Cliff Drysdale vs Pierre Barthes Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Cliff Drysdale and Pierre Barthes have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 14 times. Cliff Drysdale currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 10–4.

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%).

Pierre Barthes, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 191–187 from 378 matches (50.53% win rate). His hard-court record is 33–40 (45.21%), on clay he stands at 77–60 (56.20%), and on grass he has gone 41–32 (56.16%) , with a carpet record of 40–55 (42.11%). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 2–2 (50.00%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 5 times, with Cliff Drysdale leading 4–1 (80.00%). On grass, their 1 encounter has yielded a record of 1–0 (100.00% for Cliff Drysdale).