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

Roscoe Tanner vs Cliff Richey H2H: 2-1

Roscoe Tanner holds a 2–1 lead over Cliff Richey in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Roscoe Tanner leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Roscoe Tanner won the 1978 Los Angeles Open round of 32 6-2 6-2.

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Roscoe Tanner
USA Age 74 Left-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Cliff Richey
USA Age 79 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Roscoe Tanner #10 6-2 6-2 Cliff Richey #42 Match data Sep 21, 1978* R32 Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Carpet
Roscoe Tanner 6-1 6-7 6-1 Cliff Richey Match data Jul 18, 1976* QF Cincinnati Open ATP 250 Clay
Cliff Richey 5-7 6-2 6-3 Roscoe Tanner Match data Oct 25, 1974* QF Sydney Indoor 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
Roscoe Tanner #789 #4 0 2,162 592 294 66.8% 1 0 0 0 16 17
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 Roscoe Tanner Cliff Richey
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1969 0–2 0.0% — 1,479 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1970 0–9 0.0% — 1,416 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1971 16–10 61.5% — 1,706 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1972 29–14 67.4% — 1,910 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1973 45–30 60.0% #24 1,837 0 0 1968 46–15 75.4% — 1,738 0 1
22 1974 65–27 70.7% #14 1,963 0 2 1969 64–18 78.0% — 1,948 0 7
23 1975 65–23 73.9% #9 1,972 0 5 1970 88–24 78.6% — 2,045 0 12
24 1976 70–28 71.4% #11 2,018 0 9 1971 67–23 74.4% — 1,910 0 15
25 1977 52–30 63.4% #13 1,889 1 11 1972 54–24 69.2% — 1,958 0 18
26 1978 57–22 72.2% #11 1,940 1 13 1973 47–26 64.4% #19 1,848 0 18
27 1979 61–19 76.2% #5 2,032 1 15 1974 24–15 61.5% #23 1,907 0 19
28 1980 42–16 72.4% #13 1,996 1 16 1975 35–23 60.3% #32 1,857 0 19
29 1981 51–22 69.9% #12 1,925 1 17 1976 33–24 57.9% #28 1,861 0 20
30 1982 20–17 54.1% #43 1,785 1 17 1977 14–17 45.2% #87 1,720 0 20
31 1983 16–13 55.2% #36 1,874 1 17 1978 13–12 52.0% #57 1,709 0 21
32 1984 3–11 21.4% #249 1,680 1 17 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,697 0 21
33 1985 0–1 0.0% #794 1,662 1 17 — — — — — — —

