Cliff Richey
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Smith | 5 | 20 | 25 | Feb 15, 1978 | H2H |
| Arthur Ashe | 5 | 12 | 17 | Mar 26, 1976 | H2H |
| Ilie Nastase | 5 | 9 | 14 | Feb 17, 1978 | H2H |
| Zeljko Franulovic | 8 | 5 | 13 | Dec 4, 1971 | H2H |
| Rod Laver | 5 | 7 | 12 | Jan 17, 1975 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC
Boro Jovanovic holds a 2–1 lead over Cliff Richey in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Boro Jovanovic leads 2–1 on clay. Most recently, Boro Jovanovic won the 1971 Brussels quarterfinal 6-8 6-3 1-6 6-3 6-4.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boro Jovanovic | 6-8 6-3 1-6 6-3 6-4 | Cliff Richey | Match data | May 27, 1971* | QF | Brussels | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Cliff Richey | 6-4 6-1 6-0 | Boro Jovanovic | Match data | Apr 21, 1968* | F | Houston 2 | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Boro Jovanovic | 6-3 6-1 | Cliff Richey | Match data | Apr 13, 1968* | QF | St. Petersburg | ATP 250 | Clay |
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.
| 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 Richey | #662 | #16 | 0 | 2,115 | 485 | 222 | 68.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| Boro Jovanovic | — | — | — | 1,729 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Richey | Boro Jovanovic | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 21 | 1968 | 46–15 | 75.4% | — | 1,738 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1969 | 64–18 | 78.0% | — | 1,948 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1970 | 88–24 | 78.6% | — | 2,045 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1971 | 67–23 | 74.4% | — | 1,910 | 0 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 1972 | 54–24 | 69.2% | — | 1,958 | 0 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 1973 | 47–26 | 64.4% | #19 | 1,848 | 0 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 1974 | 24–15 | 61.5% | #23 | 1,907 | 0 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 1975 | 35–23 | 60.3% | #32 | 1,857 | 0 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 1976 | 33–24 | 57.9% | #28 | 1,861 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 1977 | 14–17 | 45.2% | #87 | 1,720 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 1978 | 13–12 | 52.0% | #57 | 1,709 | 0 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 1979 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #662 | 1,697 | 0 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 Richey | Boro Jovanovic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 81.8% | 22 | 7 | 29 | 75.9% | 11 | 5 | 16 | 68.8% | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1969 | 23 | 5 | 28 | 82.1% | 27 | 7 | 34 | 79.4% | 10 | 3 | 13 | 76.9% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1970 | 26 | 7 | 33 | 78.8% | 37 | 5 | 42 | 88.1% | 10 | 4 | 14 | 71.4% | 15 | 8 | 23 | 65.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1971 | 26 | 7 | 33 | 78.8% | 20 | 7 | 27 | 74.1% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 13 | 6 | 19 | 68.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 1972 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 73.3% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 5 | 1 | 6 | 83.3% | 19 | 12 | 31 | 61.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 1973 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | 15 | 10 | 25 | 60.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 20 | 9 | 29 | 69.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 1974 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 66.7% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 1975 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | 10 | 8 | 18 | 55.6% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 12 | 6 | 18 | 66.7% | 1968 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 16 | 10 | 26 | 61.5% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 29 | 1976 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 63.2% | 16 | 6 | 22 | 72.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 10 | 15 | 33.3% | 1969 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 1977 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | 1970 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 1978 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 1971 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 6 | 8 | 14 | 42.