H2H data updated: 2026-07-17 14:15 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 third round 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

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Oct 18, 1979* Sydney Indoor ATP 250 R32 Hard Cliff Drysdale #100 6-4 6-3 Dick Crealy #131 Match data
Jan 12, 1978* Birmingham Wct ATP 250 R32 Carpet Cliff Drysdale #27 7-6 6-3 Dick Crealy #68 Match data
Feb 7, 1976* Barcelona Wct ATP 250 SF Clay Cliff Drysdale #36 2-6 7-6(5) 6-0 Dick Crealy #56 Match data
Nov 11, 1971* Paris Indoor ATP 250 R32 Clay Cliff Drysdale 6-3 6-3 Dick Crealy Match data
Nov 12, 1970* Paris Indoor ATP 250 R32 Carpet Cliff Drysdale 6-3 6-3 Dick Crealy Match data
Jun 19, 1970* London / Queen's Club ATP 250 R16 Grass Dick Crealy 6-4 6-1 Cliff Drysdale Match data
May 23, 1969* Berlin ATP 250 R16 Clay Cliff Drysdale 6-3 7-5 6-4 Dick Crealy Match data
May 1, 1969* Bournemouth ATP 250 R32 Clay Dick Crealy 6-8 7-5 2-6 6-4 6-4 Cliff Drysdale Match data
Aug 16, 1968* Hamburg ATP 250 R32 Clay Cliff Drysdale 10-8 7-5 6-8 8-6 Dick Crealy Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Dick Crealy #509 #33 0 1,904 335 317 51.4% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Cliff Drysdale #423 #13 0 2,134 402 253 61.4% 0 0 0 0 8 8

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% — 1,650 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 1969 30–23 56.6% — 1,641 0 0 — — — — — — —
25 1970 32–21 60.4% — 1,700 0 1 — — — — — — —
26 1971 10–23 30.3% — 1,609 0 1 — — — — — — —
27 1972 18–14 56.2% — 1,718 0 1 1968 53–37 58.9% — 1,675 0 3
28 1973 31–33 48.4% #51 1,625 0 1 1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 3
29 1974 41–40 50.6% #71 1,709 0 1 1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,908 0 3
30 1975 41–37 52.6% #56 1,734 0 2 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,997 0 6
31 1976 46–34 57.5% #38 1,779 0 2 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,935 0 6
32 1977 31–30 50.8% #68 1,670 0 2 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,872 0 6
33 1978 19–33 36.5% #131 1,565 0 2 1974 27–13 67.5% #18 1,901 0 7
34 1979 1–10 9.1% #274 1,497 0 2 1975 32–20 61.5% #36 1,827 0 7
35 1980 3–2 60.0% #309 1,509 0 2 1976 17–13 56.7% #25 1,833 0 7
36 1981 1–1 50.0% #309 1,507 0 2 1977 17–17 50.0% #27 1,870 0 7
37 — — — — — — — 1978 14–13 51.9% #47 1,862 0 8
38 — — — — — — — 1979 5–12 29.4% #217 1,710 0 8
39 — — — — — — — 1980 1–2 33.3% #423 1,707 0 8