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Cliff Drysdale vs John Alexander Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Cliff Drysdale seasons:19801979197819771976
John Alexander seasons:19851984198319821981
πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ Cliff Drysdale
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί John Alexander
Age: 84y 297d (1941-05-26)
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
(1951-07-04) Age: 74y 258d
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
7 - 8
Wins: 46.7% - 53.3%
Hard 2–2Clay 2–0Grass 0–1
Others 7–7Slam 0–1
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πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale and πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 15 times. John Alexander currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 8–7.

Looking at their individual career profiles, πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale has compiled an overall career record of 406–249 across 655 matches, translating to a win rate of 61.98%. On hard courts his record stands at 101–68 (59.76%), while on clay he holds a 103–45 (69.59%) mark. On grass the numbers read 63–31 (67.02%) , and on carpet 139–105 (56.97%). Throughout his career he has won 8 titles (1 hard, 2 clay, 1 grass, 4 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 6–30 (16.67%).

πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 591–434 from 1025 matches (57.66% win rate). His hard-court record is 103–87 (54.21%), on clay he stands at 225–132 (63.03%), and on grass he has gone 153–96 (61.45%) , with a carpet record of 110–119 (48.03%). He has accumulated 8 titles in total (3 hard, 2 clay, 2 grass, 1 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 24–81 (22.86%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 4 times, the record is tied 2–2 (50.00% each). The clay record between them sits at 2–0 (100.00% for Cliff Drysdale) across 2 matches. On grass, their 1 encounter has yielded a record of 1–0 (100.00% for John Alexander).

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1978-09-18Los AngelesCarpetR1645πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale19πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander (8)6-3 3-6 7-53------0/0
1975-04-14Tokyo WCTCarpetQF13πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander (1)40πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale7-6(6) 4-6 7-53------0/0
1975-03-24Atlanta WCTCarpetR1620πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander (2)37πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale6-4 7-53------0/0
1975-03-10Washington WCTCarpetR1622πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander (1)28πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale2-6 6-1 6-43------0/0
1975-02-17Fort Worth WCTHardSF30πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander (2)18πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale6-3 7-6(4)3------0/0
1973-08-29US OpenGrassR3229πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander19πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale3-6 7-6 6-2 6-25------0/0
1972-11-25Johannesburg WCTHardQF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale6-2 7-53------0/0
1972-09-25Alamo WCTHardQF-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander6-7 6-2 6-43------0/0
1972-03-13Chicago WCTCarpetR16-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale (4)7-5 7-63------0/0
1972-02-28Hollywood WCTClayR16-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale (4)-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander7-5 7-53------0/0
1971-10-30Stockholm WCTHardQF-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander7-6 4-6 6-33------0/0
1971-08-09Toronto WCTClayR32-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander6-3 6-23------0/0
1971-04-21DenverCarpetRR-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale6-11------0/0
1971-04-21DenverCarpetSF-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander6-3 6-53------0/0
1971-03-22Chicago WCTCarpetR32-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale (6)-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander6-4 6-7 7-53------0/0

Wins

Cliff Drysdale
John Alexander
7–8Overall
0–1Grand Slam
7–7Others
2–2Hard
2–0Clay
0–1Grass
3–5Indoor Hard

Sets Format

53.8%7
46.2%6
Bo3
0.0%0
100.0%1
Bo5
42.9%3
57.1%4
2 Sets
66.7%4
33.3%2
3 Sets
0.0%0
100.0%1
4 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
5 Sets
Cliff Drysdale
John Alexander

Deciding

57.1%4
42.9%3
Decider Set
42.9%3
57.1%4
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
Cliff Drysdale
John Alexander

Sets

45.9%17
54.1%20
All
25.0%1
75.0%3
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
40.0%4
60.0%6
Hard
25.0%1
75.0%3
Grass
100.0%4
0.0%0
Clay
42.1%8
57.9%11
Carpet
Cliff Drysdale
John Alexander

Games

49.3%189
50.7%194
All
42.1%16
57.9%22
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
48.6%51
51.4%54
Hard
42.1%16
57.9%22
Grass
63.4%26
36.6%15
Clay
48.2%96
51.8%103
Carpet
Cliff Drysdale
John Alexander

H2H Series Progression

HardClayGrassCarpet

Overview

By Surface

Cliff Drysdale
John Alexander

By Tournament Level

Cliff Drysdale
John Alexander

By Round

Cliff Drysdale
John Alexander

By Opponent Ranking

Cliff DrysdaleJohn Alexander
0%0-5
vs Top 1
7.7%1-12
21.1%4-15
vs Top 5
14.6%7-41
16.7%6-30
vs Top 10
22.9%24-81
28.4%19-48
vs Top 20
32.6%60-124
47.9%81-88
vs Top 100
49.2%227-234
91.3%42-4
vs +100
74.4%160-55
31.9%29-62
vs Higher
34.3%82-157
75.8%94-30
vs Lower
69.8%305-132

Opponent Breakdown

Cliff DrysdaleJohn Alexander
61.3%307-194
Vs Younger
54.5%234-195
57.7%75-55
Vs Older
57.7%321-235
60.5%303-198
Vs Right-Handed
58.6%501-354
63.3%88-51
Vs Left-Handed
45.5%66-79
0%0-7
Vs 2H Backhand
11.8%2-15
38.9%21-33
Vs 1H Backhand
42.4%36-49
50.2%159-158
Vs Shorter
49.7%325-329
52.5%31-28
Vs Taller
42.1%24-33

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