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John Newcombe def. Marty Riessen

2-6 6-4 10-8

Match Information

Date	Jun 20, 1970*
Tournament	London / Queen's Club
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	SF
Winner	John Newcombe
Score	2-6 6-4 10-8
Loser	Marty Riessen

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	John Newcombe	Marty Riessen
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	May 23, 1944	Dec 4, 1941
Age	26	28
Height	183	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,007	1,823
Career W-L	556–224	533–316
Career earnings	$1,062,408	$465

Pre-match H2H

John Newcombe 5 – 5 Marty Riessen

Path

John Newcombe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 20, 1970	QF	Charlie Pasarell	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 19, 1970	R16	Tom Gorman	3-6 10-8 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 18, 1970	R32	Daniel Contet	6-3 1-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 17, 1970	R64	Alexander Volkov	6-4 7-9 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

John Newcombe's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 21, 1970	F	Rod Laver	6-4 6-3	L	H2H	Match data

Marty Riessen's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 20, 1970	QF	Frew Mcmillan	6-1 6-0	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 19, 1970	R16	Stan Smith	10-8 6-2	W	—	Match data
Jun 18, 1970	R32	Vladimir Korotkov	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 17, 1970	R64	Bob Giltinan	11-9 6-4	W	H2H	Match data