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Erik Van Dillen v Cliff Drysdale: stats compared | Lineball
Drysdale wins on games won. Van Dillen’s case rests on games lost, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Van Dillen 405 matches, Drysdale 655 matches.
Drysdale averages 15.8 games won a match to Van Dillen’s 12 (32% more).
Drysdale averages 1 sets lost a match to Van Dillen’s 1.4.
Drysdale has the better sets won %: 59.2 to Van Dillen’s 45.3.
Winners’ edge: Drysdale’s team won 62%, Van Dillen’s team won 43% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Drysdale has 655 matches across 13 seasons, Van Dillen 405 in 15 — 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.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.02 total · best 1Titlesper game0.08 total · best 1
12.04,844 total · best 30Games wonper game15.810,357 total · best 99
45.3Sets won %59.2
48.9Games won %52.7
0.04 total · best 1Finalsper game0.127 total · best 1
1.1452 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.5949 total · best 3
Head to head
36 matches since 19733
Carpet · 4 matchesDillen 1Drysdale 3
Grass · 1 matchDillen 1Drysdale 0
Clay · 1 matchDillen 1Drysdale 0
Grand Slams · 1 matchDillen 1Drysdale 0
Last meetings
2 Feb 1976 · Barcelona WCT · Quarterfinal · CarpetDrysdale won 7-5 6-3
26 Jan 1976 · Philadelphia WCT · Round of 64 · CarpetDrysdale won 7-5 6-4
10 Mar 1975 · Washington WCT · Round of 32 · CarpetDrysdale won 6-1 7-6
1 Apr 1974 · Munich WCT · Round of 32 · CarpetDillen won 6-2 6-3
11 June 1973 · Nottingham · Round of 64 · GrassDillen won 6-3 6-4
21 May 1973 · Roland Garros · Round of 64 · ClayDillen won 6-1 3-6 6-4
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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1.4546 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better1654 total · best 3
12.55,067 total · best 31Games lostper game · lower is better14.29,300 total · best 74
0.3121 total · best 2Tiebreaksper game0.2130 total · best 3
0.155 total · best 1Grand Slam matchesper game0.147 total · best 1
0.26 total · best 1Masters/1000 matchesper game0.17 total · best 1
0.01 total · best 1Retired hurtper game · lower is better–