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Tony Roche vs Cliff Richey H2H: 2-0

Tony Roche holds a 2–0 lead over Cliff Richey in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Tony Roche leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Tony Roche won the 1970 US Open semifinal 6-2 7-6 6-1.

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Tony Roche
AUS Age 81 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Cliff Richey
USA Age 79 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Tony Roche 6-2 7-6 6-1 Cliff Richey Match data Sep 15, 1970* SF US Open Grand Slam Grass
Tony Roche 6-2 6-1 Cliff Richey Match data Feb 7, 1970* QF Philadelphia Wct 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 2,136 360 191 65.3% 0 0 0 0 20 20
Cliff Richey #662 #16 0 2,081 479 222 68.3% 0 0 0 0 20 20

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 Richey
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 — — — — — — — 1968 46–15 75.4% — 1,738 0 1
22 — — — — — — — 1969 64–18 78.0% — 1,948 0 7
23 1968 53–35 60.2% — 1,837 0 4 1970 82–24 77.4% — 2,028 0 11
24 1969 86–30 74.1% — 1,962 0 11 1971 67–23 74.4% — 1,909 0 14
25 1970 55–17 76.4% — 2,062 0 15 1972 54–24 69.2% — 1,957 0 17
26 1971 17–16 51.5% — 1,885 0 15 1973 47–26 64.4% #19 1,848 0 17
27 1972 19–15 55.9% — 1,938 0 16 1974 24–15 61.5% #23 1,907 0 18
28 1973 3–4 42.9% — 1,888 0 16 1975 35–23 60.3% #32 1,857 0 18
29 1974 33–16 67.3% #27 1,938 0 17 1976 33–24 57.9% #28 1,860 0 19
30 1975 31–13 70.5% #12 1,975 0 17 1977 14–17 45.2% #87 1,720 0 19
31 1976 17–11 60.7% #50 2,025 0 19 1978 13–12 52.0% #57 1,709 0 20
32 1977 21–16 56.8% #15 1,924 0 19 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,697 0 20
33 1978 16–12 57.1% #32 1,848 0 20 — — — — — — —
34 1979 6–4 60.0% #166 1,800 0 20 — — — — — — —
35 1980 3–2 60.0% — 1,812 0 20 — — — — — — —

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 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 %
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 1968 16 7 23 69.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 20 20 40 50.0% 1970 26 7 33 78.8% 31 5 36 86.1% 10 4 14 71.4% 15 8 23 65.2%
24 1969 14 11 25 56.0% 23 4 27 85.2% 29 4 33 87.9% 20 11 31 64.5% 1971 26 7 33 78.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 8 3 11 72.7% 13 6 19 68.4%
25 1970 14 5 19 73.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 25 4 29 86.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 1972 22 8 30 73.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 19 12 31 61.3%
26 1971 7 3 10 70.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 1973 9 5 14 64.3% 15 10 25 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 20 9 29 69.0%
27 1972 5 5 10 50.0% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — 5 7 12 41.7% 1974 16 8 24 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 1973 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1975 8 7 15 53.3% 10 8 18 55.6% 5 2 7 71.4% 12 6 18 66.7%
29 1974 5 3 8 62.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 4 14 71.4% 13 7 20 65.0% 1976 12 7 19 63.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 10 15 33.3%
30 1975 4 4 8 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 17 4 21 81.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1977 3 4 7 42.9% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 6 14 57.1%
31 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 6 7 13 46.2% 1978 9 5 14 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4%
32 1977 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — 7 4 11 63.6% 8 7 15 53.3% 1979 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
33 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 4 15 73.3% 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1980 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 75 48 123 61.0% 64 25 89 71.9% 133 39 172 77.3% 88 79 167 52.7% — 163 65 228 71.5% 155 64 219 70.8% 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 use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 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
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1739 120.9 — — — — +74 -1 -80 68.3% +1.05 12–4 (75%) — — +2.21
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1948 136.7 — — — — +130 +23 -163 69.5% +1.45 14–3 (82%) — — +2.23
23 1968 1838 119.8 — — — — -6 -224 -92 62.4% +0.53 7–9 (44%) — — -1.46 1970 2029 149.4 — — — — +93 +27 -149 72.6% +1.52 14–7 (67%) 6–3 (67%) 104.3 -0.49
24 1969 1963 145.5 — — — — -69 +94 +182 70.1% +1.32 19–5 (79%) — — -3.25 1971 1909 147.4 — — — — +122 +39 +24 70.5% +1.44 11–13 (46%) 13–6 (68%) 96.6 +5.08
25 1970 2063 155.4 — — — — -44 -23 +168 70.2% +1.38 14–6 (70%) 6–3 (67%) 105.6 -2.58 1972 1957 154.3 — — — — +26 +16 +43 64.0% +1.09 16–12 (57%) 15–12 (56%) 100.8 -3.18
26 1971 1886 145.1 — — — — +26 +128 +180 51.2% +0.50 7–3 (70%) 5–6 (45%) 101.5 -2.06 1973 1849 145.9 — — — — +101 -9 +122 61.0% +0.95 13–11 (54%) 14–11 (56%) 97.8 -1.66
27 1972 1939 149.4 — — — — -54 +106 — 55.1% +0.33 7–5 (58%) 3–3 (50%) 102.5 -4.37 1974 1908 152.6 — — — — +81 -78 +58 59.8% +0.95 8–7 (53%) 9–8 (53%) 101.2 -3.70
28 1973 1888 120.6 — — — — -19 — — 52.6% +0.16 1–4 (20%) 1–1 — -0.54 1975 1858 145.2 — — — — +59 -41 +101 56.6% +0.54 14–10 (58%) 8–7 (53%) 99.2 -3.96
29 1974 1938 144.4 — — — — -62 +39 +133 63.0% +1.08 10–5 (67%) 10–10 (50%) 101.3 -0.53 1976 1861 149.1 — — — — -31 +42 — 57.8% +0.65 8–8 (50%) 8–10 (44%) 96.4 -1.56
30 1975 1976 155.6 — — — — -118 -16 +179 67.9% +1.21 5–5 (50%) 5–7 (42%) 94.4 -2.87 1977 1720 132.8 — — — — +62 +53 — 47.8% -0.14 4–5 (44%) 7–6 (54%) 100.6 +1.06
31 1976 2026 153.8 — — — — -147 — +160 63.3% +0.82 3–6 (33%) 10–6 (63%) 98.3 -1.68 1978 1710 129.7 — — — — +66 — — 50.0% -0.05 5–4 (56%) 4–3 (57%) 100.7 +0.66
32 1977 1924 156.9 — — — — +1 — +133 57.3% +0.38 5–4 (56%) 6–6 (50%) 99.9 -3.97 1979 1697 102.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.06
33 1978 1848 140.5 — — — — -18 +18 +150 55.7% +0.51 5–2 (71%) 1–4 (20%) 98.8 -0.51 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1979 1801 119.1 — — — — — — +161 67.9% +0.64 0–4 (0%) 3–1 (75%) 93.9 +0.98 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1980 1812 125.2 — — — — — — +164 63.6% +0.09 0–1 1–0 — -0.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2137 152.2 — — — — -42 +28 +142 64.1% +0.93 83–59 (58%) 51–47 (52%) 101.3 -4.33 — 2081 148.7 — — — — +73 +13 -45 64.5% +1.06 119–84 (59%) 84–66 (56%) 104.0 -0.49

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.