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1972 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 17 | 58.8% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14.3% |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1974 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22.2% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 163 | 65 | 228 | 71.5% | 161 | 64 | 225 | 71.6% | 54 | 24 | 78 | 69.2% | 107 | 69 | 176 | 60.8% | — | 5 | 9 | 14 | 35.7% | 45 | 49 | 94 | 47.9% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 10 | 11 | 9.1% |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Richey | Boro Jovanovic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 1739 | 120.9 | — | — | — | — | +76 | -1 | -80 | 68.3% | +1.05 | 12–4 (75%) | — | — | +2.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1969 | 1948 | 136.7 | — | — | — | — | +130 | +23 | -163 | 69.5% | +1.45 | 14–3 (82%) | — | — | +2.23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1970 | 2046 | 149.9 | — | — | — | — | +78 | +58 | -164 | 73.0% | +1.54 | 16–7 (70%) | 6–3 (67%) | 105.3 | -0.55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1971 | 1911 | 147.5 | — | — | — | — | +121 | +58 | +23 | 70.5% | +1.44 | 11–13 (46%) | 13–6 (68%) | 96.4 | +4.89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 1972 | 1958 | 154.4 | — | — | — | — | +25 | +29 | +43 | 64.0% | +1.09 | 16–12 (57%) | 15–12 (56%) | 100.7 | -3.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 1973 | 1849 | 146.1 | — | — | — | — | +101 | -3 | +122 | 61.0% | +0.95 | 13–11 (54%) | 14–11 (56%) | 97.7 | -1.67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 1974 | 1908 | 152.6 | — | — | — | — | +81 | -72 | +58 | 59.8% | +0.95 | 8–7 (53%) | 9–8 (53%) | 101.2 | -3.69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 1975 | 1858 | 145.3 | — | — | — | — | +59 | -38 | +101 | 56.6% | +0.54 | 14–10 (58%) | 8–7 (53%) | 99.1 | -3.96 | 1968 | 1628 | 120.9 | — | — | — | — | -120 | +45 | — | 56.8% | +0.73 | 5–3 (63%) | — | — | +0.16 |
| 29 | 1976 | 1861 | 149.1 | — | — | — | — | -31 | +42 | — | 57.8% | +0.65 | 8–8 (50%) | 8–10 (44%) | 96.3 | -1.58 | 1969 | 1621 | 108.0 | — | — | — | — | — | +31 | — | 50.0% | +0.28 | 2–2 (50%) | — | — | -0.16 |
| 30 | 1977 | 1720 | 132.8 | — | — | — | — | +62 | +54 | — | 47.8% | -0.14 | 4–5 (44%) | 7–6 (54%) | 100.6 | +1.06 | 1970 | 1579 | 107.5 | — | — | — | — | — | +14 | — | 31.6% | -1.53 | 1–1 | — | — | -0.57 |
| 31 | 1978 | 1710 | 129.8 | — | — | — | — | +66 | — | — | 50.0% | -0.05 | 5–4 (56%) | 4–3 (57%) | 100.7 | +0.66 | 1971 | 1643 | 130.9 | — | — | — | — | -75 | -12 | — | 49.0% | +0.10 | 5–5 (50%) | 1–1 | — | -0.79 |
| 32 | 1979 | 1698 | 102.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.00 | — | — | — | -0.06 | 1972 | 1684 | 124.6 | — | — | — | — | — | +28 | — | 55.0% | +0.12 | 2–1 (67%) | — | — | +1.24 |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 1676 | 130.9 | — | — | — | — | -120 | +90 | — | 43.3% | -0.18 | 2–6 (25%) | 2–1 (67%) | — | -0.87 |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1974 | 1586 | 112.8 | — | — | — | — | -101 | +104 | — | 24.2% | -1.88 | 1–2 (33%) | 0–2 | — | -0.50 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 1522 | 94.9 | — | — | — | — | — | +79 | — | 0.0% | -2.83 | — | — | — | +0.56 |
| Career | — | 2116 | 148.8 | — | — | — | — | +70 | +24 | -48 | 64.7% | +1.06 | 121–84 (59%) | 84–66 (56%) | 104.1 | -0.52 | — | 1730 | 128.3 | — | — | — | — | -107 | +44 | — | 46.1% | -0.15 | 18–20 (47%) | 3–4 (43%) | 96.2 | -0.80 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Smith | 5 | 20 | 25 | Feb 15, 1978 | H2H |
| Arthur Ashe | 5 | 12 | 17 | Mar 26, 1976 | H2H |
| Ilie Nastase | 5 | 9 | 14 | Feb 17, 1978 | H2H |
| Zeljko Franulovic | 8 | 5 | 13 | Dec 4, 1971 | H2H |
| Rod Laver | 5 | 7 | 12 | Jan 17, 1975 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frantisek Pala | 1 | 3 | 4 | Mar 6, 1975 | — |
| Ilie Nastase | 0 | 4 | 4 | Jul 29, 1972 | — |
| Georges Goven | 2 | 1 | 3 | May 1, 1975 | — |
| Brian Gottfried | 0 | 3 | 3 | May 29, 1974 | — |
| Syd Ball | 0 | 3 | 3 | Apr 19, 1974 | — |