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

Cliff Richey vs Stan Smith H2H: 5-20

Stan Smith holds a 20–5 lead over Cliff Richey in their ATP head-to-head. Across 25 main-draw meetings, Stan Smith leads 10–0 on carpet and 5–3 on clay. Most recently, Stan Smith won the 1978 Springfield round of 32 6-3 6-4.

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Cliff Richey
USA Age 79 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
5 – 20
25 main draw meetings
Stan Smith
USA Age 79 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Stan Smith 6-3 6-4 Cliff Richey #75 Match data Feb 15, 1978* R32 Springfield ATP 250 Carpet
Stan Smith 1-6 6-3 6-2 Cliff Richey Match data Oct 19, 1975 R16 Sydney Indoor ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Richey 7-6 6-0 Stan Smith Match data Jul 25, 1975* R16 Washington ATP 250 Clay
Stan Smith 6-7(5) 6-0 7-5 Cliff Richey Match data Feb 15, 1975* QF Toronto Indoor Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Stan Smith 7-5 6-2 Cliff Richey #28 Match data Apr 27, 1974* QF St. Louis ATP 250 Clay
Stan Smith 6-1 6-3 Cliff Richey Match data Apr 13, 1974* QF Orlando Wct ATP 250 Hard
Stan Smith 4-6 6-4 6-3 Cliff Richey Match data Apr 14, 1973* QF Brussels Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Stan Smith 6-1 7-5 Cliff Richey Match data Apr 8, 1973* F Munich Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Stan Smith 6-3 6-2 Cliff Richey Match data Mar 24, 1973* SF Atlanta Wct ATP 250 Clay
Stan Smith 6-3 6-7 6-4 Cliff Richey Match data Mar 17, 1973* SF Hilton Head ATP 250 Clay
Stan Smith 6-0 6-3 Cliff Richey Match data Feb 10, 1973* QF Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Stan Smith 7-5 7-5 Cliff Richey Match data Feb 28, 1972 SF New York ATP 250 Carpet
Stan Smith 4-6 6-3 9-7 Cliff Richey Match data Dec 4, 1971 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Stan Smith 6-3 6-2 Cliff Richey Match data Nov 12, 1971* R16 Paris Masters ATP 250 Clay
Stan Smith 6-3 6-3 Cliff Richey Match data Apr 3, 1971* F San Juan ATP 250 Hard
Stan Smith 6-3 6-2 Cliff Richey Match data Nov 13, 1970* R16 Paris Masters ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Richey 7-6 6-7 6-3 4-6 7-6 Stan Smith Match data Oct 3, 1970* SF Berkeley ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Richey 6-2 10-8 3-6 6-1 Stan Smith Match data Aug 2, 1970* F Indianapolis ATP 250 Clay
Cliff Richey 6-2 10-8 3-6 6-1 Stan Smith Match data Aug 2, 1970* F Indianapolis ATP 250 Clay
Stan Smith 6-3 6-3 6-3 Cliff Richey Match data Mar 7, 1970* SF Hampton ATP 250 Carpet
Stan Smith 6-1 Cliff Richey Match data Feb 9, 1970 RR New York ATP 250 Carpet
Stan Smith 6-3 8-6 Cliff Richey Match data Feb 2, 1970* SF Omaha ATP 250 Hard
Stan Smith 6-2 6-2 Cliff Richey Match data Oct 5, 1969* F Berkeley ATP 250 Hard
Stan Smith 1-6 6-8 6-4 6-3 6-4 Cliff Richey Match data Jul 20, 1968* SF Milwaukee ATP 250 Clay
Cliff Richey 7-5 12-10 6-3 Stan Smith Match data Feb 17, 1968* SF 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
Stan Smith — — — 2,265 652 287 69.4% 2 0 1 1 44 48

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 Stan Smith
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 1968 46–15 75.4% — 1,738 0 1 1968 34–15 69.4% — 1,782 0 3
22 1969 64–18 78.0% — 1,948 0 7 1969 54–14 79.4% — 1,966 0 9
23 1970 88–24 78.6% — 2,045 0 12 1970 63–29 68.5% — 2,065 0 14
24 1971 67–23 74.4% — 1,910 0 15 1971 58–15 79.5% — 2,029 1 20
25 1972 54–24 69.2% — 1,958 0 18 1972 68–12 85.0% — 2,146 2 29
26 1973 47–26 64.4% #19 1,848 0 18 1973 72–21 77.4% — 2,056 2 37
27 1974 24–15 61.5% #23 1,907 0 19 1974 46–21 68.7% — 1,981 2 41
28 1975 35–23 60.3% #32 1,857 0 19 1975 32–18 64.0% — 1,887 2 42
29 1976 33–24 57.9% #28 1,861 0 20 1976 45–25 64.3% — 1,965 2 42
30 1977 14–17 45.2% #87 1,720 0 20 1977 50–24 67.6% — 1,879 2 43
31 1978 13–12 52.0% #57 1,709 0 21 1978 32–16 66.7% — 1,942 2 45
32 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,697 0 21 1979 40–19 67.8% — 1,936 2 47
33 — — — — — — — 1980 25–19 56.8% — 1,852 2 48
34 — — — — — — — 1981 23–15 60.5% — 1,876 2 48
35 — — — — — — — 1982 6–11 35.3% — 1,740 2 48
36 — — — — — — — 1983 4–11 26.7% — 1,610 2 48
37 — — — — — — — 1984 0–1 0.0% — 1,596 2 48
38 — — — — — — — 1985 0–1 0.0% — 1,592 2 48

