Marty Riessen def. Rod Laver

1-6 6-4 7-6

Marty Riessen defeated Rod Laver 1-6 6-4 7-6 in the 1971 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldMarty RiessenRod Laver
Country USA AUS
Birth dateDec 4, 1941Aug 9, 1938
Age2933
Height185 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9922,145
Current career W-L531–314570–145
Current career earnings$465$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H

Path

Marty Riessen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bob Lutz 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 12, 1971R16
Tom Leonard 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 11, 1971R32

Marty Riessen's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ken Rosewall 6-3 1-6 4-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataAug 13, 1971SF

Rod Laver's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ismail El Shafei 4-6 6-2 6-2WMatch dataAug 12, 1971R16
Dick Crealy 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 11, 1971R32