Cliff Richey
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Smith | 4 | 20 | 24 | Feb 15, 1978 | H2H |
| Arthur Ashe | 5 | 12 | 17 | Mar 26, 1976 | H2H |
| Ilie Nastase | 5 | 9 | 14 | Feb 17, 1978 | H2H |
| Rod Laver | 5 | 7 | 12 | Jan 17, 1975 | H2H |
| Zeljko Franulovic | 7 | 5 | 12 | Dec 4, 1971 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-10-18 00:00 UTC
Cliff Richey vs U Unknown H2H: 2-0
Cliff Richey holds a 2–0 lead over U Unknown in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Cliff Richey leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Cliff Richey won the 1969 Argentina Open round of 32 6-0 6-2 6-0.
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H2H Match Log
| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Richey | 6-0 6-2 6-0 | U Unknown | Match data | Nov 14, 1969* | R32 | Argentina Open | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Cliff Richey | 7-9 7-5 6-4 | U Unknown | Match data | Feb 12, 1968* | R16 | Philadelphia Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
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 | 2,081 | 479 | 222 | 68.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| U Unknown | — | — | — | 1,500 | — | — | — | 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.
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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% | — | 1,738 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 64–18 | 78.0% | — | 1,948 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 82–24 | 77.4% | — | 2,028 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 67–23 | 74.4% | — | 1,909 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 54–24 | 69.2% | — | 1,957 | 0 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 47–26 | 64.4% | #19 | 1,848 | 0 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 24–15 | 61.5% | #23 | 1,907 | 0 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 35–23 | 60.3% | #32 | 1,857 | 0 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 33–24 | 57.9% | #28 | 1,860 | 0 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 14–17 | 45.2% | #87 | 1,720 | 0 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 13–12 | 52.0% | #57 | 1,709 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #662 | 1,697 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Surface Results by Career Season
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 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 19 | 10.5% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 26 | 7 | 33 | 78.8% | 31 | 5 | 36 | 86.1% | 10 | 4 | 14 | 71.4% | 15 | 8 | 23 | 65.2% | 1970 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 26 | 7 | 33 | 78.8% | 20 | 7 | 27 | 74.1% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 13 | 6 | 19 | 68.4% | 1971 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 1972 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 73.3% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 5 | 1 | 6 | 83.3% | 19 | 12 | 31 | 61.3% | 1972 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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% | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 66.7% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 1974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | 10 | 8 | 18 | 55.6% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 12 | 6 | 18 | 66.7% | 1975 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 63.2% | 16 | 6 | 22 | 72.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 10 | 15 | 33.3% | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | 163 | 65 | 228 | 71.5% | 155 | 64 | 219 | 70.8% | 54 | 24 | 78 | 69.2% | 107 | 69 | 176 | 60.8% | Career | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 3 | 35 | 38 | 7.9% | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% |
Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.
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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 |
| 1968 | 1739 | 120.9 | — | — | — | — | +74 | -1 | -80 | 68.3% | +1.05 | 12–4 (75%) | — | — | +2.21 | 1968 | 1441 | 99.5 | — | — | — | — | — | +9 | — | 33.3% | -0.67 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.11 |
| 1969 | 1948 | 136.7 | — | — | — | — | +130 | +23 | -163 | 69.5% | +1.45 | 14–3 (82%) | — | — | +2.23 | 1969 | 1338 | 101.0 | — | — | — | — | — | -53 | — | 33.3% | -1.44 | 1–1 | — | — | -0.53 |
| 1970 | 2029 | 149.4 | — | — | — | — | +93 | +27 | -149 | 72.6% | +1.52 | 14–7 (67%) | 6–3 (67%) | 104.3 | -0.49 | 1970 | 1316 | 101.3 | — | — | — | — | — | -35 | — | 20.0% | -2.25 | — | — | — | -0.25 |
| 1971 | 1909 | 147.4 | — | — | — | — | +122 | +39 | +24 | 70.5% | +1.44 | 11–13 (46%) | 13–6 (68%) | 96.6 | +5.08 | 1971 | 1285 | 107.5 | — | — | — | — | +165 | -28 | — | 14.3% | -2.86 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | +0.10 |
| 1972 | 1957 | 154.3 | — | — | — | — | +26 | +16 | +43 | 64.0% | +1.09 | 16–12 (57%) | 15–12 (56%) | 100.8 | -3.18 | 1972 | 1277 | 102.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.0% | -1.40 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | +0.12 |
| 1973 | 1849 | 145.9 | — | — | — | — | +101 | -9 | +122 | 61.0% | +0.95 | 13–11 (54%) | 14–11 (56%) | 97.8 | -1.66 | 1973 | 1273 | 99.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | -1.33 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | -0.03 |
| 1974 | 1908 | 152.6 | — | — | — | — | +81 | -78 | +58 | 59.8% | +0.95 | 8–7 (53%) | 9–8 (53%) | 101.2 | -3.70 | 1974 | 1270 | 101.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.50 | — | — | — | +0.02 |
| 1975 | 1858 | 145.2 | — | — | — | — | +59 | -41 | +101 | 56.6% | +0.54 | 14–10 (58%) | 8–7 (53%) | 99.2 | -3.96 | 1975 | 1270 | 108.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.50 | — | — | — | -0.08 |
| 1976 | 1861 | 149.1 | — | — | — | — | -31 | +42 | — | 57.8% | +0.65 | 8–8 (50%) | 8–10 (44%) | 96.4 | -1.56 | 1980 | 1224 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +174 | — | — | — | — | — | +0.59 |
| 1977 | 1720 | 132.8 | — | — | — | — | +62 | +53 | — | 47.8% | -0.14 | 4–5 (44%) | 7–6 (54%) | 100.6 | +1.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 1710 | 129.7 | — | — | — | — | +66 | — | — | 50.0% | -0.05 | 5–4 (56%) | 4–3 (57%) | 100.7 | +0.66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 1697 | 102.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.00 | — | — | — | -0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 2081 | 148.7 | — | — | — | — | +73 | +13 | -45 | 64.5% | +1.06 | 119–84 (59%) | 84–66 (56%) | 104.0 | -0.49 | Career | 1500 | 106.0 | — | — | — | — | +165 | -40 | +174 | 24.6% | -1.87 | 1–5 (17%) | 0–3 (0%) | 94.0 | +0.09 |
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.
U Unknown
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syd Ball | 0 | 2 | 2 | Jun 6, 1974 | — |
| Nicholas Kalogeropoulos | 0 | 2 | 2 | Mar 28, 1973 | — |
| Luis Felipe Tavares | 0 | 2 | 2 | Mar 20, 1972 | — |
| Tom Okker | 0 | 2 | 2 | Oct 20, 1971 | — |
| Antonio Munoz | 0 | 2 | 2 | Oct 6, 1970 | — |