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Cliff Richey

Cliff Richey

ATP USA DOB: Dec 31, 1946 (age 79) Hand: Right-handed Height: 175 cm (5'9")

Last ranked

#662
0 pts · Dec 26, 1979

Career high

#16
first reached Sep 17, 1973

Overall record

490-224
68.6% win rate · 714 matches

Record by surface

SurfaceWinsLossesMatchesWin %
Hard 166 66 232 71.6%
Clay 156 62 218 71.6%
Grass 48 22 70 68.6%
Carpet 92 59 151 60.9%

Titles (23)

YearTourTournamentSurfaceLevel
1978 ATP Johannesburg Hard ATP 500/250
1976 ATP Bermuda Clay ATP 500/250
1974 ATP Lakeway Hard ATP 500/250
1972 ATP Bretton Woods Hard ATP 500/250
1972 ATP Johannesburg Hard ATP 500/250
1972 ATP London Indoor Hard ATP 500/250
1971 ATP Kansas City Hard ATP 500/250
1971 ATP Houston Clay ATP 500/250
1971 ATP Des Moines Carpet ATP 500/250
1970 ATP Indianapolis Clay ATP 500/250
1970 ATP Indianapolis Clay ATP 500/250
1970 ATP Washington Hard ATP 500/250
1970 ATP Charlotte Clay ATP 500/250
1970 ATP Macon Carpet ATP 500/250
1969 ATP New Orleans Carpet ATP 500/250
1969 ATP Haverford Grass ATP 500/250
1969 ATP Toronto Clay Masters 1000
1969 ATP Cincinnati Clay Masters 1000
1969 ATP Curacao Hard ATP 500/250
1969 ATP Omaha Hard ATP 500/250
1968 ATP New Orleans 2 Carpet ATP 500/250
1968 ATP Houston 2 Clay ATP 500/250
1968 ATP Salisbury Hard ATP 500/250

Last 20 matches

DateTournamentRoundSurfaceResultOpponentScore
1979-01-15 Baltimore WCT Round of 32 Carpet L Marty Riessen 6-2 6-4
1978-12-04 Johannesburg Round of 32 Hard L Onny Parun 6-3 7-5
1978-09-18 Los Angeles Round of 32 Carpet L Roscoe Tanner 6-2 6-2
1978-08-29 US Open Round of 128 Hard L Victor Amaya 7-5 4-6 6-3
1978-08-14 Stowe Quarterfinal Hard L Bob Lutz 4-6 7-6 6-1
1978-08-14 Stowe Round of 16 Hard W John James 1-6 7-6 6-4
1978-08-14 Stowe Round of 32 Hard W Jim Delaney 6-2 6-2
1978-05-29 Roland Garros Round of 128 Clay L Bob Giltinan 6-2 6-2 7-5
1978-04-30 Tulsa Round of 32 Hard L Carlos Kirmayr 6-3 6-0
1978-04-17 Houston WCT Round of 32 Clay L Peter Fleming 4-6 6-2 6-2
1978-04-03 Johannesburg Final Hard W Colin Dowdeswell 6-2 6-4
1978-04-03 Johannesburg Semifinal Hard W Bernard Mitton 6-2 7-5
1978-04-03 Johannesburg Quarterfinal Hard W Frew Mcmillan 5-7 6-4 6-3
1978-04-03 Johannesburg Round of 16 Hard W Andrew Pattison 6-4 5-7 6-4
1978-04-03 Johannesburg Round of 32 Hard W Frank Gebert 6-3 6-1
1978-02-27 Miami Quarterfinal Carpet L Brian Teacher 6-4 7-6
1978-02-27 Miami Round of 16 Carpet W Bernard Mitton 7-6 6-1
1978-02-27 Miami Round of 32 Carpet W Vijay Amritraj 3-6 7-5 6-2
1978-02-13 Palm Springs Round of 16 Hard L Ilie Nastase 6-2 7-5
1978-02-13 Palm Springs Round of 32 Hard W Cliff Drysdale 6-3 7-6

Most-played opponents