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

Mark Cox vs Cliff Drysdale H2H: 6-10

Cliff Drysdale holds a 10–6 lead over Mark Cox in their ATP head-to-head. Across 16 main-draw meetings, Cliff Drysdale leads 4–2 on carpet and 3–2 on clay. Most recently, Mark Cox won the 1977 ABN AMRO Open quarterfinal 6-3 6-3.

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Mark Cox
GBR Age 83 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
6 – 10
16 main draw meetings
Cliff Drysdale
RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mark Cox #15 6-3 6-3 Cliff Drysdale #22 Match data Mar 26, 1977* QF ABN AMRO Open ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale #27 6-3 6-1 Mark Cox #17 Match data Jan 27, 1977* R32 Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Mark Cox #51 7-5 6-2 Cliff Drysdale #27 Match data Mar 21, 1975* R16 Memphis ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 6-4 6-3 Mark Cox Match data Dec 1, 1972* QF Rome Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Mark Cox 3-6 6-3 7-6 Cliff Drysdale Match data Aug 18, 1972* SF Cleveland Wct ATP 250 Hard
Mark Cox 7-5 6-0 Cliff Drysdale Match data Aug 3, 1972* SF Louisville Wct ATP 250 Clay
Mark Cox 6-3 6-2 Cliff Drysdale Match data Apr 12, 1972* R32 Houston Wct ATP 250 Clay
Cliff Drysdale 6-4 6-2 Mark Cox Match data Mar 10, 1972* QF Miami Open ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Drysdale 6-3 7-6 Mark Cox Match data Nov 17, 1971* R32 Bologna Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 6-0 6-3 Mark Cox Match data Oct 21, 1971* R32 Barcelona Open ATP 250 Clay
Mark Cox 6-1 7-5 Cliff Drysdale Match data Sep 29, 1971* SF Midland ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Drysdale 6-3 7-6 Mark Cox Match data Aug 15, 1971* R16 Canadian Open ATP 250 Clay
Cliff Drysdale 9-8 6-3 Mark Cox Match data Nov 20, 1970* R16 Wembley ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 4-6 6-2 8-6 6-4 Mark Cox Match data Apr 11, 1970* SF Durban ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Drysdale 6-2 11-9 6-4 Mark Cox Match data Jun 29, 1969* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Cliff Drysdale 6-4 6-4 1-6 4-6 6-1 Mark Cox Match data Aug 17, 1968* R16 Hamburg 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
Mark Cox #486 #12 0 2,023 406 272 59.9% 0 0 0 0 13 13
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 Mark Cox Cliff Drysdale
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
24 1968 52–23 69.3% — 1,715 0 0 — — — — — — —
25 1969 35–16 68.6% — 1,838 0 2 — — — — — — —
26 1970 39–31 55.7% — 1,800 0 3 — — — — — — —
27 1971 27–31 46.6% — 1,819 0 3 1968 53–37 58.9% — 1,674 0 1
28 1972 43–29 59.7% — 1,874 0 5 1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 1
29 1973 56–28 66.7% #22 1,894 0 8 1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,911 0 1
30 1974 24–16 60.0% #30 1,833 0 8 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,992 0 4
31 1975 30–12 71.4% #25 1,934 0 11 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,937 0 4
32 1976 22–15 59.5% #17 1,965 0 12 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,882 0 4
33 1977 35–21 62.5% #26 1,828 0 13 1974 24–12 66.7% #18 1,900 0 5
34 1978 15–16 48.4% #68 1,769 0 13 1975 30–19 61.2% #36 1,816 0 5
35 1979 17–16 51.5% #76 1,789 0 13 1976 17–13 56.7% #25 1,831 0 5
36 1980 11–13 45.8% #140 1,675 0 13 1977 17–17 50.0% #27 1,880 0 5
37 1981 0–5 0.0% — 1,599 0 13 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 Mark Cox 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 %
24 1968 24 11 35 68.6% 18 8 26 69.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1969 11 5 16 68.8% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1970 10 9 19 52.6% 14 6 20 70.0% 12 9 21 57.1% 3 7 10 30.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1971 9 11 20 45.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 5 7 12 41.7% 1968 6 10 16 37.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 22 17 39 56.4%
