Career 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 Tony Roche takes it, 7–1 on categories Roche wins on titles. Drysdale’s case rests on games lost, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Drysdale 655 matches, Roche 537 matches.
Roche has 20 titles (one every 20 matches) to Drysdale’s 8 titles (one every 33.3 matches). Roche averages 17.7 games won a match to Drysdale’s 15.8 (12% more). Roche averages 1.6 sets won a match to Drysdale’s 1.5 (13% more). 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 8 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.1 20 total · best 1
15.8 10,357 total · best 99 Games wonper game 17.7 9,493 total · best 97
59.2 Sets won % 64.1
52.7 Games won % 54.0
0.1 27 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 40 total · best 1
1.5 949 total · best 3 Sets wonper game 1.6 883 total · best 3
Head to head 12 19 matches since 1968 7
Carpet · 9 matches Drysdale 6 Roche 3 Hard · 5 matches Drysdale 3 Roche 2 Clay · 4 matches Drysdale 2 Roche 2 Grass · 1 match Drysdale 1 Roche 0 Grand Slams · 1 match Drysdale 1 Roche 0 Finals · 1 match Drysdale 0 Roche 1 Last meetings 9 Mar 1976 · Memphis WCT · Round of 16 · Carpet Drysdale won 4-6 6-2 6-2 26 June 1972 · St. Louis WCT · Quarterfinal · Hard Drysdale won 6-7 6-2 6-4 30 Mar 1971 · Miami WCT · Semifinal · Hard Drysdale won 6-4 7-6 7 Mar 1971 · Australian Open · Round of 16 · Grass Drysdale won 4-6 6-4 6-7 7-6 6-1 26 Feb 1971 · London Indoor · Round of 16 · Carpet Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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