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Jose Higueras vs Cliff Drysdale H2H: 1-0

Jose Higueras holds a 1–0 lead over Cliff Drysdale in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Jose Higueras leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Jose Higueras won the 1978 Milan Wct round of 32 6-1 4-6 6-1.

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Jose Higueras
ESP Age 73 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Cliff Drysdale
RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jose Higueras #24 6-1 4-6 6-1 Cliff Drysdale #33 Match data Mar 30, 1978* R32 Milan Wct ATP 250 Carpet

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
Jose Higueras #335 #6 0 2,101 424 220 65.8% 0 0 0 0 16 16
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 Jose Higueras Cliff Drysdale
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1968 0–1 0.0% — 1,475 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,446 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,432 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1971 1–1 50.0% — 1,444 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1973 6–2 75.0% #128 1,565 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1974 12–12 50.0% #108 1,646 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1975 31–27 53.4% #46 1,733 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1976 36–20 64.3% #42 1,886 0 1 — — — — — — —
24 1977 42–23 64.6% #28 1,850 0 2 — — — — — — —
25 1978 57–19 75.0% #14 2,023 0 6 — — — — — — —
26 1979 59–21 73.8% #9 1,968 0 9 — — — — — — —
27 1980 16–11 59.3% #30 1,870 0 9 1968 53–37 58.9% — 1,674 0 1
28 1981 35–20 63.6% #35 1,771 0 9 1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 1
29 1982 53–22 70.7% #12 1,955 0 11 1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,911 0 1
30 1983 44–14 75.9% #7 1,936 0 14 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,992 0 4
31 1984 25–12 67.6% #21 1,878 0 16 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,937 0 4
32 1985 5–12 29.4% #182 1,689 0 16 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,882 0 4
33 1986 2–1 66.7% #330 1,723 0 16 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 Jose Higueras 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 %
15 1968 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1969 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1970 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1971 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1973 — — — — 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1974 1 1 2 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1975 3 3 6 50.0% 21 17 38 55.3% — — — — 7 7 14 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 31 17 48 64.6% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1977 0 2 2 0.0% 38 19 57 66.7% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1978 1 1 2 50.0% 50 13 63 79.4% — — — — 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1979 4 2 6 66.7% 53 12 65 81.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 6 7 14.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1980 — — — — 15 10 25 60.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1968 6 10 16 37.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 22 17 39 56.4%
28 1981 1 2 3 33.3% 34 18 52 65.4% — — — — — — — — 1969 8 3 11 72.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
29 1982 4 3 7 57.1% 48 15 63 76.2% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 1970 16 8 24 66.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 7 6 13 53.8%
30 1983 8 2 10 80.0% 35 11 46 76.1% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1971 25 8 33 75.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 11 31 64.5%
31 1984 3 3 6 50.0% 22 9 31 71.0% — — — — — — — — 1972 18 8 26 69.2% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 21 15 36 58.3%
32 1985 1 2 3 33.3% 4 10 14 28.6% — — — — — — — — 1973 9 7 16 56.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 7 13 46.2%
33 1986 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 28 23 51 54.9% 363 162 525 69.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 30 32 62 48.4% — 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 Jose Higueras 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
15 1968 1475 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.67 — — — +0.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1969 1446 89.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.33 — — — +0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1970 1433 99.7 — — — — — — — 25.0% -2.50 — — — -0.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1971 1445 100.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.25 — — — +0.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1973 1565 128.5 — — — — — +52 — 65.0% +0.90 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1974 1646 114.8 — — — — -67 -2 -95 49.1% -0.12 5–3 (63%) 1–2 (33%) 102.0 +0.96 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1975 1733 138.2 — — — — -73 +3 — 52.6% +0.29 10–12 (45%) 2–6 (25%) 96.1 +1.85 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1976 1886 145.8 — — — — -148 -4 — 62.2% +0.76 11–7 (61%) 8–2 (80%) 108.5 +0.51 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1977 1851 147.7 — — — — -89 +15 — 59.7% +0.64 9–7 (56%) 6–3 (67%) 100.0 +2.70 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1978 2024 165.2 — — — — -168 +26 — 71.2% +1.66 15–4 (79%) 6–8 (43%) 105.8 -5.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1979 1969 163.9 — — — — -139 +100 — 68.0% +1.43 13–9 (59%) 7–6 (54%) 96.5 -3.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1980 1870 140.8 — — — — — +32 — 55.6% +0.59 5–3 (63%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.83 1968 1675 114.3 — — — — -176 +56 +81 58.1% +0.92 13–19 (41%) — — +0.91
28 1981 1772 145.1 — — — — +17 +38 — 58.7% +0.64 11–6 (65%) 6–2 (75%) 102.2 +0.57 1969 1782 128.9 — — — — -122 +107 -9 59.8% +0.44 8–7 (53%) — — -0.64
29 1982 1955 167.5 — — — — -181 +140 — 67.2% +1.41 15–7 (68%) 6–10 (38%) 99.4 -4.64 1970 1912 140.6 — — — — +41 -52 -103 60.3% +0.51 10–8 (56%) 6–2 (75%) 102.0 -4.84
30 1983 1936 160.4 — — — — -103 +108 — 68.8% +1.18 12–1 (92%) 10–5 (67%) 108.4 -2.62 1971 1992 155.5 — — — — +24 +4 -33 65.8% +0.98 23–14 (62%) 20–17 (54%) 104.3 -7.28
31 1984 1878 145.9 — — — — -69 +105 — 60.8% +0.72 12–5 (71%) 9–4 (69%) 105.0 -0.62 1972 1938 158.1 — — — — +12 +53 +26 60.4% +0.73 9–7 (56%) 7–14 (33%) 95.7 -6.24
32 1985 1689 119.7 — — — — +77 +73 — 35.9% -0.90 0–3 (0%) 0–1 — -0.82 1973 1882 141.7 — — — — +19 +74 +25 58.7% +0.63 6–2 (75%) 6–6 (50%) 99.4 -2.42
33 1986 1724 117.2 — — — — +66 — — 57.1% +0.43 1–0 — — -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%) 103.8 +0.26
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1832 148.0 — — — — +51 +32 — 52.2% +0.36 5–2 (71%) 4–6 (40%) 102.8 -1.10
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1880 157.3 — — — — +19 — +12 48.2% -0.18 7–3 (70%) 7–3 (70%) 107.9 -4.71
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1869 151.0 — — — — -9 — — 50.0% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 1–7 (13%) 97.4 -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 — 2101 158.0 — — — — -102 +58 -95 61.9% +0.88 122–68 (64%) 63–51 (55%) 105.1 -1.79 — 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.