Cliff Richey
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Smith | 5 | 20 | 25 | Feb 15, 1978 | — |
| 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: 2026-08-15 02:40 UTC
Cliff Richey holds a 1–0 lead over Robert Kreiss in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Cliff Richey leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Cliff Richey won the 1972 Los Angeles round of 32 7-5 4-6 6-2.
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| Winner | Score | Loser | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Richey | 7-5 4-6 6-2 | Robert Kreiss | Match data | Feb 17, 1972* | R32 | Los Angeles | ATP 250 | Carpet |
* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.
| Player | Current | Peak | Pts | Elo | W | L | Win % | GS | 1000 | Finals | 500 | 250 | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Richey | #662 | #16 | 0 | 2,115 | 488 | 224 | 68.5% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 23 |
| Robert Kreiss | — | — | — | 1,559 | — | — | — | 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.
| Cliff Richey | Robert Kreiss | ||||||||||||
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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% | — | 1,743 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 64–18 | 78.0% | — | 1,948 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 88–24 | 78.6% | — | 2,046 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 67–23 | 74.4% | — | 1,908 | 0 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 54–24 | 69.2% | — | 1,957 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 47–26 | 64.4% | #19 | 1,848 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 25–16 | 61.0% | #23 | 1,900 | 0 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 37–24 | 60.7% | #32 | 1,857 | 0 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 33–24 | 57.9% | #28 | 1,861 | 0 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 14–17 | 45.2% | #87 | 1,719 | 0 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 13–12 | 52.0% | #57 | 1,708 | 0 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #662 | 1,696 | 0 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 23 | 5 | 28 | 82.1% | 27 | 7 | 34 | 79.4% | 10 | 3 | 13 | 76.9% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 1969 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 26 | 7 | 33 | 78.8% | 37 | 5 | 42 | 88.1% | 10 | 4 | 14 | 71.4% | 15 | 8 | 23 | 65.2% | 1970 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 73.3% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 5 | 1 | 6 | 83.3% | 19 | 12 | 31 | 61.3% | 1972 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 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% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| 1974 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 65.4% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 1974 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% |
| 1975 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 55.6% | 10 | 8 | 18 | 55.6% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 12 | 6 | 18 | 66.7% | 1975 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% |
| 1976 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 63.2% | 16 | 6 | 22 | 72.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 10 | 15 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | 166 | 67 | 233 | 71.2% | 161 | 64 | 225 | 71.6% | 54 | 24 | 78 | 69.2% | 107 | 69 | 176 | 60.8% | Career | 4 | 14 | 18 | 22.2% | 2 | 13 | 15 | 13.3% | 1 | 8 | 9 | 11.1% | 10 | 17 | 27 | 37.0% |
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 | Robert Kreiss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win % | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Schedule | Yr | Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win % | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Schedule |
| 1968 | 1744 | 121.1 | — | — | — | — | +66 | -2 | -83 | 68.3% | +1.05 | 12–4 (75%) | — | +2.19 | 1968 | 1488 | 101.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | -0.67 | 0–1 | — | -0.09 |
| 1969 | 1949 | 136.8 | — | — | — | — | +126 | +24 | -164 | 69.5% | +1.45 | 14–3 (82%) | — | +2.12 | 1969 | 1474 | 99.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | -1.33 | 0–1 | — | +0.08 |
| 1970 | 2046 | 150.2 | — | — | — | — | +76 | +62 | -164 | 73.0% | +1.54 | 16–7 (70%) | 6–3 (67%) | -0.09 | 1970 | 1470 | 97.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.50 | — | — | -0.26 |
| 1971 | 1909 | 147.6 | — | — | — | — | +119 | +59 | +24 | 70.5% | +1.44 | 11–13 (46%) | 13–6 (68%) | +4.75 | 1971 | 1451 | 99.2 | — | — | — | — | +54 | — | — | 23.1% | -2.00 | 0–1 | 1–1 | +0.26 |
| 1972 | 1958 | 154.4 | — | — | — | — | +24 | +27 | +42 | 64.0% | +1.09 | 16–12 (57%) | 15–12 (56%) | -3.09 | 1972 | 1440 | 107.3 | — | — | — | — | +71 | — | — | 33.3% | -1.67 | 0–2 | 2–0 | +0.43 |
| 1973 | 1849 | 146.1 | — | — | — | — | +99 | -1 | +121 | 61.0% | +0.95 | 13–11 (54%) | 14–11 (56%) | -1.70 | 1973 | 1458 | 113.5 | — | — | — | — | +82 | — | — | 35.0% | -0.90 | 1–3 (25%) | 1–4 (20%) | -0.11 |
| 1974 | 1900 | 151.9 | — | — | — | — | +74 | -63 | +65 | 59.8% | +0.97 | 8–8 (50%) | 9–9 (50%) | -3.39 | 1974 | 1489 | 120.5 | — | — | — | — | +68 | -34 | -21 | 34.5% | -0.88 | 3–5 (38%) | 1–4 (20%) | +0.38 |
| 1975 | 1858 | 144.9 | — | — | — | — | +53 | -37 | +99 | 57.0% | +0.51 | 14–10 (58%) | 10–7 (59%) | -3.97 | 1975 | 1481 | 124.5 | — | — | — | — | +58 | -35 | — | 36.1% | -1.07 | 2–6 (25%) | 3–3 (50%) | +0.73 |
| 1976 | 1861 | 149.2 | — | — | — | — | -34 | +44 | — | 57.8% | +0.65 | 8–8 (50%) | 8–10 (44%) | -1.41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 1719 | 132.7 | — | — | — | — | +61 | +55 | — | 47.8% | -0.14 | 4–5 (44%) | 7–6 (54%) | +1.11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 1709 | 129.9 | — | — | — | — | +68 | — | — | 50.0% | -0.05 | 5–4 (56%) | 4–3 (57%) | +0.64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 1696 | 102.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.00 | — | — | -0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 2116 | 148.9 | — | — | — | — | +67 | +25 | -48 | 64.7% | +1.06 | 121–85 (59%) | 86–67 (56%) | -0.41 | Career | 1559 | 120.7 | — | — | — | — | +65 | -35 | -21 | 33.7% | -1.12 | 6–19 (24%) | 8–12 (40%) | +2.06 |
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 | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roscoe Tanner | 0 | 3 | 3 | Jul 24, 1975 | — |
| Ross Case | 0 | 3 | 3 | Jun 25, 1975 | — |
| Jimmy Connors | 0 | 3 | 3 | Jun 18, 1975 | — |
| Wojtek Fibak | 0 | 3 | 3 | Mar 16, 1975 | — |
| Jan Kodes | 1 | 2 | 3 | Feb 13, 1975 | — |