H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 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 third round 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

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jan 25, 1979* Philadelphia ATP 250 R32 Carpet Eddie Dibbs #5 6-4 7-5 Cliff Drysdale #95 Match data
Mar 25, 1978* Las Vegas ATP 250 QF Carpet Cliff Drysdale #33 6-3 6-2 Eddie Dibbs #6 Match data
Mar 3, 1978* Memphis ATP 250 R16 Carpet Eddie Dibbs #6 4-6 7-6 7-6 Cliff Drysdale #27 Match data
Sep 24, 1977* Los Angeles ATP 250 QF Hard Eddie Dibbs #8 6-4 6-4 Cliff Drysdale #29 Match data
Sep 21, 1977* Tournament of Champions Wct ATP 250 R16 Carpet Eddie Dibbs #8 3-6 6-5 6-2 Cliff Drysdale #29 Match data
Feb 8, 1976* Barcelona Wct ATP 250 F Clay Eddie Dibbs #18 6-1 6-1 Cliff Drysdale #36 Match data
Aug 23, 1973* Toronto Masters 1000 R32 Clay Cliff Drysdale #40 7-6(8) 6-7 7-6 Eddie Dibbs #39 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
Eddie Dibbs #798 #5 0 2,168 607 264 69.7% 0 2 0 0 20 22
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 Eddie Dibbs Cliff Drysdale
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 1970 2–1 66.7% — 1,524 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1971 7–4 63.6% — 1,619 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1972 5–9 35.7% — 1,622 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1973 40–19 67.8% #28 1,863 0 3 — — — — — — —
23 1974 62–30 67.4% #22 1,907 0 4 — — — — — — —
24 1975 53–25 67.9% #18 2,050 0 6 — — — — — — —
25 1976 83–28 74.8% #9 2,053 0 10 — — — — — — —
26 1977 76–27 73.8% #6 2,076 0 13 — — — — — — —
27 1978 82–27 75.2% #6 1,998 0 17 1968 53–37 58.9% — 1,675 0 3
28 1979 64–23 73.6% #10 2,033 0 18 1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 3
29 1980 49–21 70.0% #12 1,928 0 20 1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,908 0 3
30 1981 41–17 70.7% #25 1,976 0 22 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,997 0 6
31 1982 26–18 59.1% #55 1,795 0 22 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,935 0 6
32 1983 16–10 61.5% #90 1,817 0 22 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,872 0 6
33 1984 1–5 16.7% #351 1,748 0 22 1974 27–13 67.5% #18 1,901 0 7
34 — — — — — — — 1975 32–20 61.5% #36 1,827 0 7
35 — — — — — — — 1976 17–13 56.7% #25 1,833 0 7
36 — — — — — — — 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