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Colin Dowdeswell vs Cliff Richey H2H: 0-2

Cliff Richey holds a 2–0 lead over Colin Dowdeswell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Cliff Richey leads 1–0 on grass and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Cliff Richey won the 1978 Johannesburg final 6-2 6-4.

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Colin Dowdeswell
GBR Age 71 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main draw meetings
Cliff Richey
USA Age 79 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Cliff Richey 6-2 6-4 Colin Dowdeswell Match data Apr 9, 1978* F Johannesburg ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Richey 6-3 6-3 6-3 Colin Dowdeswell Match data Jun 25, 1975* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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 Richey #662 #16 0 2,115 485 222 68.6% 0 0 0 0 21 21

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 Richey
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 1968 46–15 75.4% — 1,738 0 1
22 1977 9–13 40.9% #94 1,576 0 1 1969 64–18 78.0% — 1,948 0 7
23 1978 20–22 47.6% #75 1,652 0 1 1970 88–24 78.6% — 2,045 0 12
24 1979 12–16 42.9% #104 1,616 0 1 1971 67–23 74.4% — 1,910 0 15
25 1980 1–13 7.1% #269 1,492 0 1 1972 54–24 69.2% — 1,958 0 18
26 — — — — — — — 1973 47–26 64.4% #19 1,848 0 18
27 1982 2–4 33.3% — 1,520 0 1 1974 24–15 61.5% #23 1,907 0 19
28 1983 17–10 63.0% #33 1,717 0 1 1975 35–23 60.3% #32 1,857 0 19
29 1984 10–24 29.4% #179 1,608 0 1 1976 33–24 57.9% #28 1,861 0 20
30 1985 2–11 15.4% #258 1,477 0 1 1977 14–17 45.2% #87 1,720 0 20
31 1986 1–1 50.0% #414 1,511 0 1 1978 13–12 52.0% #57 1,709 0 21
32 — — — — — — — 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,697 0 21

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 Richey
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% 1968 9 2 11 81.8% 22 7 29 75.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 4 1 5 80.0%
22 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 7 10 17 41.2% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1969 23 5 28 82.1% 27 7 34 79.4% 10 3 13 76.9% 4 3 7 57.1%
23 1978 10 6 16 62.5% 9 14 23 39.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 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%
24 1979 5 9 14 35.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 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%
25 1980 1 2 3 33.3% 0 10 10 0.0% 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%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 9 5 14 64.3% 15 10 25 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 20 9 29 69.0%
27 1982 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1974 16 8 24 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 1983 8 3 11 72.7% 9 5 14 64.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1975 8 7 15 53.3% 10 8 18 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7%
29 1984 4 5 9 44.4% 2 9 11 18.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 5 5 0.0% 1976 12 7 19 63.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 10 15 33.3%
30 1985 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — 1977 3 4 7 42.9% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 6 14 57.1%
31 1986 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1978 9 5 14 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 — — — — — — — — — — — — 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% — 163 65 228 71.5% 161 64 225 71.6% 54 24 78 69.2% 107 69 176 60.8%

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 Richey
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 1968 1739 120.9 — — — — +76 -1 -80 68.3% +1.05 12–4 (75%) — — +2.22
22 1977 1577 118.3 — — — — -40 +40 — 43.9% -0.53 4–4 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 100.3 +1.17 1969 1948 136.7 — — — — +130 +23 -163 69.5% +1.45 14–3 (82%) — — +2.23
23 1978 1652 125.6 — — — — +16 -49 — 43.1% -0.41 13–5 (72%) 4–10 (29%) 108.9 +1.98 1970 2046 149.9 — — — — +78 +58 -164 73.0% +1.54 16–7 (70%) 6–3 (67%) 105.3 -0.55
24 1979 1617 120.0 — — — — -46 +21 — 43.1% -0.64 5–5 (50%) 7–5 (58%) 101.9 -0.02 1971 1911 147.5 — — — — +121 +58 +23 70.5% +1.44 11–13 (46%) 13–6 (68%) 96.4 +4.89
25 1980 1493 109.7 — — — — +86 +4 — 17.6% -2.09 0–4 (0%) 1–1 — -0.29 1972 1958 154.4 — — — — +25 +29 +43 64.0% +1.09 16–12 (57%) 15–12 (56%) 100.7 -3.20
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1849 146.1 — — — — +101 -3 +122 61.0% +0.95 13–11 (54%) 14–11 (56%) 97.7 -1.67
27 1982 1521 119.2 — — — — — — — 31.3% -0.94 1–0 1–2 (33%) — -0.28 1974 1908 152.6 — — — — +81 -72 +58 59.8% +0.95 8–7 (53%) 9–8 (53%) 101.2 -3.69
28 1983 1718 139.0 — — — — -9 -106 — 59.1% +0.92 6–4 (60%) 4–3 (57%) 104.5 +1.78 1975 1858 145.3 — — — — +59 -38 +101 56.6% +0.54 14–10 (58%) 8–7 (53%) 99.1 -3.96
29 1984 1609 124.9 — — — — +55 -52 -92 31.7% -1.22 4–4 (50%) 2–2 (50%) 100.4 -0.62 1976 1861 149.1 — — — — -31 +42 — 57.8% +0.65 8–8 (50%) 8–10 (44%) 96.3 -1.58
30 1985 1477 105.6 — — — — +122 — -48 26.7% -1.57 0–3 (0%) 1–3 (25%) 94.6 +0.51 1977 1720 132.8 — — — — +62 +54 — 47.8% -0.14 4–5 (44%) 7–6 (54%) 100.6 +1.06
31 1986 1511 104.0 — — — — — — — 42.9% -0.71 — — — -0.18 1978 1710 129.8 — — — — +66 — — 50.0% -0.05 5–4 (56%) 4–3 (57%) 100.7 +0.66
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1698 102.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.06
Career — 1730 128.5 — — — — +11 +10 -93 41.4% -0.57 43–48 (47%) 39–37 (51%) 103.8 +3.56 — 2116 148.8 — — — — +70 +24 -48 64.7% +1.06 121–84 (59%) 84–66 (56%) 104.1 -0.52

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.