Career 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 Cliff Richey takes it, 8–0 on categories Richey wins on titles. ATP Tour career: Carmichael 473 matches, Richey 706 matches.
Richey has 24 titles (one every 25 matches) to Carmichael’s 1 title (one every 50 matches). Richey averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Carmichael’s 1.4. Richey has the better sets won %: 64.6 to Carmichael’s 47.1. Winners’ edge: Richey’s team won 69%, Carmichael’s team won 45% of the matches they played. Longevity: Richey has 706 matches across 12 seasons, Carmichael 473 in 12 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals, masters/1000 matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 1 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 24 total · best 1
12.8 6,039 total · best 29 Games wonper game 13.7 9,671 total · best 32
47.1 Sets won % 64.6
49.3 Games won % 55.5
0.0 5 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 41 total · best 1
1.2 588 total · best 3 Sets wonper game 1.7 1,168 total · best 3
Head to head 2 9 matches since 1969 7
Hard · 3 matches Carmichael 0 Richey 3 Clay · 3 matches Carmichael 1 Richey 2 Grass · 2 matches Carmichael 1 Richey 1 Carpet · 1 match Carmichael 0 Richey 1 Grand Slams · 1 match Carmichael 1 Richey 0 Finals · 2 matches Carmichael 0 Richey 2 Last meetings 27 Sept 1971 · Berkeley WCT · Round of 64 · Hard Richey won 6-4 6-2 20 Apr 1971 · Houston · Semifinal · Clay Richey won 1-6 7-5 6-0 6-4 8 Nov 1970 · Buenos Aires · Quarterfinal · Clay Carmichael won 7-6 5-7 6-4 6-3 28 Sept 1970 · Berkeley · Quarterfinal · Hard Richey won 7-5 3-6 6-3 15 Apr 1970 · Charlotte · Final · Clay Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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