H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Dick Crealy vs Cliff Drysdale H2H: 2-7

Cliff Drysdale holds a 7–2 lead over Dick Crealy in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Cliff Drysdale leads 4–1 on clay and 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Cliff Drysdale won the 1979 Sydney Indoor round of 32 6-4 6-3.

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Dick Crealy
AUS Age 81 Right-Handed 191 cm / 6'3"
H2H
2 – 7
9 main draw meetings
Cliff Drysdale
RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Cliff Drysdale 6-4 6-3 Dick Crealy Match data Oct 18, 1979* R32 Sydney Indoor ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Drysdale #27 7-6 6-3 Dick Crealy #68 Match data Jan 12, 1978* R32 Birmingham Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 2-6 7-6(5) 6-0 Dick Crealy Match data Feb 7, 1976* SF Barcelona Wct ATP 250 Clay
Cliff Drysdale 6-3 6-3 Dick Crealy Match data Nov 11, 1971* R32 Paris Masters ATP 250 Clay
Cliff Drysdale 6-3 6-3 Dick Crealy Match data Nov 12, 1970* R32 Paris Masters ATP 250 Carpet
Dick Crealy 6-4 6-1 Cliff Drysdale Match data Jun 19, 1970* R16 Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
Cliff Drysdale 6-3 7-5 6-4 Dick Crealy Match data May 23, 1969* R16 Berlin ATP 250 Clay
Dick Crealy 6-8 7-5 2-6 6-4 6-4 Cliff Drysdale Match data May 1, 1969* R32 Bournemouth ATP 250 Clay
Cliff Drysdale 10-8 7-5 6-8 8-6 Dick Crealy Match data Aug 16, 1968* R32 Hamburg Open 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
Dick Crealy #509 #33 0 1,903 338 317 51.6% 0 0 0 0 2 2
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 Dick Crealy Cliff Drysdale
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
23 1968 31–16 66.0% — 1,646 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 1969 30–23 56.6% — 1,639 0 0 — — — — — — —
25 1970 32–21 60.4% — 1,700 0 1 — — — — — — —
26 1971 10–23 30.3% — 1,598 0 1 — — — — — — —
27 1972 18–14 56.2% — 1,716 0 1 1968 53–37 58.9% — 1,674 0 1
28 1973 31–33 48.4% #51 1,623 0 1 1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 1
29 1974 41–39 51.2% #71 1,719 0 1 1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,911 0 1
30 1975 41–37 52.6% #56 1,738 0 2 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,992 0 4
31 1976 49–35 58.3% #38 1,783 0 2 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,937 0 4
32 1977 31–30 50.8% #67 1,672 0 2 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,882 0 4
33 1978 19–33 36.5% #131 1,567 0 2 1974 24–12 66.7% #18 1,900 0 5
34 1979 1–10 9.1% #274 1,498 0 2 1975 30–19 61.2% #36 1,816 0 5
35 1980 3–2 60.0% #309 1,511 0 2 1976 17–13 56.7% #25 1,831 0 5
36 1981 1–1 50.0% — 1,509 0 2 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 Dick Crealy 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 %
23 1968 — — — — 15 9 24 62.5% 16 7 23 69.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1969 6 5 11 54.5% 15 8 23 65.2% 9 10 19 47.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1970 6 6 12 50.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 16 8 24 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1971 2 4 6 33.3% 5 10 15 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1972 2 2 4 50.0% 12 9 21 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 1968 6 10 16 37.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 22 17 39 56.4%
28 1973 4 5 9 44.4% 6 10 16 37.5% 9 7 16 56.3% 12 11 23 52.2% 1969 8 3 11 72.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
