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

Phil Dent vs Cliff Richey H2H: 2-5

Cliff Richey holds a 5–2 lead over Phil Dent in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Phil Dent leads 2–1 on hard courts, while Cliff Richey leads 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Phil Dent won the 1976 Fort Worth Wct quarterfinal 6-3 2-6 6-0.

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Phil Dent
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 5
7 main draw meetings
Cliff Richey
USA Age 79 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Phil Dent 6-3 2-6 6-0 Cliff Richey Match data Feb 29, 1976* QF Fort Worth Wct ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Richey 6-2 5-7 7-6(6) Phil Dent Match data Jan 22, 1974* R128 Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Richey 6-4 6-2 Phil Dent Match data Apr 27, 1973* R16 Gothenberg Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Phil Dent 6-4 7-5 Cliff Richey Match data Jan 26, 1973* R16 Lacosta Wct ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Richey 6-3 6-1 Phil Dent Match data Aug 23, 1972* R32 Fort Worth Wct ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Richey 6-1 6-0 Phil Dent Match data Jun 17, 1971* R32 Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
Cliff Richey 6-1 6-2 Phil Dent Match data Jul 10, 1969* R32 Washington 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
Phil Dent #726 #17 0 1,958 414 344 54.6% 0 0 0 0 3 3
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 Phil Dent Cliff Richey
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1968 21–15 58.3% — 1,588 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1969 24–22 52.2% — 1,578 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1970 19–15 55.9% — 1,652 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1971 28–33 45.9% — 1,673 0 1 1968 46–15 75.4% — 1,738 0 1
22 1972 5–22 18.5% — 1,610 0 1 1969 64–18 78.0% — 1,948 0 7
23 1973 38–31 55.1% #49 1,763 0 1 1970 88–24 78.6% — 2,045 0 12
24 1974 29–19 60.4% #41 1,829 0 1 1971 67–23 74.4% — 1,910 0 15
25 1975 41–26 61.2% #33 1,862 0 1 1972 54–24 69.2% — 1,958 0 18
26 1976 28–22 56.0% #37 1,852 0 1 1973 47–26 64.4% #19 1,848 0 18
27 1977 59–29 67.0% #20 1,851 0 1 1974 24–15 61.5% #23 1,907 0 19
28 1978 24–24 50.0% #87 1,744 0 1 1975 35–23 60.3% #32 1,857 0 19
29 1979 27–22 55.1% #50 1,854 0 3 1976 33–24 57.9% #28 1,861 0 20
30 1980 28–19 59.6% #34 1,846 0 3 1977 14–17 45.2% #87 1,720 0 20
31 1981 26–21 55.3% #65 1,753 0 3 1978 13–12 52.0% #57 1,709 0 21
32 1982 17–19 47.2% #57 1,727 0 3 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,697 0 21
33 1983 0–5 0.0% #100 1,639 0 3 — — — — — — —

