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

Cliff Richey seasons:19791978197719761975
John Alexander seasons:19851984198319821981
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Cliff Richey
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί John Alexander
Age: 79y 79d (1946-12-31)
Hand: R
Backhand: 1H
(1951-07-04) Age: 74y 259d
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
6 - 3
Wins: 66.7% - 33.3%
Hard 3–0Clay 2–0Grass 0–0
Others 6–3
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCliff Richey and πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander have met 9 times. Cliff Richey currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 6–3.

Looking at their individual career profiles, πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCliff Richey has compiled an overall career record of 488–223 across 711 matches, translating to a win rate of 68.64%. On hard courts his record stands at 140–66 (67.96%), while on clay he holds a 172–63 (73.19%) mark. On grass the numbers read 53–22 (70.67%) , and on carpet 123–72 (63.08%). Throughout his career he has won 23 titles (7 hard, 10 clay, 1 grass, 5 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 5–22 (18.52%).

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 3 times, with Cliff Richey leading 3–0 (100.00%). The clay record between them sits at 2–0 (100.00% for Cliff Richey) across 2 matches.

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1975-01-20Philadelphia WCTCarpetQF30πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander32πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCliff Richey (16)6-2 7-6(6)3------0/0
1974-01-14Lakeway WCTHardF20πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCliff Richey27πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander7-6 6-13------0/0
1973-09-10SeattleCarpetSF29πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander (8)26πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCliff Richey (4)7-6 0-6 7-63------0/0
1973-04-23Gothenburg WCTCarpetQF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander (6)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCliff Richey (4)6-4 6-33------0/0
1972-10-23Essen WCTCarpetR32-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCliff Richey-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander6-4 6-33------0/0
1972-06-26St. Louis WCTHardR32-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCliff Richey-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander6-3 4-6 7-63------0/0
1971-09-20Los AngelesHardQF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCliff Richey-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander7-6 6-33------0/0
1969-07-21IndianapolisClayR32-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCliff Richey (1)-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander2-6 6-1 6-03------0/0
1969-07-14CincinnatiClayR32-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈCliff Richey (3)-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander6-4 3-6 8-63------0/0

Wins

Cliff Richey
John Alexander
6–3Overall
6–3Others
3–0Hard
2–0Clay
1–3Indoor Hard

Sets Format

66.7%6
33.3%3
Bo3
0.0%0
0.0%0
Bo5
60.0%3
40.0%2
2 Sets
75.0%3
25.0%1
3 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
4 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
5 Sets
Cliff Richey
John Alexander

Deciding

75.0%3
25.0%1
Decider Set
60.0%3
40.0%2
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
Cliff Richey
John Alexander

Sets

59.1%13
40.9%9
All
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
85.7%6
14.3%1
Hard
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grass
66.7%4
33.3%2
Clay
33.3%3
66.7%6
Carpet
Cliff Richey
John Alexander

Games

54.3%119
45.7%100
All
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
58.1%43
41.9%31
Hard
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grass
57.4%31
42.6%23
Clay
49.5%45
50.5%46
Carpet
Cliff Richey
John Alexander

Overview

By Surface

Cliff Richey
John Alexander

By Tournament Level

Cliff Richey
John Alexander

By Round

Cliff Richey
John Alexander

By Opponent Ranking

Cliff RicheyJohn Alexander
33.3%1-2
vs Top 1
7.7%1-12
16.7%2-10
vs Top 5
14.6%7-41
18.5%5-22
vs Top 10
22.9%24-81
25%13-39
vs Top 20
32.6%60-124
47.9%80-87
vs Top 100
49.2%227-234
83.9%47-9
vs +100
74.4%160-55
29.2%21-51
vs Higher
34.3%82-157
70.2%106-45
vs Lower
69.8%305-132

Opponent Breakdown

Cliff RicheyJohn Alexander
70.8%199-82
Vs Younger
54.5%234-195
64.6%257-141
Vs Older
57.7%321-235
69.1%423-189
Vs Right-Handed
58.6%501-354
59.5%50-34
Vs Left-Handed
45.5%66-79
0%0-5
Vs 2H Backhand
11.8%2-15
46.9%30-34
Vs 1H Backhand
42.4%36-49
51.9%27-25
Vs Shorter
49.7%325-329
60%216-144
Vs Taller
42.1%24-33

Pressure Situations