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

Tony Roche vs Cliff Drysdale H2H: 7-12

Cliff Drysdale holds a 12–7 lead over Tony Roche in their ATP head-to-head. Across 19 main-draw meetings, Cliff Drysdale leads 7–2 on carpet, while Tony Roche leads 3–2 on hard courts. Most recently, Cliff Drysdale won the 1976 Memphis Wct round of 16 4-6 6-2 6-2.

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Tony Roche
AUS Age 81 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
7 – 12
19 main draw meetings
Cliff Drysdale
RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Cliff Drysdale 4-6 6-2 6-2 Tony Roche Match data Mar 13, 1976* R16 Memphis Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 6-7 6-2 6-4 Tony Roche Match data Jul 6, 1972* QF St. Louis Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 6-4 7-6 Tony Roche Match data Apr 9, 1971* SF Miami Open ATP 250 Hard
Tony Roche 7-6 3-6 6-3 Cliff Drysdale Match data Mar 26, 1971* R16 London ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Drysdale 4-6 6-4 6-7 7-6 6-1 Tony Roche Match data Mar 16, 1971* R16 Australian Open Grand Slam Grass
Cliff Drysdale 2-6 6-4 6-1 Tony Roche Match data Oct 3, 1970* R16 Vancouver ATP 250 Carpet
Tony Roche 15-17 6-2 6-3 Cliff Drysdale Match data Jul 23, 1970* SF Swiss Open Gstaad ATP 250 Clay
Cliff Drysdale 8-6 1-6 10-8 Tony Roche Match data May 10, 1970* R16 Atlanta ATP 250 Hard
Tony Roche 6-4 4-6 6-0 7-5 Cliff Drysdale Match data May 27, 1969* QF Italian Open ATP 250 Clay
Tony Roche 6-2 6-1 Cliff Drysdale Match data Oct 17, 1968* F Cape Town Wct ATP 250 Hard
Tony Roche 9-7 3-6 6-2 Cliff Drysdale Match data Oct 7, 1968* SF Johannesburg Wct ATP 250 Hard
Cliff Drysdale 6-1 6-3 6-2 Tony Roche Match data Aug 18, 1968* QF Hamburg Open ATP 250 Clay
Cliff Drysdale 6-3 6-3 6-4 Tony Roche Match data Jul 11, 1968* R16 Paris 2 ATP 250 Clay
Cliff Drysdale 31-23 Tony Roche Match data Apr 6, 1968* QF Bakersfield Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 26-31 31-26 5-2 Tony Roche Match data Feb 20, 1968 RR Orlando Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 31-29 Tony Roche Match data Feb 16, 1968 RR New Orleans Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Tony Roche 23-31 31-30 5-3 Cliff Drysdale Match data Feb 14, 1968* SF Miami Open ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 31-27 31-27 Tony Roche Match data Feb 13, 1968 RR Houston Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Tony Roche 31-19 29-31 5-2 Cliff Drysdale Match data Feb 1, 1968 RR Wct World Cup 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
Tony Roche #166 #12 0 2,138 360 191 65.3% 0 0 0 0 20 20
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 Tony Roche Cliff Drysdale
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
23 1968 53–35 60.2% — 1,837 0 4 — — — — — — —
24 1969 86–30 74.1% — 1,962 0 11 — — — — — — —
25 1970 55–17 76.4% — 2,064 0 15 — — — — — — —
26 1971 17–16 51.5% — 1,887 0 15 — — — — — — —
27 1972 19–15 55.9% — 1,939 0 16 1968 53–37 58.9% — 1,674 0 1
28 1973 3–4 42.9% — 1,888 0 16 1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 1
29 1974 33–16 67.3% #27 1,938 0 17 1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,911 0 1
30 1975 31–13 70.5% #12 1,975 0 17 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,992 0 4
31 1976 17–11 60.7% #50 2,025 0 19 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,937 0 4
32 1977 21–16 56.8% #15 1,924 0 19 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,882 0 4
33 1978 16–12 57.1% #32 1,848 0 20 1974 24–12 66.7% #18 1,900 0 5
34 1979 6–4 60.0% #166 1,800 0 20 1975 30–19 61.2% #36 1,816 0 5
35 1980 3–2 60.0% — 1,812 0 20 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 Tony Roche 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 %
