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M. Riessen def. J. Newcombe

6-4 6-0

Match Information

Date	Jul 17, 1972*
Tournament	Washington Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	SF
Winner	M. Riessen
Score	6-4 6-0
Loser	J. Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	M. Riessen	J. Newcombe
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Dec 4, 1941	May 23, 1944
Age	30	28
Height	185	183
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,069	2,081
Career W-L	533–316	556–224
Career earnings	$465	$1,062,408

Pre-match H2H

M. Riessen 10 – 8 J. Newcombe

Path

M. Riessen's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 17, 1972	QF	A. Ashe	1-6 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 16, 1972	R16	B. Carmichael	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 15, 1972	R32	G. Battrick	6-1 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 14, 1972	R64	S. Turner	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

M. Riessen's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 18, 1972	F	T. Roche	6-3 6-7 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

J. Newcombe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 17, 1972	QF	Ismail El Shafei	7-6 6-0	W	—	Match data
Jul 16, 1972	R16	R. Taylor	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 15, 1972	R32	T. Addison	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 14, 1972	R64	F. Robbins	6-1 7-6	W	H2H	Match data