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

Roger Taylor vs Cliff Drysdale H2H: 5-12

Cliff Drysdale holds a 12–5 lead over Roger Taylor in their ATP head-to-head. Across 17 main-draw meetings, Cliff Drysdale leads 6–2 on carpet and 5–2 on hard courts. Most recently, Roger Taylor won the 1973 Queen's Club Championships quarterfinal 6-3 6-3.

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Roger Taylor
GBR Age 84 Left-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
5 – 12
17 main draw meetings
Cliff Drysdale
RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Roger Taylor 6-3 6-3 Cliff Drysdale Match data Jun 22, 1973* QF Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
Cliff Drysdale 6-2 7-6 Roger Taylor Match data May 6, 1972* QF Las Vegas Wct ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Drysdale 3-6 6-3 6-4 Roger Taylor Match data Apr 21, 1972* QF Quebec Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 7-5 7-5 Roger Taylor Match data Aug 12, 1971* R16 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Drysdale 6-2 Roger Taylor Match data Apr 21, 1971 RR Denver ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 6-3 6-3 2-6 7-5 Roger Taylor Match data Apr 11, 1970* QF Durban ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Drysdale 6-3 7-5 Roger Taylor Match data Nov 13, 1969 RR Vienna Open ATP 250 Hard
Roger Taylor 3-6 6-3 6-4 Cliff Drysdale Match data Nov 11, 1969* R16 Paris ATP 250 Carpet
Roger Taylor 7-1 Cliff Drysdale Match data Oct 15, 1968* QF Port Elizabeth Wct ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Drysdale 8-5 Roger Taylor Match data Oct 14, 1968* QF East London Wct ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Drysdale 21-18 2-15 Roger Taylor Match data Aug 12, 1968 RR Newport Wct ATP 250 Grass
Roger Taylor 3-6 6-2 10-8 Cliff Drysdale Match data Aug 6, 1968* QF Cannes Wct ATP 250 Hard
Roger Taylor 6-3 7-5 Cliff Drysdale Match data Jun 6, 1968* BR Baltimore Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 21-31 31-18 5-2 Roger Taylor Match data Apr 11, 1968* BR Fresno Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 30-31 31-24 5-4 Roger Taylor Match data Feb 16, 1968 RR New Orleans Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 31-29 31-24 Roger Taylor Match data Feb 14, 1968* QF Miami Open ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 31-26 31-20 Roger Taylor Match data Feb 13, 1968 RR Houston Wct ATP 250 Carpet

