Player

John Clifton

GBRBorn: February 19, 1946right-handed

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15–3728.8% wins in the database

Latest rankingNo. 323January 20, 1975

Best rankingNo. 243June 3, 1974

Record15–3728.8% wins

Titles00 finals · 0 Grand Slams

Prize Money—awaiting a verified source

Height—

Birthplace—

Turned pro—

Playsright-handed

The year in motion

Season 2026

ATPno matches recorded in 2026

John Clifton has not played a match in the 2026 season.

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Career path

Ranking progression

7 months represented

Monthly snapshots · the higher the line, the better the ranking.

Seasons

12 most recent

19742–250% · 0 titles 19730–20% · 0 titles 19720–30% · 0 titles 19712–722.2% · 0 titles 19704–1225% · 0 titles 19693–442.9% · 0 titles 19684–736.4% · 0 titles

Recent finals

0 career titles

No finals identified in the database.

16best-of-five matches

2reached a fifth set

0comebacks from 0–2

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Performance by surface

Grass7–1623 matches · 30.4% wins Clay4–1216 matches · 25% wins Carpet2–46 matches · 33.3% wins Unknown2–24 matches · 50% wins Hard0–33 matches · 0% wins

Frequent opponents

Torben UlrichDEN3 matches1–2 Andrew PattisonUSA2 matches1–1 Bob HewittRSA2 matches0–2 Ilie NastaseROU2 matches0–2 Owen DavidsonAUS2 matches0–2 Allan StoneAUS1 match0–1 Antonio MunozESP1 match0–1 Arlo ElkinsUSA1 match1–0 Arseny MarkoffVEN1 match1–0 Bill BowreyAUS1 match0–1 Bill FreerRSA1 match0–1 Bob HoweAUS1 match1–0

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Matches

23 found

Source dates represent the start of each tournament; daily filtering is consistent but does not claim the exact day of a round.

Manchester 1974ATP · Grass · Third round

vs. — D Beasant view H2H

6-4 6-2

Manchester 1974ATP · Grass · Second round

vs. Arlo Elkins view H2H

7-5 6-2

Manchester 1974ATP · Grass · Round of 16

vs. Rayno Seegers view H2H

6-2 5-7 6-1

Newport 1973ATP · Grass · Second round

vs. Greg Perkins view H2H

W/O

Wimbledon 1973ATP · Grass · First round

vs. Jaime Pinto Bravo view H2H

6-4 3-6 2-6 6-4 6-3

Wimbledon 1972ATP · Grass · First round

vs. Torben Ulrich view H2H

6-2 3-0 RET

Eastbourne 1972ATP · Grass · Third round

vs. Ilie Nastase view H2H

6-1 5-7 6-1

Beckenham 1972ATP · Grass · Second round

vs. Bill Freer view H2H

6-2 8-9 6-4

US Open 1971ATP · Grass · First round

vs. Allan Stone view H2H

6-2 6-2 6-0

Newport 1971ATP · Grass · Third round

vs. Bob Hewitt view H2H

7-5 6-2

Wimbledon 1971ATP · Grass · Second round

vs. Bob Lutz view H2H

6-3 6-1 6-4

Wimbledon 1971ATP · Grass · First round

vs. Peter Marmureanu view H2H

6-2 6-1 6-2

Beckenham 1971ATP · Grass · Second round

vs. Syd Ball view H2H

9-8 8-6

Hoylake 1970ATP · Grass · Round of 16

vs. Bill Bowrey view H2H

6-2 9-7

Hoylake 1970ATP · Grass · Third round

vs. Kim Warwick view H2H

8-6 6-3

Hoylake 1970ATP · Grass · Second round

vs. R G Moore view H2H

6-2 6-3

Wimbledon 1970ATP · Grass · First round

vs. Ian Fletcher view H2H

6-4 6-2 6-3

Eastbourne 1970ATP · Grass · Third round

vs. Nicholas Kalogeropoulos view H2H

6-8 6-4 6-4

Beckenham 1970ATP · Grass · Second round

vs. Ezio Di Matteo view H2H

8-6 6-4

Wimbledon 1969ATP · Grass · First round

vs. Stanley Matthews view H2H

6-4 3-6 6-4 2-6 7-5

Beckenham 1969ATP · Grass · Round of 16

vs. Ove Bengtson view H2H

6-3 7-5

Beckenham 1969ATP · Grass · Third round

vs. Martin Carlstein view H2H

6-3 6-4

Beckenham 1969ATP · Grass · Second round

vs. Bob Puddicombe view H2H

6-3 9-7