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M. Riessen#76 def. J. James#117

6-1 3-6 6-3

Match Information

Date	Sep 2, 1978*
Tournament	US Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Hard
Round	R64
Winner	M. Riessen
Score	6-1 3-6 6-3
Loser	J. James

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	M. Riessen	J. James
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Dec 4, 1941	Mar 7, 1951
Age	36	27
Height	185	183
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	76	117
Ranking points (entering)	0	0
Elo (entering)	1,791	1,679
Career W-L	533–316	98–144
Career earnings	$465	$212

Pre-match H2H

M. Riessen 0 – 0 J. James

Path

M. Riessen's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 31, 1978	R128	T. Wilkison	3-6 6-4 7-6	W	H2H	Match data

M. Riessen's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 4, 1978	R32	A. Panatta	6-3 3-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data

J. James's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 31, 1978	R128	M. Edmondson	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data