Baltimore 1979ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-2 6-4Player
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
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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.
Los Angeles 1978ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-2 6-2Miami WCT 1978ATP · Carpet · Quarterfinal
6-4 7-6Miami WCT 1978ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
7-6 6-1Miami WCT 1978ATP · Carpet · Third round
3-6 7-5 6-2Springfield 1978ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-3 6-4Sarasota 1978ATP · Carpet · Third round
7-5 7-6Baltimore 1978ATP · Carpet · Quarterfinal
3-6 6-4 6-2Baltimore 1978ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
6-1 7-6Baltimore 1978ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-3 6-1San Jose 1977ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-2 6-7 6-3San Jose 1977ATP · Carpet · Second round
2-6 6-2 6-4Washington 1977ATP · Carpet · Second round
6-3 6-2Jackson 1977ATP · Carpet · Semifinal
7-6 6-4Jackson 1977ATP · Carpet · Quarterfinal
7-6 5-7 6-3Jackson 1977ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
6-1 7-5Los Angeles 1977ATP · Carpet · Quarterfinal
6-1 7-6Los Angeles 1977ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
7-5 6-3Los Angeles 1977ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-4 2-6 6-2Los Angeles 1977ATP · Carpet · Second round
6-3 6-2Washington 1977ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
4-6 7-6 7-6Washington 1977ATP · Carpet · Third round
7-6 6-3Memphis 1977ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-4 6-2Memphis 1977ATP · Carpet · Second round
7-6 6-4London 3 1976ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-3 7-6San Jose 1976ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
7-5 6-2San Jose 1976ATP · Carpet · Third round
3-6 7-6 6-3San Jose 1976ATP · Carpet · Second round
6-2 6-2Washington 1976ATP · Carpet · Third round
4-6 6-3 6-2Washington 1976ATP · Carpet · Second round
6-4 7-5Charlotte 1976ATP · Carpet · Quarterfinal
5-7 6-1 7-5Charlotte 1976ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
6-1 2-6 6-1Sao Paulo WCT 1976ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
6-3 7-6(5)Washington 1976ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
6-3 3-6 6-2Hampton 1976ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
6-3 6-2St. Louis 1976ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
7-6(6) 7-6(2)Philadelphia WCT 1976ATP · Carpet · Second round
6-4 7-6(5)Baltimore 1976ATP · Carpet · Quarterfinal
6-4 6-3Baltimore 1976ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
6-4 6-3Monterrey WCT 1976ATP · Carpet · Quarterfinal
6-2 6-7(6) 7-6(2)Monterrey WCT 1976ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
6-4 6-1San Jose 1975ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
6-4 6-1San Jose 1975ATP · Carpet · Third round
6-3 6-1San Jose 1975ATP · Carpet · Second round
6-4 6-3Washington 1975ATP · Carpet · Semifinal
7-5 6-1Washington 1975ATP · Carpet · Quarterfinal
7-6 6-5 RETWashington 1975ATP · Carpet · Round of 16
7-6 6-0Washington 1975ATP · Carpet · Third round
2-6 6-2 6-2Washington 1975ATP · Carpet · Second round
6-3 4-6 6-0Atlanta 1975ATP · Carpet · Semifinal
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