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Cliff Drysdale vs Mark Cox Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Cliff Drysdale seasons:19801979197819771976
Mark Cox seasons:19811980197919781977
πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ Cliff Drysdale
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Mark Cox
Age: 84y 298d (1941-05-26)
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
(1943-07-05) Age: 82y 258d
Hand: L
Backhand: nan
11 - 6
Wins: 64.7% - 35.3%
Hard 2–1Clay 4–2Grass 1–0
Others 10–6Slam 1–0
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πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale and πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Mark Cox have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 17 times. Cliff Drysdale currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 11–6.

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‡§Mark Cox, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 423–277 from 700 matches (60.43% win rate). His hard-court record is 113–77 (59.47%), on clay he stands at 94–67 (58.39%), and on grass he has gone 75–44 (63.03%) , with a carpet record of 141–89 (61.30%). He has accumulated 14 titles in total (3 hard, 2 clay, 1 grass, 8 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 12–28 (30.00%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 3 times, with Cliff Drysdale leading 2–1 (66.67%). The clay record between them sits at 4–2 (66.67% for Cliff Drysdale) across 6 matches. On grass, their 1 encounter has yielded a record of 1–0 (100.00% for Cliff Drysdale).

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1977-03-22Rotterdam WCTCarpetQF12πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Mark Cox21πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale (4)6-3 6-33------0/0
1977-01-24Philadelphia WCTCarpetR3230πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale16πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Mark Cox (14)6-3 6-13------0/0
1975-03-31TucsonHardR3245πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale (16)25πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Mark Cox6-3 7-63------0/0
1975-03-17Memphis WCTCarpetR1634πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Mark Cox28πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale7-5 6-23------0/0
1972-11-22Rome WCTCarpetQF-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale-πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Mark Cox6-4 6-33------0/0
1972-08-07Cleveland WCTCarpetSF-πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Mark Cox-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale3-6 6-3 7-63------0/0
1972-07-24Louisville WCTClaySF-πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Mark Cox-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale7-5 6-03------0/0
1972-04-03Houston WCTClayR32-πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Mark Cox-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale6-3 6-23------0/0
1972-02-28Hollywood WCTClayQF-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale (4)-πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Mark Cox6-4 6-23------0/0
1971-11-08Bologna WCTCarpetR32-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale-πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Mark Cox6-3 7-63------0/0
1971-10-18Barcelona WCTClayR32-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale (4)-πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Mark Cox6-0 6-33------0/0
1971-09-24MidlandHardSF-πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Mark Cox-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale6-1 7-53------0/0
1971-08-09Toronto WCTClayR16-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale-πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Mark Cox6-3 7-63------0/0
1970-11-16WembleyCarpetR16-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale-πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Mark Cox9-8 6-33------0/0
1970-04-06DurbanHardSF-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale-πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Mark Cox4-6 6-2 8-6 6-45------0/0
1969-06-23WimbledonGrassR32-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale (8)-πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Mark Cox6-2 11-9 6-45------0/0
1968-08-05HamburgClayR16-πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cliff Drysdale (7)-πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Mark Cox6-4 6-4 1-6 4-6 6-15------0/0

Wins

Cliff Drysdale
Mark Cox
11–6Overall
1–0Grand Slam
10–6Others
2–1Hard
4–2Clay
1–0Grass
4–3Indoor Hard

Sets Format

57.1%8
42.9%6
Bo3
100.0%3
0.0%0
Bo5
61.5%8
38.5%5
2 Sets
50.0%1
50.0%1
3 Sets
100.0%1
0.0%0
4 Sets
100.0%1
0.0%0
5 Sets
Cliff Drysdale
Mark Cox

Deciding

50.0%1
50.0%1
Decider Set
75.0%3
25.0%1
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
Cliff Drysdale
Mark Cox

Sets

63.4%26
36.6%15
All
100.0%3
0.0%0
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
62.5%5
37.5%3
Hard
100.0%3
0.0%0
Grass
60.0%9
40.0%6
Clay
60.0%9
40.0%6
Carpet
Cliff Drysdale
Mark Cox

Games

53.1%216
46.9%191
All
60.5%23
39.5%15
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
51.8%43
48.2%40
Hard
60.5%23
39.5%15
Grass
52.2%70
47.8%64
Clay
52.6%80
47.4%72
Carpet
Cliff Drysdale
Mark Cox

H2H Series Progression

HardClayGrassCarpet

Overview

By Surface

Cliff Drysdale
Mark Cox

By Tournament Level

Cliff Drysdale
Mark Cox

By Round

Cliff Drysdale
Mark Cox

By Opponent Ranking

Cliff DrysdaleMark Cox
0%0-5
vs Top 1
12.5%1-7
21.1%4-15
vs Top 5
25%5-15
16.7%6-30
vs Top 10
30%12-28
28.4%19-48
vs Top 20
30%21-49
47.9%81-88
vs Top 100
49.8%102-103
91.3%42-4
vs +100
75%69-23
31.9%29-62
vs Higher
35.1%39-72
75.8%94-30
vs Lower
71%132-54

Opponent Breakdown

Cliff DrysdaleMark Cox
61.3%307-194
Vs Younger
59.5%294-200
57.7%75-55
Vs Older
56.1%97-76
60.5%303-198
Vs Right-Handed
59.2%352-243
63.3%88-51
Vs Left-Handed
59.8%49-33
0%0-7
Vs 2H Backhand
28.6%4-10
38.9%21-33
Vs 1H Backhand
40.8%29-42
50.2%159-158
Vs Shorter
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52.5%31-28
Vs Taller
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