Alexander v Drysdale
ATP Tour career
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Cliff Drysdale takes it, 7–1 on categories
Drysdale wins on titles. Alexander’s case rests on games lost, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Alexander 1,005 matches, Drysdale 655 matches.
- Drysdale has 8 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Alexander’s 9 titles (one every 50 matches).
- Drysdale averages 15.8 games won a match to Alexander’s 13.5 (17% more).
- Alexander averages 12.3 games lost a match to Drysdale’s 14.2.
- Longevity: Alexander has 1,005 matches across 18 seasons, Drysdale 655 in 13 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, masters/1000 matches, davis/bjk cup 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.
- 0.09 total · best 1Titlesper game0.08 total · best 1
- 13.513,561 total · best 40Games wonper game15.810,357 total · best 99
- 55.8Sets won %59.2
- 52.3Games won %52.7
- 0.032 total · best 1Finalsper game0.127 total · best 1
- 1.41,438 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.5949 total · best 3
Head to head
916 matches
since 19717
since 19717
- Carpet · 8 matchesAlexander 5Drysdale 3
- Hard · 5 matchesAlexander 3Drysdale 2
- Clay · 2 matchesAlexander 0Drysdale 2
- Grass · 1 matchAlexander 1Drysdale 0
- Grand Slams · 1 matchAlexander 1Drysdale 0
Last meetings
- 18 Sept 1978 · Los Angeles · Round of 16 · CarpetDrysdale won 6-3 3-6 7-5
- 14 Apr 1975 · Tokyo WCT · Quarterfinal · CarpetAlexander won 7-6(6) 4-6 7-5
- 24 Mar 1975 · Atlanta WCT · Round of 16 · CarpetAlexander won 6-4 7-5
- 10 Mar 1975 · Washington WCT · Round of 16 · CarpetAlexander won 2-6 6-1 6-4
- 17 Feb 1975 · Fort Worth WCT · Semifinal · HardAlexander won 6-3 7-6(4)
- 29 Aug 1973 · US Open · Round of 32 · Grass
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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