29 1974 7 10 17 41.2% 17 17 34 50.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 1970 16 8 24 66.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 7 6 13 53.8%
30 1975 5 8 13 38.5% 21 15 36 58.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 6 9 15 40.0% 1971 25 8 33 75.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 11 31 64.5%
31 1976 12 4 16 75.0% 30 20 50 60.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 1972 18 8 26 69.2% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 21 15 36 58.3%
32 1977 4 5 9 44.4% 19 16 35 54.3% 8 9 17 47.1% — — — — 1973 9 7 16 56.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 7 13 46.2%
33 1978 2 5 7 28.6% 6 12 18 33.3% 3 6 9 33.3% 8 10 18 44.4% 1974 9 4 13 69.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 6 17 64.7%
34 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1975 6 4 10 60.0% 11 7 18 61.1% — — — — 13 8 21 61.9%
35 1980 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1976 5 3 8 62.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
36 1981 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 53 58 111 47.7% 156 134 290 53.8% 97 76 173 56.1% 32 49 81 39.5% — 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 Dick Crealy 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
23 1968 1647 121.1 — — — — — -10 +56 61.9% +0.86 8–4 (67%) — — +0.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1969 1640 118.3 — — — — +10 +67 +26 55.6% +0.27 5–8 (38%) — — +1.20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1970 1700 134.6 — — — — -75 +134 +67 59.1% +0.64 8–7 (53%) 6–4 (60%) — +0.35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1971 1598 133.0 — — — — -33 +84 +121 29.9% -1.06 5–0 (100%) 2–3 (40%) — -4.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1972 1717 124.1 — — — — -157 +50 +30 55.6% +0.02 2–5 (29%) 4–1 (80%) — +1.63 1968 1675 114.3 — — — — -176 +56 +81 58.1% +0.92 13–19 (41%) — — +0.91
28 1973 1624 127.7 — — — — +8 +31 +65 48.6% +0.01 7–8 (47%) 8–10 (44%) — +0.24 1969 1782 128.9 — — — — -122 +107 -9 59.8% +0.44 8–7 (53%) — — -0.64
29 1974 1719 137.0 — — — — -67 -18 +78 51.5% +0.05 14–12 (54%) 14–17 (45%) — -0.63 1970 1912 140.6 — — — — +41 -52 -103 60.3% +0.51 10–8 (56%) 6–2 (75%) — -4.84
30 1975 1738 138.0 — — — — -69 +20 +95 50.8% +0.12 16–8 (67%) 15–9 (63%) — -1.44 1971 1992 155.5 — — — — +24 +4 -33 65.8% +0.98 23–14 (62%) 20–17 (54%) — -7.28
31 1976 1783 142.6 — — — — -2 -8 +8 58.4% +0.68 14–16 (47%) 12–17 (41%) — +2.69 1972 1938 158.1 — — — — +12 +53 +26 60.4% +0.73 9–7 (56%) 7–14 (33%) — -6.24
32 1977 1673 127.5 — — — — +57 +18 +45 49.7% -0.07 10–12 (45%) 10–7 (59%) — +1.90 1973 1882 141.7 — — — — +19 +74 +25 58.7% +0.63 6–2 (75%) 6–6 (50%) — -2.42
33 1978 1567 129.0 — — — — +98 +15 +91 40.5% -0.56 11–14 (44%) 3–13 (19%) — -0.07 1974 1900 147.0 — — — — +26 +50 +12 64.3% +1.12 4–3 (57%) 0–1 — -2.22
34 1979 1499 117.0 — — — — +99 +43 +128 22.2% -1.18 0–3 (0%) 1–5 (17%) — -0.27 1975 1817 135.6 — — — — +37 +49 — 57.9% +0.41 11–8 (58%) 8–4 (67%) — +0.26
35 1980 1512 105.5 — — — — +100 — — 50.0% +0.60 1–1 0–1 — +1.27 1976 1832 148.0 — — — — +51 +32 — 52.2% +0.36 5–2 (71%) 4–6 (40%) — -1.10
36 1981 1510 100.0 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.25 — 1–1 — +0.51 1977 1880 157.3 — — — — +19 — +12 48.2% -0.18 7–3 (70%) 7–3 (70%) — -4.71
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1869 151.0 — — — — -9 — — 50.0% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 1–7 (13%) — -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 — 1904 135.4 — — — — -9 +24 +62 51.7% +0.15 101–98 (51%) 76–88 (46%) 95.7 +0.54 — 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.