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Cliff Richey

USABorn: December 31, 1946right-handed

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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
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Career path

Ranking progression

51 months represented
First archived ranking
August 27, 1973
Career peak
No. 16
September 17, 1973
Archived observations
97
96 documented weeks
  1. Top 100documented weeks
  2. Top 209documented weeks
  3. Top 5066documented weeks
  4. Top 10095documented weeks
Monthly ranking progressionThe higher the line, the better the player's ranking.No. 16No. 339No. 662197319771979

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Seasons

12 most recent
19790–10% · 0 titles197813–1252% · 1 title197714–1745.2% · 0 titles197633–2457.9% · 1 title197537–2460.7% · 0 titles197425–1661% · 1 title197347–2664.4% · 0 titles197254–2469.2% · 3 titles197167–2374.4% · 3 titles197090–2478.9% · 5 titles196964–1878% · 6 titles196846–1575.4% · 3 titles

Recent finals

23 career titles
WJohannesburg-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

Hard168–67235 matches · 71.5% winsClay150–58208 matches · 72.1% winsCarpet102–64166 matches · 61.4% winsGrass48–2270 matches · 68.6% winsUnknown22–1335 matches · 62.9% wins

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
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Matches

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