H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Marty Riessen vs Cliff Drysdale H2H: 8-10

Cliff Drysdale holds a 10–8 lead over Marty Riessen in their ATP head-to-head. Across 18 main-draw meetings, Cliff Drysdale leads 4–3 on hard courts and 3–2 on clay. Most recently, Cliff Drysdale won the 1976 San Francisco third round 6-1 6-7 6-3.

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Marty Riessen
USA Age 84 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
8 – 10
18 main draw meetings
Cliff Drysdale
RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Sep 30, 1976* San Francisco ATP 250 R32 Carpet Cliff Drysdale #26 6-1 6-7 6-3 Marty Riessen #70 Match data
Mar 20, 1975* Memphis ATP 250 R32 Carpet Cliff Drysdale #27 (w/o) Marty Riessen #11 Match data
Feb 27, 1975* San Antonio Wct ATP 250 R16 Hard Marty Riessen #12 6-4 6-3 Cliff Drysdale #19 Match data
Apr 13, 1974* Monte Carlo Wct ATP 250 QF Clay Marty Riessen #22 7-5 6-3 Cliff Drysdale #23 Match data
Mar 6, 1974* Miami Wct ATP 250 R32 Hard Cliff Drysdale #23 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3 Marty Riessen #22 Match data
Aug 18, 1972* Cleveland Wct ATP 250 QF Hard Cliff Drysdale 6-3 6-3 Marty Riessen Match data
Jul 11, 1972* Boston Wct ATP 250 QF Hard Cliff Drysdale 6-4 6-4 Marty Riessen Match data
May 15, 1972* Dallas Wct ATP 250 QF Carpet Marty Riessen 5-7 4-6 6-2 7-5 6-3 Cliff Drysdale Match data
May 6, 1972* Las Vegas Wct ATP 250 SF Hard Cliff Drysdale 6-4 6-4 Marty Riessen Match data
Aug 27, 1971* Fort Worth Wct ATP 250 SF Hard Marty Riessen 5-7 7-6 6-4 Cliff Drysdale Match data
Aug 18, 1970* Montreal / Toronto Masters 1000 QF Clay Cliff Drysdale 6-4 6-3 Marty Riessen Match data
Jul 23, 1970* Gstaad ATP 250 QF Clay Cliff Drysdale 6-3 6-0 Marty Riessen Match data
Sep 12, 1969* Chicago ATP 250 R16 Carpet Marty Riessen 8-4 Cliff Drysdale Match data
Aug 15, 1969* Hamburg ATP 250 R16 Clay Cliff Drysdale 2-6 6-1 7-5 6-3 Marty Riessen Match data
Oct 21, 1968* Kimberley Wct ATP 250 QF Clay Marty Riessen 9-7 Cliff Drysdale Match data
Oct 11, 1968* Durban Wct ATP 250 QF Hard Marty Riessen 1-6 6-3 8-6 Cliff Drysdale Match data
Aug 18, 1968* Newport Wct ATP 250 F Grass Marty Riessen 21-10 9-21 21-19 Cliff Drysdale Match data
Aug 12, 1968 Newport Wct ATP 250 RR Grass Cliff Drysdale 15-21 21-18 21-20 Marty Riessen 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
Marty Riessen #382 #11 0 2,101 533 316 62.8% 0 1 0 0 14 15
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 Marty Riessen Cliff Drysdale
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
26 1968 95–36 72.5% — 1,661 0 6 — — — — — — —
27 1969 47–34 58.0% — 1,818 0 7 1968 53–37 58.9% — 1,675 0 3
28 1970 52–29 64.2% — 1,936 0 9 1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 3
29 1971 68–31 68.7% — 1,984 0 10 1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,908 0 3
30 1972 55–28 66.3% — 1,968 0 11 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,997 0 6
31 1973 46–25 64.8% #13 1,858 0 12 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,935 0 6
32 1974 55–24 69.6% #12 1,953 0 13 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,872 0 6
33 1975 23–16 59.0% #24 1,872 0 14 1974 27–13 67.5% #18 1,901 0 7
34 1976 18–23 43.9% #59 1,822 0 14 1975 32–20 61.5% #36 1,827 0 7
35 1977 18–19 48.6% #57 1,829 0 14 1976 17–13 56.7% #25 1,833 0 7
36 1978 11–11 50.0% #83 1,785 0 14 1977 17–17 50.0% #27 1,870 0 7
37 1979 34–23 59.6% #37 1,831 0 15 1978 14–13 51.9% #47 1,862 0 8
38 1980 10–13 43.5% #92 1,691 0 15 1979 5–12 29.4% #217 1,710 0 8
39 1981 1–4 20.0% #93 1,688 0 15 1980 1–2 33.3% #423 1,707 0 8