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J. Newcombe def. M. Riessen

6-4 7-5

Match Information

Date Aug 16, 1971*
Tournament Montreal / Toronto
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner J. Newcombe
Score6-4 7-5
Loser M. Riessen

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJ. NewcombeM. Riessen
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Dec 4, 1941
Age2729
Height183185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1442,007
Career W-L556–224533–316
Career earnings$1,062,408$465
Pre-match H2H
J. Newcombe 6 8 M. Riessen

Path

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 15, 1971R16 Pancho Guzman 6-1 6-3WMatch data
Aug 13, 1971R32 T. Bardsley 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

J. Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 16, 1971SF K. Rosewall 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch data

M. Riessen's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 15, 1971R16 D. Ralston 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 13, 1971R32 Jim Boyce 6-1 6-1WMatch data