H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Cliff Richey vs Manuel Santana H2H: 2-0

Cliff Richey holds a 2–0 lead over Manuel Santana in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Cliff Richey leads 1–0 on grass and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Cliff Richey won the 1970 US Open round of 16 2-6 7-6 7-5 6-1.

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Cliff Richey

USA Age 79 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H

2 – 0

2 main draw meetings

Manuel Santana

ESP Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

Player	Score	Player	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Cliff Richey	2-6 7-6 7-5 6-1	Manuel Santana	Match data	Sep 11, 1970*	R16	US Open	Grand Slam	Grass
Cliff Richey	7-5 6-3	Manuel Santana	Match data	Feb 19, 1970*	R16	Salisbury	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
Manuel Santana	#374	#145	0	1,993	113	50	69.3%	0	0	0	0	8	8

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							Manuel Santana
Age	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	1968	38–11	77.6%	—	1,814	0	4
31	1978	13–12	52.0%	#57	1,709	0	21	1969	25–6	80.6%	—	1,907	0	6
32	1979	0–1	0.0%	#662	1,697	0	21	1970	25–8	75.8%	—	1,990	0	8
33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	14–7	66.7%	—	1,930	0	8
34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	2–2	50.0%	—	1,865	0	8
35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	0–1	0.0%	—	1,839	0	8
36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	2–3	40.0%	#188	1,810	0	8
37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	2–3	40.0%	#212	1,758	0	8
38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1976	4–6	40.0%	#169	1,693	0	8
39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1977	0–2	0.0%	#234	1,678	0	8
40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1978	1–1	50.0%	#374	1,677	0	8

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 Richey																	Manuel Santana
	Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet
	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	Yr	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%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	1976	12	7	19	63.2%	16	6	22	72.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	5	10	15	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	1977	3	4	7	42.9%	3	6	9	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	8	6	14	57.1%	1968	0	3	3	0.0%	31	4	35	88.6%	2	1	3	66.7%	5	3	8	62.5%
31	1978	9	5	14	64.3%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	4	5	9	44.4%	1969	—	—	—	—	20	4	24	83.3%	3	1	4	75.0%	2	1	3	66.7%
32	1979	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1970	2	2	4	50.0%	14	4	18	77.8%	3	1	4	75.0%	6	1	7	85.7%
33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	5	2	7	71.4%	8	4	12	66.7%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	0	1	1	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%
38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1976	—	—	—	—	4	6	10	40.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1977	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—
40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1978	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—
Career	—	163	65	228	71.5%	161	64	225	71.6%	54	24	78	69.2%	107	69	176	60.8%	—	9	10	19	47.4%	79	24	103	76.7%	9	5	14	64.3%	16	11	27	59.3%

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 Richey																Manuel Santana
Age	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%)	—	-0.55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
24	1971	1911	147.5	—	—	—	—	+121	+58	+23	70.5%	+1.44	11–13 (46%)	13–6 (68%)	—	+4.89	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
25	1972	1958	154.4	—	—	—	—	+25	+29	+43	64.0%	+1.09	16–12 (57%)	15–12 (56%)	—	-3.20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	1973	1849	146.1	—	—	—	—	+101	-3	+122	61.0%	+0.95	13–11 (54%)	14–11 (56%)	—	-1.67	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	1974	1908	152.6	—	—	—	—	+81	-72	+58	59.8%	+0.95	8–7 (53%)	9–8 (53%)	—	-3.69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	1975	1858	145.3	—	—	—	—	+59	-38	+101	56.6%	+0.54	14–10 (58%)	8–7 (53%)	—	-3.96	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	1976	1861	149.1	—	—	—	—	-31	+42	—	57.8%	+0.65	8–8 (50%)	8–10 (44%)	—	-1.58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	1977	1720	132.8	—	—	—	—	+62	+54	—	47.8%	-0.14	4–5 (44%)	7–6 (54%)	—	+1.06	1968	1814	136.4	—	—	—	—	-240	+129	-240	74.5%	+1.84	5–6 (45%)	—	—	+0.50
31	1978	1710	129.8	—	—	—	—	+66	—	—	50.0%	-0.05	5–4 (56%)	4–3 (57%)	—	+0.66	1969	1908	142.2	—	—	—	—	-262	+167	-244	73.9%	+1.81	3–2 (60%)	—	—	+1.37
32	1979	1698	102.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	-0.06	1970	1990	137.8	—	—	—	—	-171	+56	-251	70.9%	+1.45	3–3 (50%)	3–3 (50%)	—	+0.51
33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	1930	121.8	—	—	—	—	-88	+70	—	75.5%	+1.69	1–0	1–1	—	+2.58
34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	1865	102.4	—	—	—	—	-91	—	—	53.8%	+0.46	—	0–1	—	+0.61
35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	1839	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	+0.11
36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	1810	107.0	—	—	—	—	—	+168	—	50.0%	+0.30	1–1	1–1	—	+0.35
37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	1759	107.5	—	—	—	—	-73	—	—	46.2%	+0.15	1–2 (33%)	0–1	—	+0.70
38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1976	1693	110.9	—	—	—	—	—	+128	—	40.9%	-0.77	1–1	—	—	+1.30
39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1977	1679	112.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.75	—	0–1	—	-0.60
40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1978	1678	106.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.0%	-0.20	1–0	0–1	—	+0.12
Career	—	2116	148.8	—	—	—	—	+70	+24	-48	64.7%	+1.06	121–84 (59%)	84–66 (56%)	104.1	-0.52	—	1993	138.0	—	—	—	—	-159	+119	-245	68.9%	+1.40	16–15 (52%)	5–9 (36%)	94.0	+4.78

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.

Cliff Richey's most-played ATP rivals
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

Manuel Santana's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Arthur Ashe	2	4	6	Jul 14, 1978	H2H
Manuel Orantes	3	2	5	Aug 17, 1969	H2H
Clark Graebner	0	4	4	Apr 26, 1970	H2H
Marty Riessen	4	0	4	Mar 28, 1969	H2H
Jim Osborne	1	2	3	Feb 18, 1971	H2H