28 1972 14 9 23 60.9% 8 5 13 61.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 19 14 33 57.6% 1969 8 3 11 72.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
29 1973 11 4 15 73.3% 10 11 21 47.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 25 11 36 69.4% 1970 16 8 24 66.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 7 6 13 53.8%
30 1974 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 1971 25 8 33 75.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 11 31 64.5%
31 1975 3 2 5 60.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 22 6 28 78.6% 1972 18 8 26 69.2% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 21 15 36 58.3%
32 1976 9 2 11 81.8% 5 4 9 55.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 1973 9 7 16 56.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 7 13 46.2%
33 1977 8 8 16 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 14 6 20 70.0% 1974 9 4 13 69.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 6 17 64.7%
34 1978 5 4 9 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 7 9 16 43.8% 1975 6 4 10 60.0% 11 7 18 61.1% — — — — 13 8 21 61.9%
35 1979 9 8 17 52.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 1976 5 3 8 62.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
36 1980 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1977 5 5 10 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 10 10 20 50.0%
37 1981 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 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 — 126 83 209 60.3% 89 65 154 57.8% 60 38 98 61.2% 131 86 217 60.4% — 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 Mark Cox 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
24 1968 1715 125.1 — — — — +101 -20 -76 64.9% +1.14 9–9 (50%) — — +2.87 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1969 1839 129.2 — — — — +75 -68 -126 60.3% +0.67 12–5 (71%) — — +4.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1970 1800 135.6 — — — — -58 +55 +20 55.8% +0.34 9–10 (47%) 2–6 (25%) — -1.59 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1971 1819 144.9 — — — — -45 +46 -3 47.1% -0.09 6–6 (50%) 13–13 (50%) — -7.37 1968 1675 114.3 — — — — -176 +56 +81 58.1% +0.92 13–19 (41%) — — +0.91
28 1972 1874 146.7 — — — — -12 +65 -36 56.3% +0.44 18–12 (60%) 15–11 (58%) — -2.93 1969 1782 128.9 — — — — -122 +107 -9 59.8% +0.44 8–7 (53%) — — -0.64
29 1973 1894 146.3 — — — — +68 -87 +21 61.9% +0.79 18–9 (67%) 14–12 (54%) — -0.98 1970 1912 140.6 — — — — +41 -52 -103 60.3% +0.51 10–8 (56%) 6–2 (75%) — -4.84
30 1974 1833 142.2 — — — — +74 -51 +60 60.8% +0.62 3–7 (30%) 14–9 (61%) — -0.76 1971 1992 155.5 — — — — +24 +4 -33 65.8% +0.98 23–14 (62%) 20–17 (54%) — -7.28
31 1975 1934 154.1 — — — — +99 -157 -28 66.7% +1.39 6–3 (67%) 4–6 (40%) — -0.83 1972 1938 158.1 — — — — +12 +53 +26 60.4% +0.73 9–7 (56%) 7–14 (33%) — -6.24
32 1976 1965 146.6 — — — — +85 -198 -95 52.6% -0.01 12–4 (75%) 8–6 (57%) — -3.40 1973 1882 141.7 — — — — +19 +74 +25 58.7% +0.63 6–2 (75%) 6–6 (50%) — -2.42
33 1977 1828 146.3 — — — — +95 -114 +115 57.0% +0.45 11–3 (79%) 7–11 (39%) — -0.20 1974 1900 147.0 — — — — +26 +50 +12 64.3% +1.12 4–3 (57%) 0–1 — -2.22
34 1978 1770 142.4 — — — — +56 -48 +123 50.0% +0.15 3–5 (38%) 5–1 (83%) — -1.06 1975 1817 135.6 — — — — +37 +49 — 57.9% +0.41 11–8 (58%) 8–4 (67%) — +0.26
35 1979 1790 141.2 — — — — +18 -86 +110 53.0% +0.22 3–6 (33%) 6–6 (50%) — -1.30 1976 1832 148.0 — — — — +51 +32 — 52.2% +0.36 5–2 (71%) 4–6 (40%) — -1.10
36 1980 1676 120.6 — — — — +49 -18 +194 46.8% -0.26 4–4 (50%) 7–6 (54%) — +1.71 1977 1880 157.3 — — — — +19 — +12 48.2% -0.18 7–3 (70%) 7–3 (70%) — -4.71
37 1981 1599 106.1 — — — — — — — 21.4% -1.79 0–2 1–1 — -0.05 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 — 2023 146.1 — — — — +46 -36 +21 57.2% +0.50 114–85 (57%) 96–88 (52%) 101.1 -1.75 — 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.