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

Roy Emerson vs Cliff Drysdale H2H: 5-5

Roy Emerson and Cliff Drysdale are tied 5–5 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 10 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on clay, while Roy Emerson leads 2–1 on carpet. Most recently, Roy Emerson won the 1972 Gothenberg Wct round of 16 6-2 6-4.

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Roy Emerson
AUS Age 89 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
5 – 5
10 main draw meetings
Cliff Drysdale
RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Roy Emerson 6-2 6-4 Cliff Drysdale Match data Nov 9, 1972* R16 Gothenberg Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 6-4 6-3 Roy Emerson Match data Apr 27, 1972* R16 Charlotte Wct ATP 250 Clay
Cliff Drysdale (w/o) Roy Emerson Match data Nov 5, 1971* R16 Stockholm Open ATP 250 Hard
Roy Emerson 6-2 6-2 Cliff Drysdale Match data Jun 17, 1971* R32 Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
Cliff Drysdale 7-5 4-6 6-1 Roy Emerson Match data Feb 14, 1971* QF Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 8-6 6-2 Roy Emerson Match data Aug 17, 1970* R16 Canadian Open ATP 250 Clay
Roy Emerson 6-4 6-4 Cliff Drysdale Match data Apr 26, 1970* QF Dallas ATP 250 Carpet
Roy Emerson 6-3 3-6 6-3 Cliff Drysdale Match data Aug 5, 1969* F Portschach ATP 250 Clay
Roy Emerson 6-3 6-2 6-1 Cliff Drysdale Match data Aug 1, 1969* SF Swiss Open Gstaad ATP 250 Clay
Cliff Drysdale 6-4 6-8 0-6 6-3 9-7 Roy Emerson Match data Jul 2, 1969* R16 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
Roy Emerson #744 #12 0 2,007 275 174 61.2% 0 0 0 0 5 5
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 Roy Emerson Cliff Drysdale
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
27 — — — — — — — 1968 53–37 58.9% — 1,674 0 1
28 — — — — — — — 1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 1
29 — — — — — — — 1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,911 0 1
30 — — — — — — — 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,992 0 4
31 1968 44–26 62.9% — 1,788 0 1 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,937 0 4
32 1969 62–31 66.7% — 1,862 0 4 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,882 0 4
33 1970 41–25 62.1% — 1,939 0 4 1974 24–12 66.7% #18 1,900 0 5
34 1971 46–30 60.5% — 1,919 0 4 1975 30–19 61.2% #36 1,816 0 5
35 1972 31–24 56.4% — 1,920 0 4 1976 17–13 56.7% #25 1,831 0 5
36 1973 35–18 66.0% #12 1,974 0 5 1977 17–17 50.0% #27 1,880 0 5
37 1974 7–5 58.3% #82 1,907 0 5 1978 14–13 51.9% #47 1,869 0 6
38 1975 3–8 27.3% #154 1,823 0 5 1979 5–12 29.4% #217 1,715 0 6
39 1976 0–2 0.0% #310 1,788 0 5 1980 1–2 33.3% #423 1,712 0 6
40 1977 6–4 60.0% #133 1,803 0 5 — — — — — — —
46 1983 0–1 0.0% — 1,776 0 5 — — — — — — —

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 Roy Emerson 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 %
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 6 10 16 37.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 22 17 39 56.4%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 8 3 11 72.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 16 8 24 66.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 7 6 13 53.8%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 25 8 33 75.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 11 31 64.5%
31 1968 7 10 17 41.2% 18 9 27 66.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 1972 18 8 26 69.2% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 21 15 36 58.3%
32 1969 8 5 13 61.5% 26 7 33 78.8% 17 9 26 65.4% 11 10 21 52.4% 1973 9 7 16 56.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 7 13 46.2%
33 1970 14 9 23 60.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 15 8 23 65.2% 1974 9 4 13 69.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 6 17 64.7%
34 1971 14 7 21 66.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 10 11 21 47.6% 1975 6 4 10 60.0% 11 7 18 61.1% — — — — 13 8 21 61.9%
35 1972 2 5 7 28.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 27 14 41 65.9% 1976 5 3 8 62.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
36 1973 8 5 13 61.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 20 8 28 71.4% 1977 5 5 10 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 10 10 20 50.0%
37 1974 3 3 6 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1978 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 13 10 23 56.5%
38 1975 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 1979 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0%
39 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
40 1977 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
46 1983 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 63 51 114 55.3% 69 38 107 64.5% 52 26 78 66.7% 91 59 150 60.7% — 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 Roy Emerson 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
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1675 114.3 — — — — -176 +56 +81 58.1% +0.92 13–19 (41%) — — +0.91
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1782 128.9 — — — — -122 +107 -9 59.8% +0.44 8–7 (53%) — — -0.64
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1912 140.6 — — — — +41 -52 -103 60.3% +0.51 10–8 (56%) 6–2 (75%) — -4.84
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1992 155.5 — — — — +24 +4 -33 65.8% +0.98 23–14 (62%) 20–17 (54%) — -7.28
31 1968 1789 126.7 — — — — -182 +4 -53 64.6% +0.98 2–8 (20%) — — -3.02 1972 1938 158.1 — — — — +12 +53 +26 60.4% +0.73 9–7 (56%) 7–14 (33%) — -6.24
32 1969 1863 139.4 — — — — -65 +90 0 62.9% +0.95 14–10 (58%) — — -1.56 1973 1882 141.7 — — — — +19 +74 +25 58.7% +0.63 6–2 (75%) 6–6 (50%) — -2.42
33 1970 1939 147.2 — — — — +17 — -28 60.5% +0.64 10–10 (50%) 6–3 (67%) — -3.37 1974 1900 147.0 — — — — +26 +50 +12 64.3% +1.12 4–3 (57%) 0–1 — -2.22
34 1971 1919 151.6 — — — — +31 -60 +53 59.1% +0.55 10–13 (43%) 15–12 (56%) — -6.39 1975 1817 135.6 — — — — +37 +49 — 57.9% +0.41 11–8 (58%) 8–4 (67%) — +0.26
35 1972 1920 148.9 — — — — +33 -65 — 53.9% +0.15 14–5 (74%) 15–9 (63%) — -2.90 1976 1832 148.0 — — — — +51 +32 — 52.2% +0.36 5–2 (71%) 4–6 (40%) — -1.10
36 1973 1975 147.9 — — — — +12 -82 — 60.3% +0.93 17–5 (77%) 4–7 (36%) — -0.60 1977 1880 157.3 — — — — +19 — +12 48.2% -0.18 7–3 (70%) 7–3 (70%) — -4.71
37 1974 1907 130.6 — — — — +37 -8 — 51.7% +0.48 3–1 (75%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.52 1978 1869 151.0 — — — — -9 — — 50.0% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 1–7 (13%) — -2.21
38 1975 1824 125.5 — — — — +23 +31 — 33.3% -1.21 0–2 1–1 — -1.72 1979 1715 125.5 — — — — +36 — +122 32.4% -0.73 0–2 2–4 (33%) — -1.22
39 1976 1788 108.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.33 1980 1712 110.1 — — — — — — — 36.4% -1.45 1–1 2–0 — -0.40
40 1977 1804 119.5 — — — — +33 — — 50.0% -0.30 2–0 2–0 — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
46 1983 1776 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2008 146.9 — — — — -7 +6 -9 59.4% +0.65 72–54 (57%) 44–36 (55%) 105.7 -4.65 — 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.