SF Washington Open 1972

Marty Riessen def. John Newcombe

6-4 6-0

Marty Riessen defeated John Newcombe 6-4 6-0 in the 1972 Washington Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 17, 1972*
Tournament: Washington Open
Edition: 1972
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Marty Riessen	John Newcombe
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Dec 4, 1941	May 23, 1944
Age	30	28
Height	185 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,072	2,077
Current career W-L	531–314	544–220
Current career earnings	$465	$1,062,408

Pre-match H2H

Marty Riessen 10 – 8 John Newcombe

Path

Marty Riessen's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Arthur Ashe	1-6 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 17, 1972	QF
Bob Carmichael	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 1972	R16
Gerald Battrick	6-1 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 15, 1972	R32
Steve Turner	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 14, 1972	R64

Marty Riessen's next match

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

John Newcombe's path

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