H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Jeff Simpson vs Cliff Drysdale H2H: 0-1

Cliff Drysdale holds a 1–0 lead over Jeff Simpson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Cliff Drysdale leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Cliff Drysdale won the 1973 Japan Open round of 32 4-6 6-3 6-0.

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Jeff Simpson
NZL Age 75 Right-Handed
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Cliff Drysdale
RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Cliff Drysdale #26 4-6 6-3 6-0 Jeff Simpson #76 Match data Oct 11, 1973* R32 Japan 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
Jeff Simpson #735 #66 0 1,587 47 94 33.3% 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 Jeff Simpson Cliff Drysdale
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1968 0–1 0.0% — 1,474 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1969 0–3 0.0% — 1,418 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1970 1–1 50.0% — 1,439 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1971 0–4 0.0% — 1,389 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1972 8–16 33.3% — 1,445 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1973 18–21 46.2% #92 1,563 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1974 12–30 28.6% #132 1,464 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 1975 3–2 60.0% #193 1,544 0 0 — — — — — — —
25 1976 1–2 33.3% — 1,533 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 — — — — — — — 1968 53–37 58.9% — 1,674 0 1
28 — — — — — — — 1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 1
29 1980 0–1 0.0% #365 1,516 0 0 1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,911 0 1
30 1981 1–2 33.3% — 1,520 0 0 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,992 0 4
31 1982 1–8 11.1% #96 1,446 0 0 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,937 0 4
32 1983 2–3 40.0% #167 1,447 0 0 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,882 0 4
33 — — — — — — — 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 Jeff Simpson 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 %
17 1968 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1969 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1970 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1971 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1972 1 3 4 25.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1973 2 6 8 25.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 12 7 19 63.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1974 1 8 9 11.1% 2 7 9 22.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 6 10 16 37.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1975 — — — — — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1976 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 6 10 16 37.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 22 17 39 56.4%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 8 3 11 72.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
29 1980 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 16 8 24 66.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 7 6 13 53.8%
30 1981 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 25 8 33 75.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 11 31 64.5%
31 1982 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1972 18 8 26 69.2% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 21 15 36 58.3%
32 1983 2 1 3 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1973 9 7 16 56.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 7 13 46.2%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 8 28 36 22.2% 9 26 35 25.7% 23 26 49 46.9% 7 14 21 33.3% — 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 Jeff Simpson 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
17 1968 1474 98.4 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.20 0–1 — — +0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1969 1419 93.4 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.10 0–1 — — +0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1970 1440 105.6 — — — — — — — 62.5% +0.50 0–1 — — +0.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1971 1389 95.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.43 — — — +0.56 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1972 1445 112.6 — — — — +10 +61 +55 33.3% -0.98 2–1 (67%) 0–2 — +0.79 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1973 1563 115.0 — — — — -105 -71 +76 46.8% -0.11 3–5 (38%) 1–2 (33%) — +2.88 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1974 1464 116.6 — — — — -45 -33 +135 33.3% -0.98 4–10 (29%) 4–10 (29%) — +1.84 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1975 1545 117.6 — — — — — — +136 64.3% +0.43 — 3–1 (75%) — +0.35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1976 1534 96.6 — — — — -129 — — 42.9% -1.57 0–1 1–0 — +0.49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1675 114.3 — — — — -176 +56 +81 58.1% +0.92 13–19 (41%) — — +0.91
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1782 128.9 — — — — -122 +107 -9 59.8% +0.44 8–7 (53%) — — -0.64
29 1980 1516 98.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — +0.24 1970 1912 140.6 — — — — +41 -52 -103 60.3% +0.51 10–8 (56%) 6–2 (75%) — -4.84
30 1981 1520 108.6 — — — — -109 — — 42.9% +0.14 0–1 0–1 — +0.03 1971 1992 155.5 — — — — +24 +4 -33 65.8% +0.98 23–14 (62%) 20–17 (54%) — -7.28
31 1982 1446 93.8 — — — — — — +167 11.1% -2.11 1–0 1–3 (25%) — +0.56 1972 1938 158.1 — — — — +12 +53 +26 60.4% +0.73 9–7 (56%) 7–14 (33%) — -6.24
32 1983 1448 99.1 — — — — -27 — — 36.4% -0.82 1–0 0–2 — +0.86 1973 1882 141.7 — — — — +19 +74 +25 58.7% +0.63 6–2 (75%) 6–6 (50%) — -2.42
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 1588 113.4 — — — — -56 -21 +98 37.2% -0.76 11–21 (34%) 10–22 (31%) 90.6 +6.45 — 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.