Arthur Ashe vs Cliff Richey Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Arthur Ashe and Cliff Richey have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 17 times. Arthur Ashe currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 12–5.

Looking at their individual career profiles, Arthur Ashe has compiled an overall career record of 798–260 across 1058 matches, translating to a win rate of 75.43%. On hard courts his record stands at 200–64 (75.76%), while on clay he holds a 176–74 (70.40%) mark. On grass the numbers read 137–36 (79.19%) , and on carpet 285–86 (76.82%). Throughout his career he has won 45 titles (9 hard, 6 clay, 7 grass, 23 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 35–41 (46.05%).

Cliff Richey, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 488–223 from 711 matches (68.64% win rate). His hard-court record is 140–66 (67.96%), on clay he stands at 172–63 (73.19%), and on grass he has gone 53–22 (70.67%) , with a carpet record of 123–72 (63.08%). He has accumulated 23 titles in total (7 hard, 10 clay, 1 grass, 5 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 5–22 (18.52%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 7 times, with Arthur Ashe leading 6–1 (85.71%). The clay record between them sits at 2–1 (66.67% for Cliff Richey) across 3 matches. On grass, their 3 encounters have yielded a record of 3–0 (100.00% for Arthur Ashe).