23 1968 16 7 23 69.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 20 20 40 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1969 14 11 25 56.0% 23 4 27 85.2% 29 4 33 87.9% 20 11 31 64.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1970 14 5 19 73.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 25 4 29 86.2% 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1971 7 3 10 70.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1972 5 5 10 50.0% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — 5 7 12 41.7% 1968 6 10 16 37.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 22 17 39 56.4%
28 1973 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1969 8 3 11 72.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
29 1974 5 3 8 62.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 4 14 71.4% 13 7 20 65.0% 1970 16 8 24 66.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 7 6 13 53.8%
30 1975 4 4 8 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 17 4 21 81.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1971 25 8 33 75.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 11 31 64.5%
31 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 6 7 13 46.2% 1972 18 8 26 69.2% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 21 15 36 58.3%
32 1977 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — 7 4 11 63.6% 8 7 15 53.3% 1973 9 7 16 56.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 7 13 46.2%
33 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 4 15 73.3% 3 6 9 33.3% 1974 9 4 13 69.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 6 17 64.7%
34 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 1975 6 4 10 60.0% 11 7 18 61.1% — — — — 13 8 21 61.9%
35 1980 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 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 — 75 48 123 61.0% 64 25 89 71.9% 133 39 172 77.3% 88 79 167 52.7% — 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 Tony Roche 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
23 1968 1838 119.8 — — — — -6 -224 -91 62.4% +0.53 7–9 (44%) — — -1.46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1969 1963 145.5 — — — — -69 +94 +182 70.1% +1.32 19–5 (79%) — — -3.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1970 2064 155.4 — — — — -42 -27 +170 70.2% +1.38 14–6 (70%) 6–3 (67%) — -2.52 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1971 1887 145.0 — — — — +25 +124 +180 51.2% +0.50 7–3 (70%) 5–6 (45%) — -2.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1972 1940 149.5 — — — — -55 +101 — 55.1% +0.33 7–5 (58%) 3–3 (50%) — -4.39 1968 1675 114.3 — — — — -176 +56 +81 58.1% +0.92 13–19 (41%) — — +0.91
28 1973 1889 120.6 — — — — -19 — — 52.6% +0.16 1–4 (20%) 1–1 — -0.53 1969 1782 128.9 — — — — -122 +107 -9 59.8% +0.44 8–7 (53%) — — -0.64
29 1974 1938 144.4 — — — — -62 +37 +133 63.0% +1.08 10–5 (67%) 10–10 (50%) — -0.53 1970 1912 140.6 — — — — +41 -52 -103 60.3% +0.51 10–8 (56%) 6–2 (75%) — -4.84
30 1975 1976 155.7 — — — — -118 -17 +179 67.9% +1.21 5–5 (50%) 5–7 (42%) — -2.87 1971 1992 155.5 — — — — +24 +4 -33 65.8% +0.98 23–14 (62%) 20–17 (54%) — -7.28
31 1976 2026 153.8 — — — — -147 — +160 63.3% +0.82 3–6 (33%) 10–6 (63%) — -1.68 1972 1938 158.1 — — — — +12 +53 +26 60.4% +0.73 9–7 (56%) 7–14 (33%) — -6.24
32 1977 1924 156.9 — — — — 0 — +133 57.3% +0.38 5–4 (56%) 6–6 (50%) — -3.97 1973 1882 141.7 — — — — +19 +74 +25 58.7% +0.63 6–2 (75%) 6–6 (50%) — -2.42
33 1978 1848 140.5 — — — — -18 +18 +151 55.7% +0.51 5–2 (71%) 1–4 (20%) — -0.51 1974 1900 147.0 — — — — +26 +50 +12 64.3% +1.12 4–3 (57%) 0–1 — -2.22
34 1979 1801 119.1 — — — — — — +161 67.9% +0.64 0–4 (0%) 3–1 (75%) — +0.98 1975 1817 135.6 — — — — +37 +49 — 57.9% +0.41 11–8 (58%) 8–4 (67%) — +0.26
35 1980 1812 125.2 — — — — — — +164 63.6% +0.09 0–1 1–0 — -0.44 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 — 2139 152.2 — — — — -42 +26 +143 64.1% +0.93 83–59 (58%) 51–47 (52%) 101.3 -4.32 — 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.