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Marty Riessen def. John Newcombe

6-4 6-0

Match Information

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

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Marty Riessen	John 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

Marty Riessen 10 – 8 John Newcombe

Path

Marty Riessen's path

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

Marty Riessen's next match

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

John 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	Roger Taylor	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 15, 1972	R32	Terry Addison	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 14, 1972	R64	F D Robbins	6-1 7-6	W	H2H	Match data