H2H data updated: 2026-09-04 00:00 UTC

Colin Dowdeswell vs Cliff Drysdale H2H: 0-1

Cliff Drysdale holds a 1–0 lead over Colin Dowdeswell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Cliff Drysdale leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Cliff Drysdale won the 1975 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships round of 64 6-3 6-3.

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Colin Dowdeswell
GBR Age 71 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Cliff Drysdale
RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Cliff Drysdale 6-3 6-3 Colin Dowdeswell Match data Aug 20, 1975* R64 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 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.

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
Colin Dowdeswell #901 #31 0 1,730 119 174 40.6% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Cliff Drysdale #423 #13 0 2,135 397 251 61.3% 0 0 0 0 6 6

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 Colin Dowdeswell Cliff Drysdale
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1972 1–1 50.0% — 1,504 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1973 4–5 44.4% #148 1,522 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1974 4–4 50.0% #138 1,537 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1975 22–24 47.8% #85 1,611 0 1 — — — — — — —
21 1976 14–26 35.0% #122 1,626 0 1 — — — — — — —
22 1977 9–13 40.9% #94 1,576 0 1 — — — — — — —
23 1978 20–22 47.6% #75 1,652 0 1 — — — — — — —
24 1979 12–16 42.9% #104 1,616 0 1 — — — — — — —
25 1980 1–13 7.1% #269 1,492 0 1 — — — — — — —
27 1982 2–4 33.3% — 1,520 0 1 1968 53–37 58.9% — 1,674 0 1
28 1983 17–10 63.0% #33 1,717 0 1 1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 1
29 1984 10–24 29.4% #179 1,608 0 1 1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,911 0 1
30 1985 2–11 15.4% #258 1,477 0 1 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,992 0 4
31 1986 1–1 50.0% #414 1,511 0 1 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,937 0 4
32 — — — — — — — 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,882 0 4
33 — — — — — — — 1974 24–12 66.7% #18 1,900 0 5
34 — — — — — — — 1975 30–19 61.2% #36 1,816 0 5
35 — — — — — — — 1976 17–13 56.7% #25 1,831 0 5
36 — — — — — — — 1977 17–17 50.0% #27 1,880 0 5
37 — — — — — — — 1978 14–13 51.9% #47 1,869 0 6
38 — — — — — — — 1979 5–12 29.4% #217 1,715 0 6
39 — — — — — — — 1980 1–2 33.3% #423 1,712 0 6

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 Colin Dowdeswell Cliff Drysdale
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 %
17 1972 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1973 2 1 3 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1975 2 2 4 50.0% 20 19 39 51.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 2 4 6 33.3% 10 16 26 38.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 7 10 17 41.2% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1978 10 6 16 62.5% 9 14 23 39.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1979 5 9 14 35.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1980 1 2 3 33.3% 0 10 10 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1982 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1968 6 10 16 37.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 22 17 39 56.4%
28 1983 8 3 11 72.7% 9 5 14 64.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1969 8 3 11 72.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
29 1984 4 5 9 44.4% 2 9 11 18.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 5 5 0.0% 1970 16 8 24 66.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 7 6 13 53.8%
30 1985 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — 1971 25 8 33 75.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 11 31 64.5%
31 1986 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1972 18 8 26 69.2% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 21 15 36 58.3%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 9 7 16 56.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 7 13 46.2%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 9 4 13 69.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 6 17 64.7%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 6 4 10 60.0% 11 7 18 61.1% — — — — 13 8 21 61.9%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 5 3 8 62.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 5 5 10 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 10 10 20 50.0%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 13 10 23 56.5%
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0%
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 39 41 80 48.8% 65 94 159 40.9% 10 22 32 31.2% 5 17 22 22.7% — 111 68 179 62.0% 98 48 146 67.1% 58 30 88 65.9% 130 105 235 55.3%

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 Colin Dowdeswell Cliff Drysdale
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
17 1972 1505 99.4 — — — — — — — 57.1% -0.57 — 3–0 (100%) — +0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1973 1522 117.3 — — — — +87 +60 — 47.6% -0.19 0–1 — — +0.51 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 1538 103.5 — — — — +109 — — 50.0% -0.39 1–1 1–1 — +1.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1975 1612 121.7 — — — — -27 +57 — 45.4% -0.20 4–8 (33%) 5–2 (71%) 98.8 +4.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 1627 127.0 — — — — -79 +48 -171 39.4% -0.75 5–9 (36%) 7–4 (64%) 99.4 +0.35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1977 1577 118.3 — — — — -40 +40 — 43.9% -0.53 4–4 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 100.3 +1.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1978 1652 125.6 — — — — +16 -49 — 43.1% -0.41 13–5 (72%) 4–10 (29%) 108.9 +1.98 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1979 1617 120.0 — — — — -46 +21 — 43.1% -0.64 5–5 (50%) 7–5 (58%) 101.9 -0.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1980 1493 109.7 — — — — +86 +4 — 17.6% -2.09 0–4 (0%) 1–1 — -0.29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1982 1521 119.2 — — — — — — — 31.3% -0.94 1–0 1–2 (33%) — -0.28 1968 1675 114.3 — — — — -176 +56 +81 58.1% +0.92 13–19 (41%) — — +0.91
28 1983 1718 139.0 — — — — -9 -106 — 59.1% +0.92 6–4 (60%) 4–3 (57%) 104.5 +1.78 1969 1782 128.9 — — — — -122 +107 -9 59.8% +0.44 8–7 (53%) — — -0.64
29 1984 1609 124.9 — — — — +55 -52 -92 31.7% -1.22 4–4 (50%) 2–2 (50%) 100.4 -0.62 1970 1912 140.6 — — — — +41 -52 -103 60.3% +0.51 10–8 (56%) 6–2 (75%) 102.0 -4.84
30 1985 1477 105.6 — — — — +122 — -48 26.7% -1.57 0–3 (0%) 1–3 (25%) 94.6 +0.51 1971 1992 155.5 — — — — +24 +4 -33 65.8% +0.98 23–14 (62%) 20–17 (54%) 104.3 -7.28
31 1986 1511 104.0 — — — — — — — 42.9% -0.71 — — — -0.18 1972 1938 158.1 — — — — +12 +53 +26 60.4% +0.73 9–7 (56%) 7–14 (33%) 95.7 -6.24
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1882 141.7 — — — — +19 +74 +25 58.7% +0.63 6–2 (75%) 6–6 (50%) 99.4 -2.42
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1900 147.0 — — — — +26 +50 +12 64.3% +1.12 4–3 (57%) 0–1 — -2.22
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1817 135.6 — — — — +37 +49 — 57.9% +0.41 11–8 (58%) 8–4 (67%) 103.8 +0.26
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1832 148.0 — — — — +51 +32 — 52.2% +0.36 5–2 (71%) 4–6 (40%) 102.8 -1.10
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1880 157.3 — — — — +19 — +12 48.2% -0.18 7–3 (70%) 7–3 (70%) 107.9 -4.71
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1869 151.0 — — — — -9 — — 50.0% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 1–7 (13%) 97.4 -2.21
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1715 125.5 — — — — +36 — +122 32.4% -0.73 0–2 2–4 (33%) — -1.22
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1712 110.1 — — — — — — — 36.4% -1.45 1–1 2–0 — -0.40
Career — 1730 128.5 — — — — +11 +10 -93 41.4% -0.57 43–48 (47%) 39–37 (51%) 103.8 +3.56 — 2135 149.3 — — — — -8 +47 -5 58.6% +0.60 102–79 (56%) 63–64 (50%) 100.2 -5.02

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.