# Cliff Richey vs William Alvarez — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/cliff-richey-vs-william-alvarez?player1_id=4585779&player2_id=sackmann_atp:117263
Tour: ATP

Cliff Richey holds a 2–0 lead over William Alvarez in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Cliff Richey leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Cliff Richey won the 1970 Houston round of 32 6-2 7-5.

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## Overall
- Cliff Richey: 2 wins
- William Alvarez: 0 wins
- Total meetings: 2

## By surface
- Clay: Cliff Richey 1 - 0 William Alvarez
- Hard: Cliff Richey 1 - 0 William Alvarez

## By tournament category
- ATP 250: Cliff Richey 2 - 0 William Alvarez

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Cliff Richey | 2116 | 148.8 | - | - | - | - | 70 | 24 | -48 | 64.7% | 1.06 | 121-84 (59%) | 84-66 (56%) | 104.1 | -0.52 |
| William Alvarez | 1500 | 109.3 | - | - | - | - | 99 | 5 | - | 30.4% | -1.46 | 0-5 (0%) | — | - | -0.7 |

## Recent meetings (last 10)
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1970-04-24* | Houston | ATP 250 | R32 | Clay | Cliff Richey | 6-2 7-5 |
| 1969-02-28* | Curacao | ATP 250 | R16 | Hard | Cliff Richey | 6-1 6-1 |

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