 21 61.9% 1981 15 9 24 62.5% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0%
35 1976 5 3 8 62.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1982 5 8 13 38.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
36 1977 5 5 10 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 10 10 20 50.0% 1983 3 8 11 27.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
37 1978 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 13 10 23 56.5% 1984 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1979 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 1985 0 1 1 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% — 230 98 328 70.1% 130 68 198 65.7% 123 45 168 73.2% 169 76 245 69.0%

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 Stan Smith
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
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1782 134.1 — — — — +134 -224 -88 63.9% +1.07 6–5 (55%) — — -1.69
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1966 138.8 — — — — +102 -292 +56 70.1% +1.23 14–7 (67%) — — -0.07
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 2066 147.2 — — — — +106 -233 -106 65.0% +0.85 19–8 (70%) 5–4 (56%) — -0.74
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 2030 155.0 — — — — +8 -39 +177 73.0% +1.34 8–5 (62%) 16–8 (67%) — -2.39
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 2147 152.6 — — — — +111 -177 +66 72.3% +1.38 19–3 (86%) 10–11 (48%) — +0.16
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 2056 163.4 — — — — +108 -42 +159 70.5% +1.32 19–9 (68%) 16–16 (50%) — -2.50
27 1968 1675 114.3 — — — — -176 +56 +81 58.1% +0.92 13–19 (41%) — — +0.91 1974 1982 153.8 — — — — +82 -46 +263 61.9% +0.81 18–11 (62%) 10–13 (43%) — -3.16
28 1969 1782 128.9 — — — — -122 +107 -9 59.8% +0.44 8–7 (53%) — — -0.64 1975 1887 144.9 — — — — +184 -26 +198 57.0% +0.57 10–4 (71%) 8–10 (44%) — -0.08
29 1970 1912 140.6 — — — — +41 -52 -103 60.3% +0.51 10–8 (56%) 6–2 (75%) — -4.84 1976 1965 158.8 — — — — +107 -107 +87 59.6% +0.74 13–10 (57%) 12–9 (57%) — -5.64
30 1971 1992 155.5 — — — — +24 +4 -33 65.8% +0.98 23–14 (62%) 20–17 (54%) — -7.28 1977 1880 150.6 — — — — +139 -41 +147 61.8% +0.70 17–9 (65%) 14–8 (64%) — -1.48
31 1972 1938 158.1 — — — — +12 +53 +26 60.4% +0.73 9–7 (56%) 7–14 (33%) — -6.24 1978 1943 148.5 — — — — +108 -162 — 59.5% +0.45 10–4 (71%) 16–4 (80%) — -0.83
32 1973 1882 141.7 — — — — +19 +74 +25 58.7% +0.63 6–2 (75%) 6–6 (50%) — -2.42 1979 1936 153.2 — — — — +74 -110 +33 66.0% +1.15 6–6 (50%) 13–9 (59%) — -1.38
33 1974 1900 147.0 — — — — +26 +50 +12 64.3% +1.12 4–3 (57%) 0–1 — -2.22 1980 1852 151.0 — — — — +10 — +148 54.2% +0.54 8–7 (53%) 4–8 (33%) — -2.59
34 1975 1817 135.6 — — — — +37 +49 — 57.9% +0.41 11–8 (58%) 8–4 (67%) — +0.26 1981 1876 149.7 — — — — +5 — +98 56.7% +0.20 10–4 (71%) 10–8 (56%) — -3.66
35 1976 1832 148.0 — — — — +51 +32 — 52.2% +0.36 5–2 (71%) 4–6 (40%) — -1.10 1982 1740 123.3 — — — — +11 — +185 42.2% -0.33 0–5 (0%) 2–7 (22%) — -0.62
36 1977 1880 157.3 — — — — +19 — +12 48.2% -0.18 7–3 (70%) 7–3 (70%) — -4.71 1983 1611 125.0 — — — — +34 — — 33.3% -0.64 1–3 (25%) 4–4 (50%) — -0.40
37 1978 1869 151.0 — — — — -9 — — 50.0% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 1–7 (13%) — -2.21 1984 1597 101.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.06
38 1979 1715 125.5 — — — — +36 — +122 32.4% -0.73 0–2 2–4 (33%) — -1.22 1985 1592 104.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.31
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 — 2266 156.0 — — — — +93 -106 +89 63.9% +0.90 178–100 (64%) 140–120 (54%) 102.8 -2.96

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.