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Cliff Drysdale vs Ken Rosewall Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Cliff Drysdale seasons:19801979197819771976
Ken Rosewall seasons:19801979197819771976
πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ Cliff Drysdale
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί Ken Rosewall
Age: 84y 297d (1941-05-26)
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
(1934-11-02) Age: 91y 137d
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
5 - 11
Wins: 31.3% - 68.8%
Hard 2–3Clay 0–5Grass 0–0
Others 5–11
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πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale and πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 16 times. Ken Rosewall currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 11–5.

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‡ΊKen Rosewall, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 546–192 from 738 matches (73.98% win rate). His hard-court record is 136–51 (72.73%), on clay he stands at 134–36 (78.82%), and on grass he has gone 145–39 (78.80%) , with a carpet record of 131–66 (66.50%). He has accumulated 40 titles in total (10 hard, 14 clay, 8 grass, 8 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 13–27 (32.50%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 5 times, with Ken Rosewall leading 3–2 (60.00%). The clay record between them sits at 5–0 (100.00% for Ken Rosewall) across 5 matches.

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1975-04-21Houston WCTClayF6πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall47πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale6-3 3-6 6-13------0/0
1974-03-18TucsonHardR1613πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale4πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall (3)6-4 6-43------0/0
1973-10-08TokyoClaySF8πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall19πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale6-4 7-53------0/0
1973-10-01OsakaClaySF8πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall19πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale6-1 6-43------0/0
1972-09-10Montreal WCTCarpetR16-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall6-1 6-23------0/0
1972-08-14Fort Worth WCTHardR32-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall (3)-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale6-3 6-23------0/0
1972-02-28Hollywood WCTClayF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall (2)-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale (4)3-6 6-2 6-43------0/0
1971-10-11Cologne WCTCarpetQF-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall6-4 6-33------0/0
1971-08-09Toronto WCTClayQF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall (3)-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale7-6 2-6 6-43------0/0
1971-08-02Boston WCTHardF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall (6)-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale (3)6-4 6-3 6-05------0/0
1971-04-21DenverCarpetFs-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall6-41------0/0
1971-04-21DenverCarpetF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale6-2 6-23------0/0
1971-03-22Chicago WCTCarpetQF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall (3)-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale (6)3-6 6-1 6-23------0/0
1970-11-16WembleyCarpet3rd/4th-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall (2)-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale5-7 9-8 6-33------0/0
1970-08-03BostonHardR16-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall6-4 7-63------0/0
1968-11-15Wembley-3HardR16-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale6-4 7-53------0/0

Wins

Cliff Drysdale
Ken Rosewall
5–11Overall
5–11Others
2–3Hard
0–5Clay
3–3Indoor Hard

Sets Format

28.6%4
71.4%10
Bo3
0.0%0
100.0%1
Bo5
44.4%4
55.6%5
2 Sets
0.0%0
100.0%6
3 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
4 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
5 Sets
Cliff Drysdale
Ken Rosewall

Deciding

16.7%1
83.3%5
Decider Set
50.0%1
50.0%1
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
Cliff Drysdale
Ken Rosewall

Sets

37.8%14
62.2%23
All
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
36.4%4
63.6%7
Hard
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grass
23.1%3
76.9%10
Clay
53.8%7
46.2%6
Carpet
Cliff Drysdale
Ken Rosewall

Games

45.3%159
54.7%192
All
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
43.0%46
57.0%61
Hard
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grass
42.6%52
57.4%70
Clay
50.0%61
50.0%61
Carpet
Cliff Drysdale
Ken Rosewall

H2H Series Progression

HardClayGrassCarpet

Overview

By Surface

Cliff Drysdale
Ken Rosewall

By Tournament Level

Cliff Drysdale
Ken Rosewall

By Round

Cliff Drysdale
Ken Rosewall

By Opponent Ranking

Cliff DrysdaleKen Rosewall
0%0-5
vs Top 1
14.3%1-6
21.1%4-15
vs Top 5
30%6-14
16.7%6-30
vs Top 10
32.5%13-27
28.4%19-48
vs Top 20
39.7%29-44
47.9%81-88
vs Top 100
60.5%124-81
91.3%42-4
vs +100
90%63-7
31.9%29-62
vs Higher
33.3%17-34
75.8%94-30
vs Lower
75.9%170-54

Opponent Breakdown

Cliff DrysdaleKen Rosewall
61.3%307-194
Vs Younger
72.9%502-187
57.7%75-55
Vs Older
82.1%23-5
60.5%303-198
Vs Right-Handed
76.3%453-141
63.3%88-51
Vs Left-Handed
61.4%81-51
0%0-7
Vs 2H Backhand
11.1%1-8
38.9%21-33
Vs 1H Backhand
65.3%47-25
50.2%159-158
Vs Shorter
50%2-2
52.5%31-28
Vs Taller
67.1%340-167

Pressure Situations