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: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC
Cliff Richey vs Hans Joachim Ploetz H2H: 1-1
Cliff Richey and Hans Joachim Ploetz are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Hans Joachim Ploetz leads 1–0 on carpet, while Cliff Richey leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Cliff Richey won the 1970 Brussels round of 16 6-3 6-0 6-3.
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H2H Match Log
| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Richey | 6-3 6-0 6-3 | Hans Joachim Ploetz | Match data | May 16, 1970* | R16 | Brussels | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Hans Joachim Ploetz | 3-6 6-4 6-4 | Cliff Richey | Match data | Feb 20, 1969* | R32 | Macon | 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 Richey | #662 | #16 | 0 | 2,115 | 485 | 222 | 68.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| Hans Joachim Ploetz | #281 | #65 | 0 | 1,645 | 73 | 98 | 42.7% | 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.
| Cliff Richey | Hans Joachim Ploetz | ||||||||||||
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| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 1968 | 46–15 | 75.4% | — | 1,738 | 0 | 1 | 1968 | 15–12 | 55.6% | — | 1,523 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | 64–18 | 78.0% | — | 1,948 | 0 | 7 | 1969 | 18–16 | 52.9% | — | 1,600 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | 88–24 | 78.6% | — | 2,045 | 0 | 12 | 1970 | 12–18 | 40.0% | — | 1,596 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | 67–23 | 74.4% | — | 1,910 | 0 | 15 | 1971 | 2–5 | 28.6% | — | 1,559 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | 54–24 | 69.2% | — | 1,958 | 0 | 18 | 1972 | 2–5 | 28.6% | — | 1,526 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | 47–26 | 64.4% | #19 | 1,848 | 0 | 18 | 1973 | 2–5 | 28.6% | — | 1,508 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | 24–15 | 61.5% | #23 | 1,907 | 0 | 19 | 1974 | 5–9 | 35.7% | #95 | 1,563 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | 35–23 | 60.3% | #32 | 1,857 | 0 | 19 | 1975 | 15–18 | 45.5% | #76 | 1,615 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | 33–24 | 57.9% | #28 | 1,861 | 0 | 20 | 1976 | 2–10 | 16.7% | #185 | 1,514 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | 14–17 | 45.2% | #87 | 1,720 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 13–12 | 52.0% | #57 | 1,709 | 0 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #662 | 1,697 | 0 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Surface Results by Career Season
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.
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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 % | ||
| 1968 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 81.8% | 22 | 7 | 29 | 75.9% | 11 | 5 | 16 | 68.8% | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% | 1968 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 1969 | 23 | 5 | 28 | 82.1% | 27 | 7 | 34 | 79.4% | 10 | 3 | 13 | 76.9% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 1969 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 1970 | 26 | 7 | 33 | 78.8% | 37 | 5 | 42 | 88.1% | 10 | 4 | 14 | 71.4% | 15 | 8 | 23 | 65.2% | 1970 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 10 | 10 | 20 | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 1971 | 26 | 7 | 33 | 78.8% | 20 | 7 | 27 | 74.1% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 13 | 6 | 19 | 68.4% | 1971 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 73.3% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 5 | 1 | 6 | 83.3% | 19 | 12 | 31 | 61.3% | 1972 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | 15 | 10 | 25 | 60.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 20 | 9 | 29 | 69.0% | 1973 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 66.7% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 1974 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | 10 | 8 | 18 | 55.6% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 12 | 6 | 18 | 66.7% | 1975 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 17 | 31 | 45.2% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 1976 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 63.2% | 16 | 6 | 22 | 72.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 10 | 15 | 33.3% | 1976 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 163 | 65 | 228 | 71.5% | 161 | 64 | 225 | 71.6% | 54 | 24 | 78 | 69.2% | 107 | 69 | 176 | 60.8% | Career | 10 | 15 | 25 | 40.0% | 48 | 59 | 107 | 44.9% | 9 | 16 | 25 | 36.0% | 6 | 8 | 14 | 42.9% |
Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.
