Marty Riessen def. Cliff Drysdale

5-7 7-6 6-4

Marty Riessen defeated Cliff Drysdale 5-7 7-6 6-4 in the 1971 Fort Worth Wct semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldMarty RiessenCliff Drysdale
Country USA RSA
Birth dateDec 4, 1941May 26, 1941
Age2930
Height185 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0192,118
Current career W-L531–314397–251
Current career earnings$465

Path

Marty Riessen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Alexander 7-6 1-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 1971QF
Owen Davidson 6-7 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 26, 1971R16
Brian Fairlie 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 25, 1971R32

Marty Riessen's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rod Laver 6-2 4-6 6-3 5-7 3-6LH2HMatch dataAug 28, 1971F

Cliff Drysdale's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dennis Ralston 7-5 3-6 7-6WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 1971QF
Bill Bowrey 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 26, 1971R16
Nikola Pilic 6-4 2-6 7-6WH2HMatch dataAug 25, 1971R32