Jan Kukal
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Orantes | 1 | 4 | 5 | Sep 4, 1972 | H2H |
| Mark Cox | 1 | 3 | 4 | Mar 1, 1969 | H2H |
| Brian Fairlie | 1 | 2 | 3 | Dec 25, 1975 | H2H |
| Jim Mcmanus | 2 | 1 | 3 | Mar 4, 1971 | H2H |
| Jim Osborne | 0 | 3 | 3 | Feb 18, 1970 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-10-19 00:00 UTC
Cliff Richey holds a 2–0 lead over Jan Kukal in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Cliff Richey leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Cliff Richey won the 1970 Macon round of 16 6-3 7-5.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Richey | 6-3 7-5 | Jan Kukal | Match data | Mar 1, 1970* | R16 | Macon | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Cliff Richey | 8-6 2-6 6-3 | Jan Kukal | Match data | Mar 16, 1968* | QF | Caracas | ATP 250 | Hard |
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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Kukal | #955 | #115 | 5 | 1,644 | 57 | 81 | 41.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Richey | #662 | #16 | 0 | 2,081 | 479 | 222 | 68.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
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 | Jan Kukal | Cliff Richey | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 46–15 | 75.4% | — | 1,738 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 64–18 | 78.0% | — | 1,948 | 0 | 7 |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 82–24 | 77.4% | — | 2,028 | 0 | 11 |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 67–23 | 74.4% | — | 1,909 | 0 | 14 |
| 25 | 1968 | 16–17 | 48.5% | — | 1,531 | 0 | 0 | 1972 | 54–24 | 69.2% | — | 1,957 | 0 | 17 |
| 26 | 1969 | 13–11 | 54.2% | — | 1,582 | 0 | 0 | 1973 | 47–26 | 64.4% | #19 | 1,848 | 0 | 17 |
| 27 | 1970 | 13–13 | 50.0% | — | 1,636 | 0 | 0 | 1974 | 24–15 | 61.5% | #23 | 1,907 | 0 | 18 |
| 28 | 1971 | 4–9 | 30.8% | — | 1,542 | 0 | 0 | 1975 | 35–23 | 60.3% | #32 | 1,857 | 0 | 18 |
| 29 | 1972 | 6–12 | 33.3% | — | 1,513 | 0 | 0 | 1976 | 33–24 | 57.9% | #28 | 1,860 | 0 | 19 |
| 30 | 1973 | 2–13 | 13.3% | #216 | 1,442 | 0 | 0 | 1977 | 14–17 | 45.2% | #87 | 1,720 | 0 | 19 |
| 31 | 1974 | 0–4 | 0.0% | #245 | 1,423 | 0 | 0 | 1978 | 13–12 | 52.0% | #57 | 1,709 | 0 | 20 |
| 32 | 1975 | 2–1 | 66.7% | #306 | 1,461 | 0 | 0 | 1979 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #662 | 1,697 | 0 | 20 |
| 33 | 1976 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #288 | 1,483 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | Jan Kukal | Cliff Richey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 % | |||
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 81.8% | 22 | 7 | 29 | 75.9% | 11 | 5 | 16 | 68.8% | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 23 | 5 | 28 | 82.1% | 27 | 7 | 34 | 79.4% | 10 | 3 | 13 | 76.9% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 26 | 7 | 33 | 78.8% | 31 | 5 | 36 | 86.1% | 10 | 4 | 14 | 71.4% | 15 | 8 | 23 | 65.2% |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 26 | 7 | 33 | 78.8% | 20 | 7 | 27 | 74.1% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 13 | 6 | 19 | 68.4% |
| 25 | 1968 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 1972 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 73.3% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 5 | 1 | 6 | 83.3% | 19 | 12 | 31 | 61.3% |
| 26 | 1969 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1973 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | 15 | 10 | 25 | 60.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 20 | 9 | 29 | 69.0% |
| 27 | 1970 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 1974 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 66.7% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% |
| 28 | 1971 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 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 | 1972 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30.8% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 63.2% | 16 | 6 | 22 | 72.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 10 | 15 | 33.3% |
