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Marty Riessen def. Rod Laver

6-2 6-4

Match Information

Date May 6, 1972*
Tournament Las Vegas Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Marty Riessen
Score6-2 6-4
Loser Rod Laver

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldMarty RiessenRod Laver
Country USA AUS
Birth dateDec 4, 1941Aug 9, 1938
Age3033
Height185175
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0792,217
Career W-L533–316576–147
Career earnings$465$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Marty Riessen 5 7 Rod Laver

Path

Marty Riessen's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 5, 1972R16 Fred Stolle 5-7 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 4, 1972R32 Roy Barth 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data

Marty Riessen's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 6, 1972SF Cliff Drysdale 4-6 4-6LH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 5, 1972R16 John Alexander 6-2 1-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 4, 1972R32 Allan Stone 3-6 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data