Career 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 Too close to call — 3–4 on categories Drysdale wins on titles. Riessen’s case rests on games lost. ATP Tour career: Riessen 834 matches, Drysdale 655 matches.
Drysdale has 8 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Riessen’s 15 titles (one every 50 matches). Drysdale averages 15.8 games won a match to Riessen’s 13.7 (16% more). Riessen averages 12 games lost a match to Drysdale’s 14.2. 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 15 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 8 total · best 1
13.7 11,389 total · best 62 Games wonper game 15.8 10,357 total · best 99
59.8 Sets won % 59.2
53.3 Games won % 52.7
0.1 35 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 27 total · best 1
1.5 1,250 total · best 3 Sets wonper game 1.5 949 total · best 3
Head to head 8 17 matches since 1968 9
Carpet · 6 matches Riessen 3 Drysdale 3 Clay · 5 matches Riessen 2 Drysdale 3 Hard · 4 matches Riessen 2 Drysdale 2 Grass · 2 matches Riessen 1 Drysdale 1 Finals · 1 match Riessen 1 Drysdale 0 Last meetings 27 Sept 1976 · San Francisco · Round of 32 · Carpet Drysdale won 6-1 6-7 6-3 24 Feb 1975 · San Antonio WCT · Round of 16 · Carpet Riessen won 6-4 6-3 8 Apr 1974 · Monte Carlo WCT · Quarterfinal · Clay Riessen won 7-5 6-3 25 Feb 1974 · Miami WCT · Round of 32 · Carpet Drysdale won 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3 7 Aug 1972 · Cleveland WCT · Quarterfinal · Carpet Drysdale won 6-3 6-3 31 July 1972 · Boston WCT · Quarterfinal · Hard Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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