Marty Riessen def. Rod Laver

6-4 6-4

Marty Riessen defeated Rod Laver 6-4 6-4 in the 1971 Tehran Wct quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

Detailed match statistics are not 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)1,9712,248
Career W-L533–316576–147
Career earnings$465$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H

Path

Marty Riessen's path

OpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Robert Maud 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 19, 1971R16
Fred Stolle 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 18, 1971R32

Marty Riessen's next match

OpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Newcombe 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch dataMay 20, 1971SF

Rod Laver's path

OpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Brian Fairlie 6-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 19, 1971R16
Frew Mcmillan 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 18, 1971R32