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 Phil Dent 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 %
18 1968 — — — — 11 9 20 55.0% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1969 0 1 1 0.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 15 13 28 53.6% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1970 3 1 4 75.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 10 7 17 58.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1971 15 10 25 60.0% 2 10 12 16.7% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 7 10 30.0% 1968 9 2 11 81.8% 22 7 29 75.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 4 1 5 80.0%
22 1972 0 5 5 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 12 15 20.0% 1969 23 5 28 82.1% 27 7 34 79.4% 10 3 13 76.9% 4 3 7 57.1%
23 1973 10 8 18 55.6% 14 11 25 56.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 9 8 17 52.9% 1970 26 7 33 78.8% 37 5 42 88.1% 10 4 14 71.4% 15 8 23 65.2%
24 1974 7 6 13 53.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 7 16 56.3% 1971 26 7 33 78.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 8 3 11 72.7% 13 6 19 68.4%
25 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 16 10 26 61.5% 8 3 11 72.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 1972 22 8 30 73.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 19 12 31 61.3%
26 1976 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 5 16 68.8% 8 11 19 42.1% 1973 9 5 14 64.3% 15 10 25 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 20 9 29 69.0%
27 1977 8 6 14 57.1% 30 10 40 75.0% 18 8 26 69.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 1974 16 8 24 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 1978 3 4 7 42.9% 10 9 19 52.6% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1975 8 7 15 53.3% 10 8 18 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7%
29 1979 6 6 12 50.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 19 6 25 76.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1976 12 7 19 63.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 10 15 33.3%
30 1980 5 3 8 62.5% 8 7 15 53.3% 14 6 20 70.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1977 3 4 7 42.9% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 6 14 57.1%
31 1981 9 9 18 50.0% — — — — 12 6 18 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 1978 9 5 14 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4%
32 1982 4 7 11 36.4% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 7 11 36.4% 1979 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
33 1983 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 83 77 160 51.9% 115 96 211 54.5% 155 85 240 64.6% 61 86 147 41.5% — 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 Phil Dent 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
18 1968 1588 114.0 — — — — — -36 +44 53.1% +0.25 4–1 (80%) — — +1.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1969 1579 111.6 — — — — +4 -23 +21 49.2% -0.10 9–4 (69%) — — +2.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1970 1652 119.5 — — — — -10 -72 +3 53.8% +0.08 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +1.49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1971 1674 131.4 — — — — +49 -176 +55 47.3% -0.27 5–8 (38%) 11–12 (48%) — -2.30 1968 1739 120.9 — — — — +76 -1 -80 68.3% +1.05 12–4 (75%) — — +2.22
22 1972 1611 141.4 — — — — +3 -91 +77 29.7% -1.05 1–6 (14%) 1–5 (17%) — -3.31 1969 1948 136.7 — — — — +130 +23 -163 69.5% +1.45 14–3 (82%) — — +2.23
23 1973 1763 138.9 — — — — +15 -134 -89 54.9% +0.38 9–13 (41%) 10–9 (53%) — -0.93 1970 2046 149.9 — — — — +78 +58 -164 73.0% +1.54 16–7 (70%) 6–3 (67%) — -0.55
24 1974 1829 137.7 — — — — -83 -196 +77 60.2% +0.58 8–9 (47%) 9–12 (43%) — +0.62 1971 1911 147.5 — — — — +121 +58 +23 70.5% +1.44 11–13 (46%) 13–6 (68%) — +4.89
25 1975 1862 142.9 — — — — -95 -69 +80 56.9% +0.26 15–8 (65%) 12–7 (63%) — -3.62 1972 1958 154.4 — — — — +25 +29 +43 64.0% +1.09 16–12 (57%) 15–12 (56%) — -3.20
26 1976 1853 153.9 — — — — -3 -77 +101 56.3% +0.27 9–8 (53%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.73 1973 1849 146.1 — — — — +101 -3 +122 61.0% +0.95 13–11 (54%) 14–11 (56%) — -1.67
27 1977 1852 146.1 — — — — -65 +78 +46 62.0% +0.61 18–9 (67%) 18–8 (69%) — -0.26 1974 1908 152.6 — — — — +81 -72 +58 59.8% +0.95 8–7 (53%) 9–8 (53%) — -3.69
28 1978 1745 138.5 — — — — -25 +116 +104 48.4% -0.31 12–9 (57%) 11–5 (69%) — -1.73 1975 1858 145.3 — — — — +59 -38 +101 56.6% +0.54 14–10 (58%) 8–7 (53%) — -3.96
29 1979 1855 142.1 — — — — -193 -68 +147 55.3% +0.20 6–6 (50%) 8–7 (53%) — -0.69 1976 1861 149.1 — — — — -31 +42 — 57.8% +0.65 8–8 (50%) 8–10 (44%) — -1.58
30 1980 1847 138.9 — — — — -172 -94 +168 55.5% +0.29 11–6 (65%) 10–6 (63%) — +1.00 1977 1720 132.8 — — — — +62 +54 — 47.8% -0.14 4–5 (44%) 7–6 (54%) — +1.06
31 1981 1753 130.9 — — — — -82 — +160 54.2% +0.21 9–11 (45%) 13–10 (57%) — +2.03 1978 1710 129.8 — — — — +66 — — 50.0% -0.05 5–4 (56%) 4–3 (57%) — +0.66
32 1982 1728 146.8 — — — — -77 +60 +164 48.2% +0.09 3–8 (27%) 5–5 (50%) — -2.25 1979 1698 102.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.06
33 1983 1639 101.1 — — — — -58 — — 15.4% -2.54 0–2 — — +0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1958 142.7 — — — — -47 -32 +79 53.4% +0.14 120–110 (52%) 115–90 (56%) 105.2 -1.08 — 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.