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Bob Carmichael v Cliff Drysdale: stats compared | Lineball
Drysdale wins on titles. Carmichael’s case rests on games lost, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Carmichael 473 matches, Drysdale 655 matches.
Drysdale has 8 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Carmichael’s 1 title (one every 50 matches).
Drysdale averages 15.8 games won a match to Carmichael’s 12.8 (24% more).
Drysdale averages 1 sets lost a match to Carmichael’s 1.4.
Winners’ edge: Drysdale’s team won 62%, Carmichael’s team won 45% of the matches they played.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals, masters/1000 matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.01 total · best 1Titlesper game0.08 total · best 1
12.86,039 total · best 29Games wonper game15.810,357 total · best 99
47.1Sets won %59.2
49.3Games won %52.7
0.05 total · best 1Finalsper game0.127 total · best 1
1.2588 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.5949 total · best 3
Head to head
39 matches since 19706
Carpet · 5 matchesCarmichael 1Drysdale 4
Hard · 3 matchesCarmichael 1Drysdale 2
Clay · 1 matchCarmichael 1Drysdale 0
Last meetings
4 Aug 1975 · Indianapolis · Round of 32 · ClayCarmichael won 7-5 6-3
18 Nov 1974 · Johannesburg · Round of 16 · HardDrysdale won 6-4 6-2
15 Apr 1974 · Johannesburg WCT · Round of 16 · HardDrysdale won 6-4 6-2
11 Feb 1974 · Toronto WCT · Round of 32 · CarpetDrysdale won 6-0 6-4
23 Oct 1972 · Essen WCT · Round of 32 · CarpetDrysdale won 6-3 6-3
10 Apr 1972 · Quebec WCT · Round of 16 · CarpetDrysdale won 7-5 7-6
2 Feb 1972 · Richmond WCT · Round of 16 · CarpetDrysdale won 6-1 6-3
4 Oct 1971 · Vancouver WCT · Round of 32 · CarpetCarmichael won 3-6 6-4 7-6
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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1.4661 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better1654 total · best 3
13.26,218 total · best 30Games lostper game · lower is better14.29,300 total · best 74
0.2109 total · best 2Tiebreaksper game0.2130 total · best 3
0.167 total · best 1Grand Slam matchesper game0.147 total · best 1
0.05 total · best 1Masters/1000 matchesper game0.17 total · best 1
0.03 total · best 1Retired hurtper game · lower is better–
1 Sept 1970 · South Orange · Round of 16 · HardCarmichael won 4-6 7-6 6-2