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
Roger Taylor #372 #11 0 2,003 369 297 55.4% 0 0 0 0 9 9
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 Roger Taylor Cliff Drysdale
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
26 1968 27–51 34.6% — 1,568 0 1 — — — — — — —
27 1969 49–31 61.2% — 1,802 0 1 1968 53–37 58.9% — 1,674 0 1
28 1970 62–37 62.6% — 1,915 0 3 1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 1
29 1971 44–37 54.3% — 1,869 0 4 1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,911 0 1
30 1972 42–27 60.9% — 1,896 0 5 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,992 0 4
31 1973 51–23 68.9% #16 1,885 0 7 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,937 0 4
32 1974 23–18 56.1% #42 1,848 0 7 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,882 0 4
33 1975 39–23 62.9% #52 1,793 0 9 1974 24–12 66.7% #18 1,900 0 5
34 1976 13–14 48.1% #80 1,714 0 9 1975 30–19 61.2% #36 1,816 0 5
35 1977 12–19 38.7% #99 1,607 0 9 1976 17–13 56.7% #25 1,831 0 5
36 1978 6–12 33.3% #162 1,551 0 9 1977 17–17 50.0% #27 1,880 0 5
37 1979 1–2 33.3% #400 1,558 0 9 1978 14–13 51.9% #47 1,869 0 6
38 1980 0–3 0.0% #372 1,519 0 9 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 Roger Taylor 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 %
26 1968 7 10 17 41.2% 3 7 10 30.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 9 25 34 26.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1969 6 7 13 46.2% 15 9 24 62.5% 22 11 33 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% 1968 6 10 16 37.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 22 17 39 56.4%
28 1970 18 11 29 62.1% 7 3 10 70.0% 30 16 46 65.2% 7 7 14 50.0% 1969 8 3 11 72.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
29 1971 11 10 21 52.4% 17 10 27 63.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 6 11 17 35.3% 1970 16 8 24 66.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 7 6 13 53.8%
30 1972 18 8 26 69.2% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 15 13 28 53.6% 1971 25 8 33 75.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 11 31 64.5%
31 1973 5 3 8 62.5% 9 6 15 60.0% 16 4 20 80.0% 21 10 31 67.7% 1972 18 8 26 69.2% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 21 15 36 58.3%
32 1974 5 5 10 50.0% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 4 10 60.0% 1973 9 7 16 56.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 7 13 46.2%
33 1975 1 3 4 25.0% 11 9 20 55.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 27 9 36 75.0% 1974 9 4 13 69.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 6 17 64.7%
34 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 9 9 18 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1975 6 4 10 60.0% 11 7 18 61.1% — — — — 13 8 21 61.9%
35 1977 5 5 10 50.0% 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1976 5 3 8 62.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
36 1978 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1977 5 5 10 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 10 10 20 50.0%
37 1979 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1978 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 13 10 23 56.5%
38 1980 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 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 — 80 66 146 54.8% 93 75 168 55.4% 93 62 155 60.0% 103 94 197 52.3% — 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 Roger Taylor 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
26 1968 1568 105.0 — — — — -111 -102 -27 38.5% -1.40 10–12 (45%) — — -1.42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1969 1803 133.0 — — — — -157 -89 +35 58.8% +0.65 14–10 (58%) 1–2 (33%) — -3.86 1968 1675 114.3 — — — — -176 +56 +81 58.1% +0.92 13–19 (41%) — — +0.91
28 1970 1915 147.5 — — — — -38 -125 +31 61.2% +0.62 14–19 (42%) 8–7 (53%) — -2.32 1969 1782 128.9 — — — — -122 +107 -9 59.8% +0.44 8–7 (53%) — — -0.64
29 1971 1870 147.1 — — — — -71 +13 +59 55.0% +0.41 12–13 (48%) 11–10 (52%) — -5.62 1970 1912 140.6 — — — — +41 -52 -103 60.3% +0.51 10–8 (56%) 6–2 (75%) — -4.84
30 1972 1896 149.0 — — — — -3 +25 — 59.2% +0.21 12–14 (46%) 22–7 (76%) — -7.13 1971 1992 155.5 — — — — +24 +4 -33 65.8% +0.98 23–14 (62%) 20–17 (54%) — -7.28
31 1973 1885 145.5 — — — — -18 +14 +80 62.4% +0.86 18–13 (58%) 9–13 (41%) — -1.56 1972 1938 158.1 — — — — +12 +53 +26 60.4% +0.73 9–7 (56%) 7–14 (33%) — -6.24
32 1974 1849 144.7 — — — — +14 +76 +70 55.9% +0.16 3–5 (38%) 10–4 (71%) — -2.98 1973 1882 141.7 — — — — +19 +74 +25 58.7% +0.63 6–2 (75%) 6–6 (50%) — -2.42
33 1975 1793 134.2 — — — — +73 +43 — 59.3% +0.41 12–8 (60%) 17–7 (71%) — +2.73 1974 1900 147.0 — — — — +26 +50 +12 64.3% +1.12 4–3 (57%) 0–1 — -2.22
34 1976 1714 126.0 — — — — +87 +47 +124 47.5% -0.34 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) — -0.04 1975 1817 135.6 — — — — +37 +49 — 57.9% +0.41 11–8 (58%) 8–4 (67%) — +0.26
35 1977 1608 122.7 — — — — +126 +44 +154 41.1% -0.51 4–5 (44%) 4–5 (44%) — +2.27 1976 1832 148.0 — — — — +51 +32 — 52.2% +0.36 5–2 (71%) 4–6 (40%) — -1.10
36 1978 1552 122.4 — — — — +136 +84 +130 41.3% -0.30 2–8 (20%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.87 1977 1880 157.3 — — — — +19 — +12 48.2% -0.18 7–3 (70%) 7–3 (70%) — -4.71
37 1979 1558 111.8 — — — — — — +112 33.3% -0.56 1–1 — — -0.27 1978 1869 151.0 — — — — -9 — — 50.0% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 1–7 (13%) — -2.21
38 1980 1519 104.0 — — — — — — — 30.0% -1.40 0–2 — — +0.06 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 — 2003 142.0 — — — — -21 +1 +46 55.2% +0.22 105–113 (48%) 86–63 (58%) 100.3 -2.94 — 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.