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

Marty Riessen vs Cliff Richey H2H: 5-4

Marty Riessen holds a 5–4 lead over Cliff Richey in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Marty Riessen leads 2–1 on carpet, while Cliff Richey leads 3–0 on clay. Most recently, Marty Riessen won the 1979 Baltimore Wct round of 32 6-2 6-4.

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Marty Riessen
USA Age 84 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
5 – 4
9 main draw meetings
Cliff Richey
USA Age 79 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Marty Riessen 6-2 6-4 Cliff Richey Match data Jan 18, 1979* R32 Baltimore Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Richey 6-4 1-6 7-6 Marty Riessen Match data Jul 21, 1973* QF U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Clay
Cliff Richey 6-1 6-1 Marty Riessen Match data Mar 16, 1973* R16 Hilton Head ATP 250 Clay
Marty Riessen 6-3 6-2 Cliff Richey Match data Nov 17, 1972* R16 ABN AMRO Open ATP 250 Carpet
Marty Riessen 6-2 6-3 Cliff Richey Match data Aug 24, 1972* R16 Fort Worth Wct ATP 250 Hard
Marty Riessen 2-6 6-4 6-3 Cliff Richey Match data Aug 12, 1970* R32 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Richey 6-4 6-2 Marty Riessen Match data Feb 5, 1970* R32 Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Richey 6-4 6-2 6-2 Marty Riessen Match data Jul 20, 1968* QF Milwaukee ATP 250 Clay
Marty Riessen 6-1 8-6 6-1 Cliff Richey Match data Mar 17, 1968* F 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.

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
Marty Riessen #382 #11 0 2,105 531 314 62.8% 0 0 0 0 11 11
Cliff Richey #662 #16 0 2,115 485 222 68.6% 0 0 0 0 21 21

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 Richey
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 — — — — — — — 1968 46–15 75.4% — 1,738 0 1
22 — — — — — — — 1969 64–18 78.0% — 1,948 0 7
23 — — — — — — — 1970 88–24 78.6% — 2,045 0 12
24 — — — — — — — 1971 67–23 74.4% — 1,910 0 15
25 — — — — — — — 1972 54–24 69.2% — 1,958 0 18
26 1968 95–36 72.5% — 1,652 0 2 1973 47–26 64.4% #19 1,848 0 18
27 1969 47–34 58.0% — 1,806 0 3 1974 24–15 61.5% #23 1,907 0 19
28 1970 52–29 64.2% — 1,944 0 5 1975 35–23 60.3% #32 1,857 0 19
29 1971 68–31 68.7% — 1,990 0 6 1976 33–24 57.9% #28 1,861 0 20
30 1972 55–28 66.3% — 1,964 0 7 1977 14–17 45.2% #87 1,720 0 20
31 1973 46–25 64.8% #13 1,858 0 8 1978 13–12 52.0% #57 1,709 0 21
32 1974 55–23 70.5% #12 1,959 0 9 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,697 0 21
33 1975 21–15 58.3% #24 1,895 0 10 — — — — — — —
34 1976 18–23 43.9% #59 1,831 0 10 — — — — — — —
35 1977 18–19 48.6% #54 1,834 0 10 — — — — — — —
36 1978 11–11 50.0% #83 1,789 0 10 — — — — — — —
37 1979 34–23 59.6% #37 1,831 0 11 — — — — — — —
38 1980 10–13 43.5% #92 1,691 0 11 — — — — — — —
39 1981 1–4 20.0% #93 1,695 0 11 — — — — — — —

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 Marty Riessen Cliff Richey
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 %
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% 37 5 42 88.1% 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 22 8 30 73.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 19 12 31 61.3%
26 1968 41 14 55 74.5% 34 14 48 70.8% 18 6 24 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1973 9 5 14 64.3% 15 10 25 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 20 9 29 69.0%
27 1969 7 7 14 50.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 12 7 19 63.2% 15 12 27 55.6% 1974 16 8 24 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 1970 16 11 27 59.3% 7 4 11 63.6% 17 7 24 70.8% 12 7 19 63.2% 1975 8 7 15 53.3% 10 8 18 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7%
29 1971 20 10 30 66.7% 24 8 32 75.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 10 8 18 55.6% 1976 12 7 19 63.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 10 15 33.3%
30 1972 16 8 24 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 28 14 42 66.7% 1977 3 4 7 42.9% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 6 14 57.1%
31 1973 7 5 12 58.3% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 27 11 38 71.1% 1978 9 5 14 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4%
32 1974 11 7 18 61.1% 20 5 25 80.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 16 8 24 66.7% 1979 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
33 1975 6 4 10 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 6 17 64.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1976 4 7 11 36.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 10 10 20 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1977 9 7 16 56.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1978 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1979 6 6 12 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 23 13 36 63.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1980 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1981 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 147 92 239 61.5% 128 65 193 66.3% 85 46 131 64.9% 171 111 282 60.6% — 163 65 228 71.5% 161 64 225 71.6% 54 24 78 69.2% 107 69 176 60.8%

