Cliff Richey vs Stan Smith Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Cliff Richey and Stan Smith have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 23 times. Stan Smith currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 19–4.

Looking at their individual career profiles, Cliff 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%).

Stan Smith, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 779–305 from 1084 matches (71.86% win rate). His hard-court record is 275–110 (71.43%), on clay he stands at 156–67 (69.96%), and on grass he has gone 143–46 (75.66%) , with a carpet record of 205–82 (71.43%). He has accumulated 48 titles in total (18 hard, 3 clay, 8 grass, 19 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 15–65 (18.75%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 8 times, with Stan Smith leading 6–2 (75.00%). The clay record between them sits at 2–2 (50.00% each) across 4 matches.