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Marty Riessen def. Rod Laver

6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date May 20, 1971*
Tournament Tehran Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Marty Riessen
Score6-4 6-4
Loser Rod Laver

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldMarty RiessenRod Laver
Country USA AUS
Birth dateDec 4, 1941Aug 9, 1938
Age2932
Height185175
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9682,244
Career W-L533–316576–147
Career earnings$465$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Marty Riessen 2 5 Rod Laver

Path

Marty Riessen's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 19, 1971R16 Robert Maud 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 18, 1971R32 Fred Stolle 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data

Marty Riessen's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 20, 1971SF John Newcombe 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 19, 1971R16 Brian Fairlie 6-1 6-0WH2HMatch data
May 18, 1971R32 Frew Mcmillan 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data