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

Eddie Dibbs vs Cliff Drysdale H2H: 5-2

Eddie Dibbs holds a 5–2 lead over Cliff Drysdale in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Eddie Dibbs leads 3–1 on carpet, while they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Eddie Dibbs won the 1979 Philadelphia round of 32 6-4 7-5.

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Eddie Dibbs
USA Age 75 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
5 – 2
7 main draw meetings
Cliff Drysdale
RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Eddie Dibbs #5 6-4 7-5 Cliff Drysdale #95 Match data Jan 25, 1979* R32 Philadelphia ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale #33 6-3 6-2 Eddie Dibbs #6 Match data Mar 25, 1978* QF Las Vegas ATP 250 Carpet
Eddie Dibbs #6 4-6 7-6 7-6 Cliff Drysdale #27 Match data Mar 3, 1978* R16 Memphis ATP 250 Carpet
Eddie Dibbs #8 6-4 6-4 Cliff Drysdale #29 Match data Sep 24, 1977* QF Los Angeles ATP 250 Hard
Eddie Dibbs #8 3-6 6-5 6-2 Cliff Drysdale #29 Match data Sep 21, 1977* R16 Tournament of Champions Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Eddie Dibbs 6-1 6-1 Cliff Drysdale Match data Feb 8, 1976* F Barcelona Wct ATP 250 Clay
Cliff Drysdale 7-6(8) 6-7 7-6 Eddie Dibbs Match data Aug 23, 1973* R32 Canadian Open ATP 500 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
Eddie Dibbs #798 #5 0 2,169 605 262 69.8% 0 0 0 1 21 22
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 Eddie Dibbs Cliff Drysdale
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 1970 2–1 66.7% — 1,523 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1971 7–4 63.6% — 1,601 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1972 5–9 35.7% — 1,608 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1973 40–19 67.8% #28 1,857 0 3 — — — — — — —
23 1974 61–29 67.8% #22 1,909 0 4 — — — — — — —
24 1975 53–25 67.9% #18 2,055 0 6 — — — — — — —
25 1976 83–28 74.8% #9 2,058 0 10 — — — — — — —
26 1977 77–28 73.3% #7 2,056 0 13 — — — — — — —
27 1978 82–27 75.2% #6 1,999 0 17 1968 53–37 58.9% — 1,674 0 1
28 1979 62–21 74.7% #10 2,039 0 18 1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 1
29 1980 49–21 70.0% #12 1,930 0 20 1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,911 0 1
30 1981 41–17 70.7% #25 1,977 0 22 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,992 0 4
31 1982 26–18 59.1% #55 1,797 0 22 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,937 0 4
32 1983 16–10 61.5% #90 1,819 0 22 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,882 0 4
33 1984 1–5 16.7% #351 1,750 0 22 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 Eddie Dibbs 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 %
19 1970 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1971 1 1 2 50.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1972 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1973 17 5 22 77.3% 19 11 30 63.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1974 14 8 22 63.6% 30 12 42 71.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 14 7 21 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1975 7 6 13 53.8% 36 13 49 73.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 5 15 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1976 6 3 9 66.7% 61 15 76 80.3% — — — — 16 10 26 61.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1977 20 5 25 80.0% 43 13 56 76.8% — — — — 14 10 24 58.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1978 8 3 11 72.7% 40 9 49 81.6% — — — — 34 15 49 69.4% 1968 6 10 16 37.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 22 17 39 56.4%
28 1979 15 5 20 75.0% 37 10 47 78.7% — — — — 10 6 16 62.5% 1969 8 3 11 72.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
29 1980 5 3 8 62.5% 34 9 43 79.1% — — — — 10 9 19 52.6% 1970 16 8 24 66.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 7 6 13 53.8%
30 1981 6 4 10 60.0% 32 10 42 76.2% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 1971 25 8 33 75.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 11 31 64.5%
31 1982 5 3 8 62.5% 19 10 29 65.5% — — — — 2 5 7 28.6% 1972 18 8 26 69.2% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 21 15 36 58.3%
32 1983 — — — — 15 9 24 62.5% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1973 9 7 16 56.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 7 13 46.2%
33 1984 — — — — 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — — — — 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 — 104 48 152 68.4% 376 133 509 73.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 119 75 194 61.3% — 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 Eddie Dibbs 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
19 1970 1523 107.1 — — — — — +35 — 66.7% +1.33 — — — +0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1971 1602 117.2 — — — — — +55 — 59.1% +0.36 1–1 — — +0.56 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1972 1608 116.6 — — — — -61 +29 — 42.9% -0.63 0–4 (0%) 3–2 (60%) — +0.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1973 1858 140.0 — — — — +9 -48 -291 63.2% +0.94 5–5 (50%) 11–7 (61%) — +0.92 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1974 1910 146.5 — — — — -22 +35 -294 63.6% +0.99 16–10 (62%) 11–8 (58%) — -2.77 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1975 2056 157.2 — — — — -104 +48 — 65.7% +1.13 11–8 (58%) 3–9 (25%) — -5.91 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1976 2058 167.1 — — — — -86 +115 — 65.7% +1.08 27–8 (77%) 22–17 (56%) — -5.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1977 2056 168.2 — — — — +21 +52 — 67.2% +1.16 18–9 (67%) 14–11 (56%) — -7.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1978 2000 165.9 — — — — +10 +123 — 69.4% +1.41 20–10 (67%) 17–14 (55%) — -2.88 1968 1675 114.3 — — — — -176 +56 +81 58.1% +0.92 13–19 (41%) — — +0.91
28 1979 2039 164.3 — — — — -15 +95 — 68.0% +1.20 17–6 (74%) 10–5 (67%) — -4.95 1969 1782 128.9 — — — — -122 +107 -9 59.8% +0.44 8–7 (53%) — — -0.64
29 1980 1931 156.9 — — — — -20 +110 — 64.6% +1.22 14–4 (78%) 9–3 (75%) — -1.24 1970 1912 140.6 — — — — +41 -52 -103 60.3% +0.51 10–8 (56%) 6–2 (75%) — -4.84
30 1981 1978 155.3 — — — — -115 +66 — 66.4% +1.15 10–8 (56%) 4–6 (40%) — -1.84 1971 1992 155.5 — — — — +24 +4 -33 65.8% +0.98 23–14 (62%) 20–17 (54%) — -7.28
31 1982 1797 140.9 — — — — -37 +129 — 58.8% +0.57 3–4 (43%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.22 1972 1938 158.1 — — — — +12 +53 +26 60.4% +0.73 9–7 (56%) 7–14 (33%) — -6.24
32 1983 1820 147.9 — — — — — +84 — 55.0% +0.37 9–1 (90%) 3–2 (60%) — -1.74 1973 1882 141.7 — — — — +19 +74 +25 58.7% +0.63 6–2 (75%) 6–6 (50%) — -2.42
33 1984 1750 119.5 — — — — — +67 — 33.3% -1.00 0–3 (0%) — — -0.74 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%) — +0.26
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1832 148.0 — — — — +51 +32 — 52.2% +0.36 5–2 (71%) 4–6 (40%) — -1.10
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 2169 162.2 — — — — -26 +76 -293 64.8% +1.05 151–81 (65%) 113–88 (56%) 105.5 -3.97 — 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.