United States
Cliff Richey
Key facts
- Height
- 175 cm
- Born
- 31 December 1946
- Plays
- Right-handed
- Tour
- ATP
- Born in
- San Angelo
Official profile
Every game we hold
Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.
| Season | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Atp tourUnited States | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978 Atp tourUnited States | 30 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 32 | 360 | 338 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 1977 Atp tourUnited States | 31 | 14 | – | – | 33 | 36 | 337 | 354 | 13 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1976 Atp tourUnited States | 56 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 74 | 54 | 630 | 547 | 18 | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| 1975 Atp tourUnited States | 61 | 37 | – | – | 85 | 64 | 745 | 667 | 18 | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| 1974 Atp tourUnited States | 40 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 39 | 516 | 422 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973 Atp tourUnited States | 75 | 48 | – | 1 | 110 | 72 | 939 | 775 | 27 | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| 1972 Atp tourUnited States | 80 | 55 | 3 | 4 | 132 | 76 | 1,092 | 867 | 28 | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| 1971 Atp tourUnited States | 81 | 61 | 3 | 6 | 156 | 65 | 1,219 | 893 | 17 | 12 | – | 6 | – | – |
| 1970 Atp tourUnited States | 112 | 88 | 5 | 11 | 212 | 78 | 1,656 | 1,218 | 9 | 14 | 6 | – | 2 | – |
| 1969 Atp tourUnited States | 80 | 63 | 6 | 8 | 155 | 68 | 1,262 | 938 | 0 | 9 | 12 | – | – | – |
| 1968 Atp tourUnited States | 59 | 44 | 3 | 5 | 113 | 53 | 909 | 739 | 0 | 5 | 3 | – | – | 1 |
| Career12 seasons | 706 | 486 | 24 | 41 | 1,168 | 639 | 9,671 | 7,770 | 155 | 64 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Game log, 1979 Atp tour
| Game | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore: Round of 32 v Marty RiessenL 0-2 15 Jan | 0 | – | – | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
Splits, Atp tour
| Split | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WinsResult | 486 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 15.1 | 9.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – |
| LossesResult | 220 | 0.0 | – | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 10.7 | 15.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 |
| Regular seasonStage · won 350 of 467 | 467 | 0.7 | – | – | 1.7 | 0.8 | 13.6 | 10.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| FinalsStage · won 136 of 239 | 239 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 13.9 | 12.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – | 0.0 |
| Stan SmithOpponent · won 5 of 23 | 23 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 12.1 | 15.0 | 0.3 | – | – | 0.0 | – | – |
| Arthur AsheOpponent · won 5 of 17 | 17 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 12.4 | 14.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – | – | – | 0.1 |
| Ilie NastaseOpponent · won 5 of 13 | 13 | 0.4 | – | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 13.4 | 14.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | – | 0.1 | – | – |
| Zeljko FranulovicOpponent · won 8 of 13 | 13 | 0.6 | – | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 14.4 | 13.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Brian GottfriedOpponent · won 7 of 12 | 12 | 0.6 | – | – | 1.3 | 1.1 | 11.3 | 9.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Rod LaverOpponent · won 5 of 12 | 12 | 0.4 | – | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 12.3 | 13.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Dick StocktonOpponent · won 6 of 10 | 10 | 0.6 | – | – | 1.4 | 0.9 | 11.7 | 9.8 | 0.1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Frew McmillanOpponent · won 9 of 10 | 10 | 0.9 | – | – | 2.2 | 1.1 | 17.1 | 13.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Ken RosewallOpponent · won 2 of 10 | 10 | 0.2 | – | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 13.5 | 16.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| Bob CarmichaelOpponent · won 7 of 9 | 9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 16.4 | 13.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Harold SolomonOpponent · won 5 of 9 | 9 | 0.6 | – | – | 1.3 | 1.2 | 13.2 | 13.7 | 0.8 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Haroon RahimOpponent · won 7 of 9 | 9 | 0.8 | – | – | 1.6 | 0.7 | 12.8 | 9.9 | 0.4 | – | – | – | – | – |
| John AlexanderOpponent · won 6 of 9 | 9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 13.2 | 11.1 | 0.7 | – | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| Mark CoxOpponent · won 7 of 9 | 9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 13.0 | 11.1 | 0.2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Marty RiessenOpponent · won 4 of 9 | 9 | 0.4 | – | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 10.3 | 11.3 | 0.1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ray RuffelsOpponent · won 5 of 9 | 9 | 0.6 | – | – | 1.4 | 1.4 | 16.6 | 15.2 | 0.8 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Robert LutzOpponent · won 5 of 9 | 9 | 0.6 | – | – | 1.2 | 1.1 | 12.0 | 10.9 | 0.6 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jaime FillolOpponent · won 6 of 8 | 8 | 0.8 | – | 0.1 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 14.1 | 11.8 | 0.1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Raymond MooreOpponent · won 6 of 8 | 8 | 0.8 | – | – | 2.0 | 1.0 | 15.9 | 11.1 | 0.1 | – | 0.3 | – | – | – |
