Essen WCT 1972ATP · Carpet · Quarterfinal
6-1 6-2Player
Cliff Richey
USABorn: December 31, 1946right-handed
490–22468.6% wins in the database
Latest rankingNo. 662December 26, 1979
Best rankingNo. 16September 17, 1973
Record490–22468.6% wins
Titles2341 finals · 0 Grand Slams
Prize Money—awaiting a verified source
Height175 cm
Birthplace—
Turned pro—
Playsright-handed
The year in motion
Season 2026
ATPno matches recorded in 2026
Cliff Richey has not played a match in the 2026 season.
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Career path
Ranking progression
- First archived ranking
- August 27, 1973
- Career peak
- No. 16 September 17, 1973
- Archived observations
- 97 96 documented weeks
- Top 100documented weeks
- Top 209documented weeks
- Top 5066documented weeks
- Top 10095documented weeks
Monthly snapshots · the higher the line, the better the ranking.
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Seasons
12 most recentRecent finals
23 career titlesWJohannesburg-2 1978ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Colin DowdeswellWBermuda 1976ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Gene MayerFBoca Raton 1976ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Butch WaltsFSydney Indoor 1974ATP/WTA main tour · Hard John NewcombeWLakeway 1974ATP/WTA main tour · Hard John AlexanderFMunich WCT 1973ATP/WTA main tour · Carpet Stan SmithWBretton Woods 1972ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Jeff BorowiakFCharlotte 1972ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Ken RosewallWJohannesburg 1 1972ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Manuel OrantesWLondon Indoor 1972ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Clark GraebnerFHouston 1971ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Zeljko FranulovicWKansas City 1971ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Alejandro Olmedo
21ATP/WTA main tour2Masters 1000
140best-of-five matches
24reached a fifth set
1comebacks from 0–2
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Performance by surface
Frequent opponents
Stan SmithUSA25 matches5–20Arthur AsheUSA17 matches5–12Ilie NastaseROU14 matches5–9Zeljko FranulovicCRO13 matches8–5Rod LaverAUS12 matches5–7Brian GottfriedUSA11 matches7–4Bob LutzUSA10 matches5–5Dick StocktonUSA10 matches6–4Ken RosewallAUS10 matches2–8Bob CarmichaelAUS9 matches7–2Haroon RahimPAK9 matches7–2Jaime FillolCHI9 matches6–3
Matches
166 foundSource dates represent the start of each tournament; daily filtering is consistent but does not claim the exact day of a round.
Essen WCT 1972ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
7-5 6-3Essen WCT 1972ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-4 6-3Washington 1972ATP · Carpet · Quarterfinal
6-7 6-4 6-1Washington 1972ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
6-2 6-2Washington 1972ATP · Carpet · Third round
4-6 6-0 6-4Washington 1972ATP · Carpet · Second round
6-1 6-3St. Louis 1972ATP · Carpet · Quarterfinal
6-3 5-7 7-5St. Louis 1972ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
6-3 3-6 6-3St. Louis 1972ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-3 4-6 7-6Denver 1972ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
6-4 6-4Denver 1972ATP · Carpet · Third round
7-6 7-5Washington 1972ATP · Carpet · Quarterfinal
3-6 6-4 6-3Washington 1972ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
6-3 3-6 6-3Washington 1972ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-4 6-1Masters Cup 1971ATP · Carpet · Round robin
4-6 6-3 9-7Masters Cup 1971ATP · Carpet · Round robin
6-2 3-6 6-4Masters Cup 1971ATP · Carpet · Round robin
6-7 6-4 6-3Masters Cup 1971ATP · Carpet · Round robin
6-4 6-3Masters Cup 1971ATP · Carpet · Round robin
6-3 6-3Masters Cup 1971ATP · Carpet · Round robin
5-7 6-4 8-6Des Moines 1971ATP · Carpet · Final
6-1 6-3Des Moines 1971ATP · Carpet · Semifinal
3-6 6-1 6-3Des Moines 1971ATP · Carpet · Quarterfinal
6-1 7-6Des Moines 1971ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
6-2 6-3Washington 1 1971ATP · Carpet · Semifinal
6-1 4-6 6-3Washington 1 1971ATP · Carpet · Quarterfinal
6-4 6-3Omaha 1971ATP · Carpet · Final
6-4 6-3 6-1Omaha 1971ATP · Carpet · Semifinal
7-5 7-5Omaha 1971ATP · Carpet · Quarterfinal
6-4 6-2Omaha 1971ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
6-3 6-0Wembley 3 1970ATP · Carpet · Final
6-3 6-4 6-4Wembley 3 1970ATP · Carpet · Semifinal
7-5 6-2Wembley 3 1970ATP · Carpet · Quarterfinal
8-6 8-9 6-2Wembley 3 1970ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
7-5 8-6Wembley 3 1970ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-2 6-3Paris Masters 1970ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
6-3 6-2Paris Masters 1970ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-3 6-2Hampton 1970ATP · Carpet · Semifinal
6-3 6-3 6-3Hampton 1970ATP · Carpet · Quarterfinal
6-4 6-3Hampton 1970ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
6-4 6-2Hampton 1970ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-2 6-3Macon 1970ATP · Carpet · Final
6-3 3-6 8-6Macon 1970ATP · Carpet · Semifinal
6-2 6-2Macon 1970ATP · Carpet · Quarterfinal
6-4 6-4Macon 1970ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
6-3 7-5Richmond 1970ATP · Carpet · Quarterfinal
8-10 6-2 6-4New York 1 1970ATP · Carpet · Round robin
6-1New York 1 1970ATP · Carpet · Round robin
6-4New York 1 1970ATP · Carpet · Round robin
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