Career 1980 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 Cliff Drysdale takes it, 7–1 on categories Drysdale wins on titles. Estep’s case rests on games lost, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Estep 295 matches, Drysdale 655 matches.
Drysdale has 8 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Estep’s 2 titles (one every 50 matches). Drysdale averages 15.8 games won a match to Estep’s 11.6 (36% more). Drysdale averages 1 sets lost a match to Estep’s 1.5. Winners’ edge: Drysdale’s team won 62%, Estep’s team won 38% of the matches they played. Longevity: Drysdale has 655 matches across 13 seasons, Estep 295 in 14 — 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 2 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 8 total · best 1
11.6 3,428 total · best 36 Games wonper game 15.8 10,357 total · best 99
41.1 Sets won % 59.2
47.0 Games won % 52.7
0.0 4 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 27 total · best 1
1.0 303 total · best 3 Sets wonper game 1.5 949 total · best 3
Head to head 0 6 matches since 1973 6
Clay · 2 matches Estep 0 Drysdale 2 Carpet · 2 matches Estep 0 Drysdale 2 Grass · 1 match Estep 0 Drysdale 1 Hard · 1 match Estep 0 Drysdale 1 Grand Slams · 1 match Estep 0 Drysdale 1 Last meetings 20 June 1977 · Wimbledon · Round of 64 · Grass Drysdale won 6-3 6-4 6-3 4 Aug 1975 · Indianapolis · Round of 64 · Clay Drysdale won 6-1 7-6 21 Apr 1975 · Houston WCT · Round of 32 · Clay Drysdale won 2-6 7-6(4) 7-5 14 Apr 1975 · Tokyo WCT · Round of 32 · Carpet Drysdale won 6-1 7-5 24 Mar 1975 · Atlanta WCT · Round of 32 · Carpet Drysdale won 6-1 6-0 24 Sept 1973 · Alamo · Round of 32 · Hard Drysdale won Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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