| Cliff Richey | Hans Joachim Ploetz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
| 1968 | 1739 | 120.9 | — | — | — | — | +76 | -1 | -80 | 68.3% | +1.05 | 12–4 (75%) | — | — | +2.22 | 1968 | 1524 | 101.0 | — | — | — | — | +24 | +27 | — | 46.0% | -0.57 | 4–1 (80%) | — | — | +0.31 |
| 1969 | 1948 | 136.7 | — | — | — | — | +130 | +23 | -163 | 69.5% | +1.45 | 14–3 (82%) | — | — | +2.23 | 1969 | 1601 | 114.3 | — | — | — | — | -8 | -13 | -51 | 50.0% | +0.09 | 7–5 (58%) | — | — | +1.53 |
| 1970 | 2046 | 149.9 | — | — | — | — | +78 | +58 | -164 | 73.0% | +1.54 | 16–7 (70%) | 6–3 (67%) | 105.3 | -0.55 | 1970 | 1597 | 116.7 | — | — | — | — | -108 | +21 | -49 | 37.7% | -0.62 | 4–2 (67%) | — | — | +0.09 |
| 1971 | 1911 | 147.5 | — | — | — | — | +121 | +58 | +23 | 70.5% | +1.44 | 11–13 (46%) | 13–6 (68%) | 96.4 | +4.89 | 1971 | 1559 | 105.2 | — | — | — | — | — | +5 | — | 37.5% | -1.58 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | +0.29 |
| 1972 | 1958 | 154.4 | — | — | — | — | +25 | +29 | +43 | 64.0% | +1.09 | 16–12 (57%) | 15–12 (56%) | 100.7 | -3.20 | 1972 | 1526 | 106.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +20 | 31.6% | -1.37 | 1–2 (33%) | 1–1 | — | +0.13 |
| 1973 | 1849 | 146.1 | — | — | — | — | +101 | -3 | +122 | 61.0% | +0.95 | 13–11 (54%) | 14–11 (56%) | 97.7 | -1.67 | 1973 | 1508 | 106.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +4 | 12.5% | -2.37 | — | — | — | -0.48 |
| 1974 | 1908 | 152.6 | — | — | — | — | +81 | -72 | +58 | 59.8% | +0.95 | 8–7 (53%) | 9–8 (53%) | 101.2 | -3.69 | 1974 | 1563 | 120.7 | — | — | — | — | — | +8 | — | 37.5% | -0.82 | 3–2 (60%) | 3–0 (100%) | 105.8 | -0.61 |
| 1975 | 1858 | 145.3 | — | — | — | — | +59 | -38 | +101 | 56.6% | +0.54 | 14–10 (58%) | 8–7 (53%) | 99.1 | -3.96 | 1975 | 1615 | 117.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 44.7% | -0.47 | 6–4 (60%) | 4–5 (44%) | 103.8 | +3.22 |
| 1976 | 1861 | 149.1 | — | — | — | — | -31 | +42 | — | 57.8% | +0.65 | 8–8 (50%) | 8–10 (44%) | 96.3 | -1.58 | 1976 | 1515 | 102.4 | — | — | — | — | -53 | +34 | — | 22.6% | -1.74 | 1–2 (33%) | — | — | +0.60 |
| 1977 | 1720 | 132.8 | — | — | — | — | +62 | +54 | — | 47.8% | -0.14 | 4–5 (44%) | 7–6 (54%) | 100.6 | +1.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 1710 | 129.8 | — | — | — | — | +66 | — | — | 50.0% | -0.05 | 5–4 (56%) | 4–3 (57%) | 100.7 | +0.66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 1698 | 102.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.00 | — | — | — | -0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 2116 | 148.8 | — | — | — | — | +70 | +24 | -48 | 64.7% | +1.06 | 121–84 (59%) | 84–66 (56%) | 104.1 | -0.52 | Career | 1645 | 115.7 | — | — | — | — | -18 | +9 | -18 | 40.4% | -0.69 | 26–19 (58%) | 8–7 (53%) | 108.8 | +3.04 |
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.
Hans Joachim Ploetz
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeljko Franulovic | 2 | 3 | 5 | Mar 29, 1970 | H2H |
| Ilie Nastase | 0 | 4 | 4 | Feb 14, 1975 | H2H |
| Geoff Masters | 1 | 2 | 3 | Jun 2, 1976 | H2H |
| Francois Jauffret | 0 | 3 | 3 | May 8, 1976 | H2H |
| Stan Smith | 0 | 3 | 3 | Aug 20, 1975 | H2H |