H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Roy Emerson vs Cliff Richey H2H: 4-2

Roy Emerson holds a 4–2 lead over Cliff Richey in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Cliff Richey leads 2–1 on hard courts, while Roy Emerson leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Roy Emerson won the 1974 Lacosta Wct round of 32 6-3 6-7 6-3.

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Roy Emerson

AUS Age 89 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H

4 – 2

6 main draw meetings

Cliff Richey

USA Age 79 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

Player	Score	Player	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Roy Emerson #17	6-3 6-7 6-3	Cliff Richey #20	Match data	Mar 6, 1974*	R32	Lacosta Wct	ATP 250	Hard
Cliff Richey	6-0 2-6 6-4	Roy Emerson	Match data	May 18, 1973*	R16	Las Vegas	ATP 250	Hard
Roy Emerson	8-9 6-4 7-5	Cliff Richey	Match data	Jun 18, 1971*	R16	Queen's Club Championships	ATP 250	Grass
Cliff Richey	6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3	Roy Emerson	Match data	Apr 8, 1969*	R16	South African Open	ATP 250	Hard
Roy Emerson	7-5 9-7	Cliff Richey	Match data	Mar 28, 1969*	R16	New York	ATP 250	Carpet
Roy Emerson	0-6 6-4 8-6 11-9	Cliff Richey	Match data	Jun 5, 1968*	R16	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	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
Roy Emerson	#744	#12	0	2,007	275	174	61.2%	0	0	0	0	5	5
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	Roy Emerson							Cliff Richey
Age	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1968	46–15	75.4%	—	1,738	0	1
22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1969	64–18	78.0%	—	1,948	0	7
23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	88–24	78.6%	—	2,045	0	12
24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	67–23	74.4%	—	1,910	0	15
25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	54–24	69.2%	—	1,958	0	18
26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	47–26	64.4%	#19	1,848	0	18
27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	24–15	61.5%	#23	1,907	0	19
28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	35–23	60.3%	#32	1,857	0	19
29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1976	33–24	57.9%	#28	1,861	0	20
30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1977	14–17	45.2%	#87	1,720	0	20
31	1968	44–26	62.9%	—	1,788	0	1	1978	13–12	52.0%	#57	1,709	0	21
32	1969	62–31	66.7%	—	1,862	0	4	1979	0–1	0.0%	#662	1,697	0	21
33	1970	41–25	62.1%	—	1,939	0	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
34	1971	46–30	60.5%	—	1,919	0	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	1972	31–24	56.4%	—	1,920	0	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
36	1973	35–18	66.0%	#12	1,974	0	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	1974	7–5	58.3%	#82	1,907	0	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
38	1975	3–8	27.3%	#154	1,823	0	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	1976	0–2	0.0%	#310	1,788	0	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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 Richey
	Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet
	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1968	9	2	11	81.8%	22	7	29	75.9%	11	5	16	68.8%	4	1	5	80.0%
22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1969	23	5	28	82.1%	27	7	34	79.4%	10	3	13	76.9%	4	3	7	57.1%
23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	26	7	33	78.8%	37	5	42	88.1%	10	4	14	71.4%	15	8	23	65.2%
24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	26	7	33	78.8%	20	7	27	74.1%	8	3	11	72.7%	13	6	19	68.4%
25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	22	8	30	73.3%	8	3	11	72.7%	5	1	6	83.3%	19	12	31	61.3%
26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	9	5	14	64.3%	15	10	25	60.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	20	9	29	69.0%
27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	16	8	24	66.7%	3	3	6	50.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	3	2	5	60.0%
28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	8	7	15	53.3%	10	8	18	55.6%	5	2	7	71.4%	12	6	18	66.7%
29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1976	12	7	19	63.2%	16	6	22	72.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	5	10	15	33.3%
