.jpg) Drysdale in 2009 | |
| Full name | Eric Clifford Drysdale |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  South Africa |
| Residence | Austin, Texas, United States[1] |
| Born | 26 May 1941 Nelspruit, South Africa |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) |
| Turned pro | 1968 (amateur from 1962) |
| Retired | 1980 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 2013 (member page) |
| Official website | www.cliffdrysdale.com |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 685–345 (66.5%) in pre Open-Era & Open Era[2] |
| Career titles | 23[3] |
| Highest ranking | No. 4 (1965, Lance Tingay)[4] |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1971) |
| French Open | SF (1965, 1966) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1965, 1966) |
| US Open | F (1965) |
| Other tournaments | |
| WCT Finals | QF (1971, 1972, 1977) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 189–160 (54.15%) |
| Career titles | 6 |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1971) |
| French Open | 3R (1973) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1974, 1977) |
| US Open | W (1972) |
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Eric Clifford Drysdale (born 26 May 1941) is a South African former tennis player. After a career as a highly ranked professional player in the 1960s and early 1970s, he became a tennis announcer.
- ^ Cliff Drysdale partners
- ^ "Cliff Drysdale: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Cliff Drysdale: Career tournament results". thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 427.