Career 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 Cliff Richey takes it, 8–0 on categories Richey wins on games won. ATP Tour career: Spear 283 matches, Richey 706 matches.
Richey averages 13.7 games won a match to Spear’s 11.3 (21% more). Richey averages 1.7 sets won a match to Spear’s 1.1 (53% more). Richey averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Spear’s 1.4. Best single match: Richey 32 games won, Spear 28. Winners’ edge: Richey’s team won 69%, Spear’s team won 40% of the matches they played. Longevity: Richey has 706 matches across 12 seasons, Spear 283 in 13 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (finals, masters/1000 matches, tour finals matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
– Titlesper game 0.0 24 total · best 1
11.3 3,199 total · best 28 Games wonper game 13.7 9,671 total · best 32
43.2 Sets won % 64.6
48.1 Games won % 55.5
0.0 3 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 41 total · best 1
1.1 307 total · best 3 Sets wonper game 1.7 1,168 total · best 3
Head to head 0 4 matches since 1968 4
Clay · 2 matches Spear 0 Richey 2 Carpet · 1 match Spear 0 Richey 1 Last meetings 7 Apr 1971 · Des Moines · Quarterfinal · Carpet Richey won 6-1 7-6 20 July 1970 · Cincinnati · Round of 16 · Clay Richey won 6-3 6-4 21 Apr 1970 · Houston · Semifinal · Clay Richey won 6-3 6-1 6-3 10 June 1968 · Bristol · Quarterfinal Richey won 3-6 6-3 7-5 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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