Cliff Drysdale vs Marty Riessen Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Cliff Drysdale and Marty Riessen have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 17 times. Cliff Drysdale currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 9–8.

Looking at their individual career profiles, 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%).

Marty Riessen, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 513–311 from 824 matches (62.26% win rate). His hard-court record is 131–89 (59.55%), on clay he stands at 114–62 (64.77%), and on grass he has gone 88–48 (64.71%) , with a carpet record of 180–112 (61.64%). He has accumulated 14 titles in total (4 hard, 2 clay, 2 grass, 6 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 7–47 (12.96%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 5 times, with Marty Riessen leading 3–2 (60.00%). The clay record between them sits at 3–1 (75.00% for Cliff Drysdale) across 4 matches. On grass, their 2 encounters have yielded a record of 1–1 (50.00% each).