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 Marty Riessen Cliff Richey
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 — — — — +76 -1 -80 68.3% +1.05 12–4 (75%) — — +2.22
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1948 136.7 — — — — +130 +23 -163 69.5% +1.45 14–3 (82%) — — +2.23
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 2046 149.9 — — — — +78 +58 -164 73.0% +1.54 16–7 (70%) 6–3 (67%) — -0.55
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1911 147.5 — — — — +121 +58 +23 70.5% +1.44 11–13 (46%) 13–6 (68%) — +4.89
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1958 154.4 — — — — +25 +29 +43 64.0% +1.09 16–12 (57%) 15–12 (56%) — -3.20
26 1968 1653 132.0 — — — — +69 +87 +61 68.5% +1.54 20–8 (71%) — — -0.80 1973 1849 146.1 — — — — +101 -3 +122 61.0% +0.95 13–11 (54%) 14–11 (56%) — -1.67
27 1969 1807 136.9 — — — — -21 -43 -20 57.3% +0.56 10–14 (42%) — — -3.21 1974 1908 152.6 — — — — +81 -72 +58 59.8% +0.95 8–7 (53%) 9–8 (53%) — -3.69
28 1970 1945 146.2 — — — — +35 -163 -65 60.8% +0.91 14–8 (64%) 5–3 (63%) — -1.75 1975 1858 145.3 — — — — +59 -38 +101 56.6% +0.54 14–10 (58%) 8–7 (53%) — -3.96
29 1971 1990 154.3 — — — — -35 -15 +39 59.4% +0.60 26–10 (72%) 18–19 (49%) — -9.98 1976 1861 149.1 — — — — -31 +42 — 57.8% +0.65 8–8 (50%) 8–10 (44%) — -1.58
30 1972 1965 158.1 — — — — +28 +23 +41 61.7% +0.70 17–14 (55%) 16–16 (50%) — -8.28 1977 1720 132.8 — — — — +62 +54 — 47.8% -0.14 4–5 (44%) 7–6 (54%) — +1.06
31 1973 1858 145.0 — — — — +69 +39 +86 58.6% +0.64 17–6 (74%) 12–13 (48%) — -1.09 1978 1710 129.8 — — — — +66 — — 50.0% -0.05 5–4 (56%) 4–3 (57%) — +0.66
32 1974 1959 151.5 — — — — +21 +54 -7 67.7% +0.98 11–12 (48%) 15–9 (63%) — -5.03 1979 1698 102.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.06
33 1975 1895 140.7 — — — — +39 +26 +50 61.2% +0.68 4–6 (40%) 4–3 (57%) — -1.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1976 1832 149.5 — — — — +12 +33 +68 46.7% -0.24 1–8 (11%) 5–2 (71%) — -5.35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1977 1835 151.7 — — — — +43 +2 +6 52.7% +0.16 2–8 (20%) 8–3 (73%) — -3.73 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1978 1789 132.2 — — — — +28 — +31 50.0% +0.14 5–5 (50%) 5–5 (50%) — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1979 1832 145.5 — — — — +16 +5 +8 57.4% +0.12 10–8 (56%) 16–8 (67%) — -0.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1980 1691 124.0 — — — — +33 +84 — 48.1% -0.33 1–4 (20%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1981 1695 122.5 — — — — +17 — — 30.0% -0.80 1–1 1–3 (25%) — -0.89 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2106 150.4 — — — — +26 +22 +11 60.0% +0.69 139–112 (55%) 108–87 (55%) 102.2 -5.02 — 2116 148.8 — — — — +70 +24 -48 64.7% +1.06 121–84 (59%) 84–66 (56%) 104.1 -0.52

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.