| 30 | 1973 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12.5% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1977 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% |
| 31 | 1974 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1978 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% |
| 32 | 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 33 | 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 16 | 22 | 38 | 42.1% | 23 | 38 | 61 | 37.7% | 10 | 14 | 24 | 41.7% | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | — | 163 | 65 | 228 | 71.5% | 155 | 64 | 219 | 70.8% | 54 | 24 | 78 | 69.2% | 107 | 69 | 176 | 60.8% |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 | Jan Kukal | Cliff Richey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 1739 | 120.9 | — | — | — | — | +74 | -1 | -80 | 68.3% | +1.05 | 12–4 (75%) | — | — | +2.21 |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 1948 | 136.7 | — | — | — | — | +130 | +23 | -163 | 69.5% | +1.45 | 14–3 (82%) | — | — | +2.23 |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 2029 | 149.4 | — | — | — | — | +93 | +27 | -149 | 72.6% | +1.52 | 14–7 (67%) | 6–3 (67%) | 104.3 | -0.49 |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 1909 | 147.4 | — | — | — | — | +122 | +39 | +24 | 70.5% | +1.44 | 11–13 (46%) | 13–6 (68%) | 96.6 | +5.08 |
| 25 | 1968 | 1532 | 112.5 | — | — | — | — | +79 | -53 | — | 50.0% | +0.28 | 4–4 (50%) | — | — | +0.30 | 1972 | 1957 | 154.3 | — | — | — | — | +26 | +16 | +43 | 64.0% | +1.09 | 16–12 (57%) | 15–12 (56%) | 100.8 | -3.18 |
| 26 | 1969 | 1583 | 117.5 | — | — | — | — | +94 | -23 | -92 | 50.8% | +0.05 | 4–3 (57%) | — | — | +1.26 | 1973 | 1849 | 145.9 | — | — | — | — | +101 | -9 | +122 | 61.0% | +0.95 | 13–11 (54%) | 14–11 (56%) | 97.8 | -1.66 |
| 27 | 1970 | 1636 | 116.1 | — | — | — | — | +91 | -32 | -116 | 49.4% | +0.05 | 5–2 (71%) | — | — | +1.97 | 1974 | 1908 | 152.6 | — | — | — | — | +81 | -78 | +58 | 59.8% | +0.95 | 8–7 (53%) | 9–8 (53%) | 101.2 | -3.70 |
| 28 | 1971 | 1543 | 105.7 | — | — | — | — | +115 | +6 | — | 32.1% | -1.32 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | +0.70 | 1975 | 1858 | 145.2 | — | — | — | — | +59 | -41 | +101 | 56.6% | +0.54 | 14–10 (58%) | 8–7 (53%) | 99.2 | -3.96 |
| 29 | 1972 | 1514 | 115.2 | — | — | — | — | — | +4 | -1 | 37.3% | -0.73 | 2–3 (40%) | 1–1 | — | +0.68 | 1976 | 1861 | 149.1 | — | — | — | — | -31 | +42 | — | 57.8% | +0.65 | 8–8 (50%) | 8–10 (44%) | 96.4 | -1.56 |
| 30 | 1973 | 1442 | 102.3 | — | — | — | — | +120 | +1 | — | 22.9% | -1.29 | 1–3 (25%) | 1–6 (14%) | 94.1 | +0.60 | 1977 | 1720 | 132.8 | — | — | — | — | +62 | +53 | — | 47.8% | -0.14 | 4–5 (44%) | 7–6 (54%) | 100.6 | +1.06 |
| 31 | 1974 | 1424 | 97.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -4.50 | — | — | — | +0.21 | 1978 | 1710 | 129.7 | — | — | — | — | +66 | — | — | 50.0% | -0.05 | 5–4 (56%) | 4–3 (57%) | 100.7 | +0.66 |
| 32 | 1975 | 1462 | 110.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +90 | 62.5% | +0.75 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | +0.20 | 1979 | 1697 | 102.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.00 | — | — | — | -0.06 |
| 33 | 1976 | 1484 | 110.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | -0.50 | — | — | — | +0.18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 1644 | 116.7 | — | — | — | — | +93 | -18 | -55 | 44.1% | -0.27 | 17–18 (49%) | 4–8 (33%) | 98.9 | +4.69 | — | 2081 | 148.7 | — | — | — | — | +73 | +13 | -45 | 64.5% | +1.06 | 119–84 (59%) | 84–66 (56%) | 104.0 | -0.49 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Orantes | 1 | 4 | 5 | Sep 4, 1972 | H2H |
| Mark Cox | 1 | 3 | 4 | Mar 1, 1969 | H2H |
| Brian Fairlie | 1 | 2 | 3 | Dec 25, 1975 | H2H |
| Jim Mcmanus | 2 | 1 | 3 | Mar 4, 1971 | H2H |
| Jim Osborne | 0 | 3 | 3 | Feb 18, 1970 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Smith | 4 | 20 | 24 | Feb 15, 1978 | H2H |
| Arthur Ashe | 5 | 12 | 17 | Mar 26, 1976 | H2H |
| Ilie Nastase | 5 | 9 | 14 | Feb 17, 1978 | H2H |
| Rod Laver | 5 | 7 | 12 | Jan 17, 1975 | H2H |
| Zeljko Franulovic | 7 | 5 | 12 | Dec 4, 1971 | H2H |