30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1977	3	4	7	42.9%	3	6	9	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	8	6	14	57.1%
31	1968	7	10	17	41.2%	18	9	27	66.7%	13	4	17	76.5%	6	3	9	66.7%	1978	9	5	14	64.3%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	4	5	9	44.4%
32	1969	8	5	13	61.5%	26	7	33	78.8%	17	9	26	65.4%	11	10	21	52.4%	1979	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
33	1970	14	9	23	60.9%	0	1	1	0.0%	12	7	19	63.2%	15	8	23	65.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
34	1971	14	7	21	66.7%	12	8	20	60.0%	10	4	14	71.4%	10	11	21	47.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	1972	2	5	7	28.6%	2	4	6	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	27	14	41	65.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
36	1973	8	5	13	61.5%	7	4	11	63.6%	0	1	1	0.0%	20	8	28	71.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	1974	3	3	6	50.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
38	1975	1	3	4	25.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	1976	0	1	1	0.0%	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%	—	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	Roy Emerson																Cliff Richey
Age	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
21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1968	1739	120.9	—	—	—	—	+76	-1	-80	68.3%	+1.05	12–4 (75%)	—	—	+2.22
22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1969	1948	136.7	—	—	—	—	+130	+23	-163	69.5%	+1.45	14–3 (82%)	—	—	+2.23
23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	2046	149.9	—	—	—	—	+78	+58	-164	73.0%	+1.54	16–7 (70%)	6–3 (67%)	—	-0.55
24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	1911	147.5	—	—	—	—	+121	+58	+23	70.5%	+1.44	11–13 (46%)	13–6 (68%)	—	+4.89
25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	1958	154.4	—	—	—	—	+25	+29	+43	64.0%	+1.09	16–12 (57%)	15–12 (56%)	—	-3.20
26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	1849	146.1	—	—	—	—	+101	-3	+122	61.0%	+0.95	13–11 (54%)	14–11 (56%)	—	-1.67
27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	1908	152.6	—	—	—	—	+81	-72	+58	59.8%	+0.95	8–7 (53%)	9–8 (53%)	—	-3.69
28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	1858	145.3	—	—	—	—	+59	-38	+101	56.6%	+0.54	14–10 (58%)	8–7 (53%)	—	-3.96
29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1976	1861	149.1	—	—	—	—	-31	+42	—	57.8%	+0.65	8–8 (50%)	8–10 (44%)	—	-1.58
30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1977	1720	132.8	—	—	—	—	+62	+54	—	47.8%	-0.14	4–5 (44%)	7–6 (54%)	—	+1.06
31	1968	1789	126.7	—	—	—	—	-182	+4	-53	64.6%	+0.98	2–8 (20%)	—	—	-3.02	1978	1710	129.8	—	—	—	—	+66	—	—	50.0%	-0.05	5–4 (56%)	4–3 (57%)	—	+0.66
32	1969	1863	139.4	—	—	—	—	-65	+90	0	62.9%	+0.95	14–10 (58%)	—	—	-1.56	1979	1698	102.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	-0.06
33	1970	1939	147.2	—	—	—	—	+17	—	-28	60.5%	+0.64	10–10 (50%)	6–3 (67%)	—	-3.37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
34	1971	1919	151.6	—	—	—	—	+31	-60	+53	59.1%	+0.55	10–13 (43%)	15–12 (56%)	—	-6.39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	1972	1920	148.9	—	—	—	—	+33	-65	—	53.9%	+0.15	14–5 (74%)	15–9 (63%)	—	-2.90	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
36	1973	1975	147.9	—	—	—	—	+12	-82	—	60.3%	+0.93	17–5 (77%)	4–7 (36%)	—	-0.60	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	1974	1907	130.6	—	—	—	—	+37	-8	—	51.7%	+0.48	3–1 (75%)	1–3 (25%)	—	-0.52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
38	1975	1824	125.5	—	—	—	—	+23	+31	—	33.3%	-1.21	0–2	1–1	—	-1.72	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	1976	1788	108.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	0–1	—	-0.33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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	—	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.

Roy Emerson's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Rod Laver	6	26	32	Mar 14, 1975	H2H
Arthur Ashe	2	16	18	Sep 29, 1973	H2H
Andres Gimeno	5	13	18	Aug 15, 1971	H2H
Ken Rosewall	8	8	16	Mar 16, 1973	H2H
Fred Stolle	7	8	15	Sep 1, 1972	H2H

Cliff Richey's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Stan Smith	5	20	25	Feb 15, 1978	H2H
Arthur Ashe	5	12	17	Mar 26, 1976	H2H
Ilie Nastase	5	9	14	Feb 17, 1978	H2H
Zeljko Franulovic	8	5	13	Dec 4, 1971	H2H
Rod Laver	5	7	12	Jan 17, 1975	H2H