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

Tom Gorman vs Cliff Drysdale H2H: 3-6

Cliff Drysdale holds a 6–3 lead over Tom Gorman in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Tom Gorman leads 2–1 on grass, while Cliff Drysdale leads 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Cliff Drysdale won the 1978 Baltimore final 7-5 6-3.

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Tom Gorman
USA Age 80 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
3 – 6
9 main draw meetings
Cliff Drysdale
RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Cliff Drysdale #22 7-5 6-3 Tom Gorman #37 Match data Jan 28, 1978* F Baltimore ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 6-3 6-2 Tom Gorman Match data Jan 16, 1976* R16 Indianapolis Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Tom Gorman 6-2 6-4 Cliff Drysdale Match data Aug 4, 1975* QF Cincinnati Open ATP 250 Clay
Cliff Drysdale #23 6-4 7-5 Tom Gorman #11 Match data Mar 9, 1974* F Miami Open ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Drysdale 6-7 6-2 6-2 Tom Gorman Match data Nov 6, 1972* R64 Stockholm Open ATP 250 Hard
Tom Gorman 2-6 6-8 6-3 6-4 7-5 Cliff Drysdale Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Cliff Drysdale 7-5 6-1 7-5 Tom Gorman Match data May 26, 1971* R16 Brussels ATP 250 Clay
Tom Gorman 6-3 6-3 6-2 Cliff Drysdale Match data Jun 28, 1970* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Cliff Drysdale 6-2 4-6 7-5 Tom Gorman Match data Jun 18, 1969* R64 Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 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
Tom Gorman #826 #10 0 2,006 415 291 58.8% 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 Tom Gorman Cliff Drysdale
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
22 1968 16–12 57.1% — 1,598 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1969 18–17 51.4% — 1,612 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 1970 49–31 61.2% — 1,793 0 1 — — — — — — —
25 1971 44–27 62.0% — 1,828 0 2 — — — — — — —
26 1972 44–28 61.1% — 1,958 0 2 — — — — — — —
27 1973 52–28 65.0% #11 1,945 0 5 1968 53–37 58.9% — 1,674 0 1
28 1974 53–25 67.9% #21 1,836 0 5 1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 1
29 1975 28–28 50.0% #45 1,870 0 7 1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,911 0 1
30 1976 31–25 55.4% #46 1,766 0 9 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,992 0 4
31 1977 28–22 56.0% #43 1,773 0 9 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,937 0 4
32 1978 15–10 60.0% #53 1,775 0 9 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,882 0 4
33 1979 31–25 55.4% #53 1,739 0 9 1974 24–12 66.7% #18 1,900 0 5
34 1980 6–13 31.6% #156 1,618 0 9 1975 30–19 61.2% #36 1,816 0 5
35 — — — — — — — 1976 17–13 56.7% #25 1,831 0 5
36 — — — — — — — 1977 17–17 50.0% #27 1,880 0 5
37 — — — — — — — 1978 14–13 51.9% #47 1,869 0 6
38 — — — — — — — 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 Tom Gorman 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 %
22 1968 7 4 11 63.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1969 0 3 3 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 14 8 22 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1970 19 10 29 65.5% 5 7 12 41.7% 17 8 25 68.0% 8 6 14 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1971 19 12 31 61.3% 12 9 21 57.1% 10 4 14 71.4% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1972 15 11 26 57.7% 6 6 12 50.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 14 8 22 63.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1973 12 5 17 70.6% 13 7 20 65.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 21 12 33 63.6% 1968 6 10 16 37.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 22 17 39 56.4%
28 1974 20 7 27 74.1% 6 5 11 54.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 15 9 24 62.5% 1969 8 3 11 72.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