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 Roscoe Tanner 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 %
17 1969 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1970 0 4 4 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1972 9 3 12 75.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1973 12 8 20 60.0% 15 9 24 62.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 15 9 24 62.5% 1968 9 2 11 81.8% 22 7 29 75.9% 11 5 16 68.8% 4 1 5 80.0%
22 1974 30 11 41 73.2% 8 7 15 53.3% 17 3 20 85.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1969 23 5 28 82.1% 27 7 34 79.4% 10 3 13 76.9% 4 3 7 57.1%
23 1975 27 7 34 79.4% 16 8 24 66.7% 9 2 11 81.8% 13 6 19 68.4% 1970 26 7 33 78.8% 37 5 42 88.1% 10 4 14 71.4% 15 8 23 65.2%
24 1976 22 10 32 68.8% 22 6 28 78.6% 10 3 13 76.9% 16 9 25 64.0% 1971 26 7 33 78.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 8 3 11 72.7% 13 6 19 68.4%
25 1977 8 6 14 57.1% 16 9 25 64.0% 22 6 28 78.6% 6 9 15 40.0% 1972 22 8 30 73.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 19 12 31 61.3%
26 1978 19 8 27 70.4% 6 3 9 66.7% 7 2 9 77.8% 25 9 34 73.5% 1973 9 5 14 64.3% 15 10 25 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 20 9 29 69.0%
27 1979 21 5 26 80.8% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 2 12 83.3% 25 10 35 71.4% 1974 16 8 24 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 1980 14 6 20 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 12 2 14 85.7% 16 7 23 69.6% 1975 8 7 15 53.3% 10 8 18 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7%
29 1981 19 8 27 70.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 21 8 29 72.4% 1976 12 7 19 63.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 10 15 33.3%
30 1982 10 8 18 55.6% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 6 7 13 46.2% 1977 3 4 7 42.9% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 6 14 57.1%
31 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 1978 9 5 14 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4%
32 1984 1 8 9 11.1% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1979 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
33 1985 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 209 102 311 67.2% 99 59 158 62.7% 121 42 163 74.2% 163 91 254 64.2% — 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 Roscoe Tanner 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
17 1969 1479 102.4 — — — — — — — 28.6% -1.14 0–1 — — -0.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1970 1417 113.2 — — — — +103 +73 — 13.6% -1.45 0–2 1–2 (33%) — -0.50 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1971 1706 127.5 — — — — -2 -129 -172 56.9% +0.31 6–2 (75%) 5–4 (56%) — -0.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1972 1910 135.7 — — — — -21 -296 -167 59.5% +0.43 11–3 (79%) 14–8 (64%) — -0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1973 1838 144.5 — — — — +53 -90 -106 56.7% +0.51 11–10 (52%) 15–15 (50%) — -3.40 1968 1739 120.9 — — — — +76 -1 -80 68.3% +1.05 12–4 (75%) — — +2.22
22 1974 1963 154.0 — — — — -10 -226 +137 65.9% +1.12 16–13 (55%) 15–17 (47%) — -2.27 1969 1948 136.7 — — — — +130 +23 -163 69.5% +1.45 14–3 (82%) — — +2.23
23 1975 1972 153.3 — — — — +62 -153 +164 67.7% +1.19 19–14 (58%) 17–14 (55%) — -0.74 1970 2046 149.9 — — — — +78 +58 -164 73.0% +1.54 16–7 (70%) 6–3 (67%) — -0.55
24 1976 2018 159.4 — — — — +24 -49 +104 66.7% +1.29 18–11 (62%) 18–20 (47%) — -2.11 1971 1911 147.5 — — — — +121 +58 +23 70.5% +1.44 11–13 (46%) 13–6 (68%) — +4.89
25 1977 1890 153.2 — — — — -1 +22 +206 62.7% +0.94 13–18 (42%) 11–12 (48%) — -0.49 1972 1958 154.4 — — — — +25 +29 +43 64.0% +1.09 16–12 (57%) 15–12 (56%) — -3.20
26 1978 1941 160.3 — — — — +36 -25 +162 67.2% +1.20 10–8 (56%) 23–10 (70%) — -1.59 1973 1849 146.1 — — — — +101 -3 +122 61.0% +0.95 13–11 (54%) 14–11 (56%) — -1.67
27 1979 2032 164.1 — — — — +32 -91 +131 71.3% +1.27 13–8 (62%) 22–14 (61%) — -3.91 1974 1908 152.6 — — — — +81 -72 +58 59.8% +0.95 8–7 (53%) 9–8 (53%) — -3.69
28 1980 1997 154.8 — — — — +23 — +198 70.9% +1.29 6–10 (38%) 17–5 (77%) — -1.79 1975 1858 145.3 — — — — +59 -38 +101 56.6% +0.54 14–10 (58%) 8–7 (53%) — -3.96
29 1981 1926 156.1 — — — — +117 — +82 66.0% +1.02 14–9 (61%) 19–13 (59%) — -0.51 1976 1861 149.1 — — — — -31 +42 — 57.8% +0.65 8–8 (50%) 8–10 (44%) — -1.58
30 1982 1786 138.8 — — — — +4 — +208 51.5% -0.01 9–6 (60%) 10–12 (45%) — -2.07 1977 1720 132.8 — — — — +62 +54 — 47.8% -0.14 4–5 (44%) 7–6 (54%) — +1.06
31 1983 1874 146.4 — — — — -44 — +125 53.4% +0.14 7–5 (58%) 11–7 (61%) — -4.29 1978 1710 129.8 — — — — +66 — — 50.0% -0.05 5–4 (56%) 4–3 (57%) — +0.66
32 1984 1681 120.1 — — — — -28 — — 25.8% -1.52 2–2 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.69 1979 1698 102.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.06
33 1985 1662 99.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–0 — +0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2162 157.4 — — — — +30 -96 +112 63.1% +0.88 155–123 (56%) 200–155 (56%) 99.8 -2.84 — 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.