# Phil Dent vs Terry Ryan — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/phil-dent-vs-terry-ryan?player1_id=4544881&player2_id=sackmann_atp:111136
Tour: ATP

Phil Dent holds a 2–0 lead over Terry Ryan in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Phil Dent leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Phil Dent won the 1973 US Open round of 128 6-2 6-4 6-2.

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## Overall
- Phil Dent: 2 wins
- Terry Ryan: 0 wins
- Total meetings: 2

## By surface
- Clay: Phil Dent 1 - 0 Terry Ryan
- Grass: Phil Dent 1 - 0 Terry Ryan

## By tournament category
- Grand Slam: Phil Dent 2 - 0 Terry Ryan

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Phil Dent | 1958 | 142.7 | - | - | - | - | -47 | -32 | 79 | 53.4% | 0.14 | 120-110 (52%) | 115-90 (56%) | 105.2 | -1.08 |
| Terry Ryan | 1500 | 96.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22.4% | -1.99 | 3-5 (38%) | 4-3 (57%) | - | 5.5 |

## Recent meetings (last 10)
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1973-08-31* | US Open | Grand Slam | R128 | Grass | Phil Dent | 6-2 6-4 6-2 |
| 1970-05-05* | Roland Garros | Grand Slam | R64 | Clay | Phil Dent | 6-1 6-2 6-3 |

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