29 1975 15 9 24 62.5% 9 9 18 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 8 10 20.0% 1970 16 8 24 66.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 7 6 13 53.8%
30 1976 6 7 13 46.2% 8 7 15 53.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 1971 25 8 33 75.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 11 31 64.5%
31 1977 11 8 19 57.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 1972 18 8 26 69.2% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 21 15 36 58.3%
32 1978 1 4 5 20.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 1973 9 7 16 56.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 7 13 46.2%
33 1979 20 10 30 66.7% — — — — 2 5 7 28.6% 9 10 19 47.4% 1974 9 4 13 69.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 6 17 64.7%
34 1980 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1975 6 4 10 60.0% 11 7 18 61.1% — — — — 13 8 21 61.9%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 5 3 8 62.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 5 5 10 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 10 10 20 50.0%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 13 10 23 56.5%
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 149 96 245 60.8% 68 60 128 53.1% 93 60 153 60.8% 105 75 180 58.3% — 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 Tom Gorman 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
22 1968 1598 107.8 — — — — +23 -54 -40 59.7% +0.34 3–2 (60%) — — +0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1969 1613 116.0 — — — — -36 -82 +81 50.5% +0.18 7–5 (58%) — — +0.76 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1970 1793 129.4 — — — — +49 -282 +24 56.5% +0.33 15–9 (63%) 4–10 (29%) — +3.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1971 1829 136.4 — — — — +47 -188 +105 59.9% +0.48 14–10 (58%) 7–8 (47%) — -0.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1972 1958 142.1 — — — — -4 -325 +22 57.0% +0.35 19–10 (66%) 10–13 (43%) — -1.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1973 1945 143.6 — — — — +27 -130 +3 58.7% +0.42 26–11 (70%) 16–9 (64%) — -3.17 1968 1675 114.3 — — — — -176 +56 +81 58.1% +0.92 13–19 (41%) — — +0.91
28 1974 1837 139.3 — — — — +106 -86 +95 63.4% +0.83 18–10 (64%) 16–15 (52%) — +2.50 1969 1782 128.9 — — — — -122 +107 -9 59.8% +0.44 8–7 (53%) — — -0.64
29 1975 1871 136.5 — — — — +69 -167 +21 50.4% +0.04 12–9 (57%) 13–9 (59%) — +0.06 1970 1912 140.6 — — — — +41 -52 -103 60.3% +0.51 10–8 (56%) 6–2 (75%) — -4.84
30 1976 1766 142.0 — — — — +127 -86 +99 53.3% -0.03 12–8 (60%) 14–6 (70%) — -1.43 1971 1992 155.5 — — — — +24 +4 -33 65.8% +0.98 23–14 (62%) 20–17 (54%) — -7.28
31 1977 1773 144.6 — — — — +90 — +21 52.5% +0.13 9–6 (60%) 9–11 (45%) — -1.59 1972 1938 158.1 — — — — +12 +53 +26 60.4% +0.73 9–7 (56%) 7–14 (33%) — -6.24
32 1978 1776 133.1 — — — — +42 -129 +92 54.5% +0.26 6–3 (67%) 3–6 (33%) — +2.15 1973 1882 141.7 — — — — +19 +74 +25 58.7% +0.63 6–2 (75%) 6–6 (50%) — -2.42
33 1979 1739 133.5 — — — — +39 — +61 53.7% +0.19 10–6 (63%) 10–8 (56%) — +4.23 1974 1900 147.0 — — — — +26 +50 +12 64.3% +1.12 4–3 (57%) 0–1 — -2.22
34 1980 1618 116.9 — — — — +58 — +100 37.2% -0.67 2–4 (33%) 4–5 (44%) — +0.80 1975 1817 135.6 — — — — +37 +49 — 57.9% +0.41 11–8 (58%) 8–4 (67%) — +0.26
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1832 148.0 — — — — +51 +32 — 52.2% +0.36 5–2 (71%) 4–6 (40%) — -1.10
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1880 157.3 — — — — +19 — +12 48.2% -0.18 7–3 (70%) 7–3 (70%) — -4.71
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1869 151.0 — — — — -9 — — 50.0% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 1–7 (13%) — -2.21
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 2006 140.1 — — — — +55 -161 +51 56.0% +0.30 153–93 (62%) 106–100 (51%) 103.9 +0.85 — 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.