Career 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 Cliff Drysdale takes it, 7–1 on categories Drysdale wins on titles. Pilic’s case rests on games won, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Pilic 542 matches, Drysdale 655 matches.
Drysdale has 8 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Pilic’s 6 titles (one every 50 matches). Pilic averages 17 games won a match to Drysdale’s 15.8 (7% more). Drysdale averages 1 sets lost a match to Pilic’s 1.1. Winners’ edge: Drysdale’s team won 62%, Pilic’s team won 55% of the matches they played. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, masters/1000 matches, retired hurt): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 6 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 8 total · best 1
17.0 9,194 total · best 99 Games wonper game 15.8 10,357 total · best 99
54.5 Sets won % 59.2
51.5 Games won % 52.7
0.0 16 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 27 total · best 1
1.4 741 total · best 3 Sets wonper game 1.5 949 total · best 3
Head to head 4 21 matches since 1968 17
Carpet · 10 matches Pilic 2 Drysdale 8 Hard · 6 matches Pilic 1 Drysdale 5 Grass · 3 matches Pilic 1 Drysdale 2 Clay · 2 matches Pilic 0 Drysdale 2 Last meetings 25 Mar 1974 · Rotterdam WCT · Quarterfinal · Carpet Drysdale won 6-2 6-4 29 Jan 1974 · Richmond-WCT · Quarterfinal · Carpet Pilic won 6-0 6-3 26 June 1972 · St. Louis WCT · Semifinal · Hard Pilic won 4-6 7-6 7-6 1 May 1972 · Las Vegas WCT · Round of 16 · Hard Drysdale won 7-5 7-6 10 Apr 1972 · Quebec WCT · Round of 32 · Carpet Drysdale won 6-3 6-3 11 Oct 1971 · Cologne WCT · Round of 16 · Carpet Drysdale won 7-6 7-6 27 Sept 1971 · Berkeley WCT · Round of 16 · Hard Drysdale won Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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