| Roger TaylorOpponent · won 6 of 8 | 8 | 0.8 | – | – | 1.8 | 1.1 | 15.8 | 14.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Allan StoneOpponent · won 7 of 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 13.4 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| Clark GraebnerOpponent · won 3 of 7 | 7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 17.7 | 15.1 | 0.6 | – | – | 0.1 | – | – |
| Cliff DrysdaleOpponent · won 4 of 7 | 7 | 0.6 | – | – | 1.6 | 0.9 | 13.0 | 10.7 | 0.4 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dick CrealyOpponent · won 6 of 7 | 7 | 0.9 | – | – | 1.9 | 0.6 | 13.0 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| Jan KodesOpponent · won 5 of 7 | 7 | 0.7 | – | – | 1.4 | 1.0 | 11.9 | 9.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| John NewcombeOpponent · won 2 of 7 | 7 | 0.3 | – | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 10.9 | 13.1 | 0.6 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nikola PilicOpponent · won 5 of 7 | 7 | 0.7 | – | – | 1.7 | 0.6 | 14.4 | 12.6 | 0.9 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Phil DentOpponent · won 5 of 7 | 7 | 0.7 | – | – | 1.6 | 0.7 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 0.1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pierre BarthesOpponent · won 5 of 7 | 7 | 0.7 | – | – | 1.9 | 0.7 | 15.3 | 11.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | – | – |
| Tom OkkerOpponent · won 1 of 7 | 7 | 0.1 | – | – | 0.7 | 2.0 | 11.6 | 15.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Bernard MittonOpponent · won 5 of 6 | 6 | 0.8 | – | – | 1.7 | 0.5 | 12.5 | 9.2 | 0.3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gerald BattrickOpponent · won 6 of 6 | 6 | 1.0 | – | – | 2.2 | 0.5 | 14.3 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Jim McmanusOpponent · won 5 of 6 | 6 | 0.8 | – | – | 1.8 | 0.3 | 13.2 | 8.3 | 0.2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manuel OrantesOpponent · won 5 of 6 | 6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 14.2 | 11.8 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Roy EmersonOpponent · won 2 of 6 | 6 | 0.3 | – | – | 1.2 | 1.8 | 17.2 | 17.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Thomaz KochOpponent · won 3 of 6 | 6 | 0.5 | – | – | 1.0 | 1.3 | 11.3 | 12.2 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Andrew PattisonOpponent · won 5 of 5 | 5 | 1.0 | – | – | 2.0 | 0.8 | 15.4 | 12.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Charlie PasarellOpponent · won 3 of 5 | 5 | 0.6 | – | – | 1.6 | 1.0 | 14.8 | 12.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Colin DibleyOpponent · won 4 of 5 | 5 | 0.8 | – | – | 2.0 | 0.6 | 14.8 | 9.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Georges GovenOpponent · won 4 of 5 | 5 | 0.8 | – | – | 2.0 | 0.8 | 16.2 | 12.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Ismail El ShafeiOpponent · won 3 of 5 | 5 | 0.6 | – | – | 1.8 | 1.0 | 15.2 | 12.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Jeff BorowiakOpponent · won 3 of 5 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 17.4 | 13.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Milan HolecekOpponent · won 4 of 5 | 5 | 0.8 | – | – | 1.8 | 0.6 | 14.2 | 10.0 | 0.8 | – | 0.2 | – | – | – |
| Onny ParunOpponent · won 4 of 5 | 5 | 0.8 | – | – | 1.8 | 0.6 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Patricio CornejoOpponent · won 5 of 5 | 5 | 1.0 | – | – | 2.2 | 0.2 | 14.2 | 6.4 | 0.0 | – | 0.2 | – | – | – |
| Raul RamirezOpponent · won 1 of 5 | 5 | 0.2 | – | – | 0.8 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 16.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | – | – | – | – |
| Tom GormanOpponent · won 1 of 5 | 5 | 0.2 | – | – | 1.0 | 1.6 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 0.4 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Alex MetreveliOpponent · won 1 of 4 | 4 | 0.3 | – | – | 1.3 | 1.8 | 15.8 | 17.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | – | – | – |
| Anand AmritrajOpponent · won 4 of 4 | 4 | 1.0 | – | – | 2.0 | 0.5 | 13.3 | 9.3 | 0.3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Frank FroehlingOpponent · won 4 of 4 | 4 | 1.0 | – | – | 2.3 | 0.0 | 13.8 | 6.3 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gene MayerOpponent · won 4 of 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 13.0 | 6.3 | 0.3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Grover Raz ReidOpponent · won 4 of 4 | 4 | 1.0 | – | – | 2.0 | 0.3 | 13.3 | 6.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jan LeschlyOpponent · won 2 of 4 | 4 | 0.5 | – | – | 1.3 | 1.8 | 11.5 | 14.5 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jeff AustinOpponent · won 4 of 4 | 4 | 1.0 | – | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jim OsborneOpponent · won 2 of 4 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 13.5 | 12.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | – | – | – | – |
| Jimmy ConnorsOpponent · won 0 of 4 | 4 | 0.0 | – | – | 0.5 | 2.0 | 8.3 | 14.5 | 0.8 | – | – | – | – | – |
Most played opponents
- 23 matchesStan Smith 5-18
- 17 matchesArthur Ashe 5-12
- 13 matchesIlie Nastase 5-8
- 13 matchesZeljko Franulovic 8-5
- 12 matchesBrian Gottfried 7-5
- 12 matchesRod Laver 5-7
Wins-losses for Richey. Tap a rival for the full head to head.
Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Tennis history by Jeff Sackmann / Tennis Abstract (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).