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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 went from making the shots – to calling them. Drysdale has been one of the game’s preeminent television commentators since the late seventies, and has been known as “the voice” of ESPN since the inception of the network in 1979.
Drysdale garnered his sole major title in doubles, teaming with Brit Roger Taylor to win the 1972 US Open, defeating the formidable Aussie pair of John Newcombe and Owen Davidson, 6-4, 7-6, 6-3. In doubles competition, Drysdale advanced to the Wimbledon semifinals in 1974 and 1977.
Cliff Drysdale Tennis, a division of Troon, specializes in tennis program development, daily tennis operations, tennis management and tennis consulting for resorts, hotels and private tennis clubs.
Mar 27, 2014 · Hall of Famer Cliff Drysdale, 72, has brought the game of tennis to life for countless fans. (Photo Credit: Rich Neher) The voice of ESPN’s tennis telecasts since they first aired in 1979, Cliff...
Jul 11, 2013 · Tennis fans today regard Cliff Drysdale as a fatherly figure in ESPN's broadcast booth, a silky-smooth relic of a sport that has evolved so rapidly as to be almost unrecognizable from...
Official tennis player profile of Cliff Drysdale on the ATP Tour. Featuring news, bio, rankings, playing activity, coach, stats, win-loss, points breakdown, videos, and more.
