H2H data updated: 2026-10-17 00:00 UTC

Cliff Richey vs Lew Hoad H2H: 1-0

Cliff Richey holds a 1–0 lead over Lew Hoad in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Cliff Richey leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Cliff Richey won the 1972 London Indoor semifinal 7-6 6-4.

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Cliff Richey
USA Age 79 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Lew Hoad
AUS Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Cliff Richey 7-6 6-4 Lew Hoad Match data Jan 27, 1972* SF London Indoor ATP 250 Hard

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
Lew Hoad — — — 1,705 — — — 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 Richey Lew Hoad
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
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% — 1,957 0 18 — — — — — — —
26 1973 47–26 64.4% #19 1,849 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 1,860 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 — — — — — — —

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

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 Lew Hoad
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 — — — — +74 -1 -80 68.3% +1.05 12–4 (75%) — — +2.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 -0.56 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 +42 64.0% +1.09 16–12 (57%) 15–12 (56%) 100.7 -3.20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1973 1849 146.1 — — — — +102 -3 +123 61.0% +0.95 13–11 (54%) 14–11 (56%) 97.7 -1.67 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1974 1908 152.6 — — — — +81 -71 +58 59.8% +0.95 8–7 (53%) 9–8 (53%) 101.2 -3.71 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1975 1858 145.3 — — — — +59 -38 +101 56.6% +0.54 14–10 (58%) 8–7 (53%) 99.1 -3.96 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1976 1861 149.1 — — — — -31 +42 — 57.8% +0.65 8–8 (50%) 8–10 (44%) 96.3 -1.56 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1977 1720 132.8 — — — — +62 +54 — 47.8% -0.14 4–5 (44%) 7–6 (54%) 100.6 +1.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1978 1710 129.7 — — — — +66 — — 50.0% -0.05 5–4 (56%) 4–3 (57%) 100.7 +0.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1979 1698 102.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1548 102.8 — — — — — — +18 52.0% -0.40 1–1 — — -0.22
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1542 101.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.03
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1669 125.7 — — — — — +19 — 54.8% +0.16 2–0 — — -0.22
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1657 104.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.19
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1631 120.6 — — — — -34 +39 -58 50.0% +0.35 2–4 (33%) 0–1 — +0.14
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1614 — — — — — — — — — — — — — -0.09
Career — 2116 148.8 — — — — +70 +24 -48 64.7% +1.06 121–84 (59%) 84–66 (56%) 104.1 -0.53 — 1705 120.2 — — — — -34 +27 -15 50.0% -0.07 5–5 (50%) 0–1 — -1.74

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.