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: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC
Cliff Richey holds a 3–0 lead over Milan Holecek in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Cliff Richey leads 2–0 on clay and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Cliff Richey won the 1975 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships round of 64 7-6 6-7 6-4.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Richey | 7-6 6-7 6-4 | Milan Holecek | Match data | Aug 20, 1975* | R64 | U.S. Pro Tennis Championships | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Cliff Richey | 6-1 6-3 | Milan Holecek | Match data | Apr 5, 1973* | R32 | Munich Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Cliff Richey | 6-2 6-2 | Milan Holecek | Match data | Jul 22, 1970* | R64 | Cincinnati Open | ATP 500 | 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 |
| Milan Holecek | #322 | #71 | 0 | 1,698 | 117 | 157 | 42.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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 | Milan Holecek | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1968 | 16–8 | 66.7% | — | 1,600 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 1972 | 54–24 | 69.2% | — | 1,958 | 0 | 18 | 1969 | 17–15 | 53.1% | — | 1,650 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 1973 | 47–26 | 64.4% | #19 | 1,848 | 0 | 18 | 1970 | 1–6 | 14.3% | — | 1,626 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 1974 | 24–15 | 61.5% | #23 | 1,907 | 0 | 19 | 1971 | 27–28 | 49.1% | — | 1,690 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | 1975 | 35–23 | 60.3% | #32 | 1,857 | 0 | 19 | 1972 | 5–14 | 26.3% | — | 1,558 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | 1976 | 33–24 | 57.9% | #28 | 1,861 | 0 | 20 | 1973 | 21–31 | 40.4% | #87 | 1,626 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | 1977 | 14–17 | 45.2% | #87 | 1,720 | 0 | 20 | 1974 | 16–28 | 36.4% | #90 | 1,563 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | 1978 | 13–12 | 52.0% | #57 | 1,709 | 0 | 21 | 1975 | 12–20 | 37.5% | #102 | 1,559 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | 1979 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #662 | 1,697 | 0 | 21 | 1976 | 2–7 | 22.2% | #225 | 1,507 | 0 | 1 |
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 | Milan Holecek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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% | 1968 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 6 | 21 | 71.4% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 25 | 1972 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 73.3% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 5 | 1 | 6 | 83.3% | 19 | 12 | 31 | 61.3% | 1969 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 11 | 8 | 19 | 57.9% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 26 | 1973 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | 15 | 10 | 25 | 60.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 20 | 9 | 29 | 69.0% | 1970 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 1974 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 66.7% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 1971 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 50.0% | 10 | 10 | 20 | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 28 | 1975 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | 10 | 8 | 18 | 55.6% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 12 | 6 | 18 | 66.7% | 1972 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% |
| 29 | 1976 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 63.2% | 16 | 6 | 22 | 72.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 10 | 15 | 33.3% | 1973 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 47.4% | 8 | 8 | 16 | 50.0% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10.0% |
| 30 | 1977 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | 1974 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30.0% | 7 | 14 | 21 | 33.3% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 31 | 1978 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 1975 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 3 | 9 | 12 | 25.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% |
| 32 | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1976 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 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% | — | 35 | 45 | 80 | 43.8% | 55 | 66 | 121 | 45.5% | 18 | 21 | 39 | 46.2% | 9 | 25 | 34 | 26.5% |
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 | Milan Holecek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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%) | — | -0.55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1971 | 1911 | 147.5 | — | — | — | — | +121 | +58 | +23 | 70.5% | +1.44 | 11–13 (46%) | 13–6 (68%) | — | +4.89 | 1968 | 1600 | 120.4 | — | — | — | — | — | +66 | — | 60.9% | +0.88 | 4–3 (57%) | — | — | -0.09 |
| 25 | 1972 | 1958 | 154.4 | — | — | — | — | +25 | +29 | +43 | 64.0% | +1.09 | 16–12 (57%) | 15–12 (56%) | — | -3.20 | 1969 | 1651 | 116.1 | — | — | — | — | -82 | +33 | -94 | 50.6% | +0.14 | 5–4 (56%) | — | — | +1.28 |
| 26 | 1973 | 1849 | 146.1 | — | — | — | — | +101 | -3 | +122 | 61.0% | +0.95 | 13–11 (54%) | 14–11 (56%) | — | -1.67 | 1970 | 1626 | 111.2 | — | — | — | — | — | +2 | — | 33.3% | -0.73 | 0–2 | — | — | -1.05 |
| 27 | 1974 | 1908 | 152.6 | — | — | — | — | +81 | -72 | +58 | 59.8% | +0.95 | 8–7 (53%) | 9–8 (53%) | — | -3.69 | 1971 | 1691 | 122.5 | — | — | — | — | -65 | -28 | -27 | 51.7% | +0.16 | 8–8 (50%) | 6–7 (46%) | — | +4.05 |
| 28 | 1975 | 1858 | 145.3 | — | — | — | — | +59 | -38 | +101 | 56.6% | +0.54 | 14–10 (58%) | 8–7 (53%) | — | -3.96 | 1972 | 1559 | 104.0 | — | — | — | — | -2 | — | +43 | 38.8% | -0.59 | 0–5 (0%) | 2–3 (40%) | — | +1.76 |
| 29 | 1976 | 1861 | 149.1 | — | — | — | — | -31 | +42 | — | 57.8% | +0.65 | 8–8 (50%) | 8–10 (44%) | — | -1.58 | 1973 | 1626 | 125.5 | — | — | — | — | -48 | +22 | -55 | 42.3% | -0.35 | 6–12 (33%) | 3–5 (38%) | — | +1.41 |
| 30 | 1977 | 1720 | 132.8 | — | — | — | — | +62 | +54 | — | 47.8% | -0.14 | 4–5 (44%) | 7–6 (54%) | — | +1.06 | 1974 | 1564 | 126.0 | — | — | — | — | -33 | +55 | 0 | 39.3% | -0.84 | 9–10 (47%) | 4–5 (44%) | — | -1.54 |
| 31 | 1978 | 1710 | 129.8 | — | — | — | — | +66 | — | — | 50.0% | -0.05 | 5–4 (56%) | 4–3 (57%) | — | +0.66 | 1975 | 1559 | 123.8 | — | — | — | — | +10 | -31 | +52 | 45.1% | -0.29 | 4–9 (31%) | 7–5 (58%) | — | +1.43 |
| 32 | 1979 | 1698 | 102.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.00 | — | — | — | -0.06 | 1976 | 1507 | 100.6 | — | — | — | — | +52 | -34 | — | 26.9% | -1.04 | 2–1 (67%) | 0–4 (0%) | — | +0.85 |
| Career | — | 2116 | 148.8 | — | — | — | — | +70 | +24 | -48 | 64.7% | +1.06 | 121–84 (59%) | 84–66 (56%) | 104.1 | -0.52 | — | 1698 | 124.5 | — | — | — | — | -37 | +20 | -17 | 45.9% | -0.19 | 38–54 (41%) | 22–29 (43%) | 96.5 | +3.06 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Smith | 0 | 5 | 5 | Apr 19, 1974 | H2H |
| Gerald Battrick | 3 | 2 | 5 | Jan 20, 1973 | H2H |
| Raymond Moore | 1 | 3 | 4 | Apr 3, 1976 | H2H |
| John Newcombe | 1 | 3 | 4 | Mar 24, 1976 | H2H |
| Sandy Mayer | 1 | 3 | 4 | Jun 18, 1975 | H2H |