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 Stan Smith
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
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% 1968 20 5 25 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0%
22 1969 23 5 28 82.1% 27 7 34 79.4% 10 3 13 76.9% 4 3 7 57.1% 1969 20 4 24 83.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 19 3 22 86.4% 7 3 10 70.0%
23 1970 26 7 33 78.8% 37 5 42 88.1% 10 4 14 71.4% 15 8 23 65.2% 1970 25 9 34 73.5% 12 8 20 60.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 18 6 24 75.0%
24 1971 26 7 33 78.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 8 3 11 72.7% 13 6 19 68.4% 1971 8 5 13 61.5% 25 7 32 78.1% 21 1 22 95.5% 4 2 6 66.7%
25 1972 22 8 30 73.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 19 12 31 61.3% 1972 29 1 30 96.7% 12 6 18 66.7% 12 2 14 85.7% 15 3 18 83.3%
26 1973 9 5 14 64.3% 15 10 25 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 20 9 29 69.0% 1973 14 7 21 66.7% 18 6 24 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 35 7 42 83.3%
27 1974 16 8 24 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1974 8 5 13 61.5% 16 7 23 69.6% 13 2 15 86.7% 9 7 16 56.3%
28 1975 8 7 15 53.3% 10 8 18 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7% 1975 11 4 15 73.3% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 14 5 19 73.7%
29 1976 12 7 19 63.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 10 15 33.3% 1976 16 6 22 72.7% 13 9 22 59.1% 5 3 8 62.5% 11 7 18 61.1%
30 1977 3 4 7 42.9% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1977 16 8 24 66.7% 9 6 15 60.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 16 5 21 76.2%
31 1978 9 5 14 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4% 1978 14 3 17 82.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 8 21 61.9%
32 1979 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1979 19 6 25 76.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 3 10 70.0% 9 8 17 52.9%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% 11 8 19 57.9%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 15 9 24 62.5% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 5 8 13 38.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 3 8 11 27.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 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% — 230 98 328 70.1% 130 68 198 65.7% 123 45 168 73.2% 169 76 245 69.0%

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 Stan Smith
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 1968 1782 134.1 — — — — +134 -224 -88 63.9% +1.07 6–5 (55%) — — -1.69
22 1969 1948 136.7 — — — — +130 +23 -163 69.5% +1.45 14–3 (82%) — — +2.23 1969 1966 138.8 — — — — +102 -292 +56 70.1% +1.23 14–7 (67%) — — -0.07
23 1970 2046 149.9 — — — — +78 +58 -164 73.0% +1.54 16–7 (70%) 6–3 (67%) — -0.55 1970 2066 147.2 — — — — +106 -233 -106 65.0% +0.85 19–8 (70%) 5–4 (56%) — -0.74
24 1971 1911 147.5 — — — — +121 +58 +23 70.5% +1.44 11–13 (46%) 13–6 (68%) — +4.89 1971 2030 155.0 — — — — +8 -39 +177 73.0% +1.34 8–5 (62%) 16–8 (67%) — -2.39
25 1972 1958 154.4 — — — — +25 +29 +43 64.0% +1.09 16–12 (57%) 15–12 (56%) — -3.20 1972 2147 152.6 — — — — +111 -177 +66 72.3% +1.38 19–3 (86%) 10–11 (48%) — +0.16
26 1973 1849 146.1 — — — — +101 -3 +122 61.0% +0.95 13–11 (54%) 14–11 (56%) — -1.67 1973 2056 163.4 — — — — +108 -42 +159 70.5% +1.32 19–9 (68%) 16–16 (50%) — -2.50
27 1974 1908 152.6 — — — — +81 -72 +58 59.8% +0.95 8–7 (53%) 9–8 (53%) — -3.69 1974 1982 153.8 — — — — +82 -46 +263 61.9% +0.81 18–11 (62%) 10–13 (43%) — -3.16
28 1975 1858 145.3 — — — — +59 -38 +101 56.6% +0.54 14–10 (58%) 8–7 (53%) — -3.96 1975 1887 144.9 — — — — +184 -26 +198 57.0% +0.57 10–4 (71%) 8–10 (44%) — -0.08
29 1976 1861 149.1 — — — — -31 +42 — 57.8% +0.65 8–8 (50%) 8–10 (44%) — -1.58 1976 1965 158.8 — — — — +107 -107 +87 59.6% +0.74 13–10 (57%) 12–9 (57%) — -5.64
30 1977 1720 132.8 — — — — +62 +54 — 47.8% -0.14 4–5 (44%) 7–6 (54%) — +1.06 1977 1880 150.6 — — — — +139 -41 +147 61.8% +0.70 17–9 (65%) 14–8 (64%) — -1.48
31 1978 1710 129.8 — — — — +66 — — 50.0% -0.05 5–4 (56%) 4–3 (57%) — +0.66 1978 1943 148.5 — — — — +108 -162 — 59.5% +0.45 10–4 (71%) 16–4 (80%) — -0.83
32 1979 1698 102.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.06 1979 1936 153.2 — — — — +74 -110 +33 66.0% +1.15 6–6 (50%) 13–9 (59%) — -1.38
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1852 151.0 — — — — +10 — +148 54.2% +0.54 8–7 (53%) 4–8 (33%) — -2.59
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1876 149.7 — — — — +5 — +98 56.7% +0.20 10–4 (71%) 10–8 (56%) — -3.66
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1740 123.3 — — — — +11 — +185 42.2% -0.33 0–5 (0%) 2–7 (22%) — -0.62
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1611 125.0 — — — — +34 — — 33.3% -0.64 1–3 (25%) 4–4 (50%) — -0.40
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1597 101.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.06
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1592 104.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.31
Career — 2116 148.8 — — — — +70 +24 -48 64.7% +1.06 121–84 (59%) 84–66 (56%) 104.1 -0.52 — 2266 156.0 — — — — +93 -106 +89 63.9% +0.90 178–100 (64%) 140–120 (54%) 102.8 -2.96

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.