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John Newcombe def. Marty Riessen

7-5 6-3

Match Information

Date Aug 3, 1972*
Tournament Louisville Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner John Newcombe
Score7-5 6-3
Loser Marty Riessen

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeMarty Riessen
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Dec 4, 1941
Age2830
Height183185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0712,075
Career W-L556–224533–316
Career earnings$1,062,408$465
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 8 11 Marty Riessen

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 2, 1972R16 Fred Stolle 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 1, 1972R32 Phil Dent 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 3, 1972SF Arthur Ashe 4-6 4-6LH2HMatch data

Marty Riessen's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 2, 1972R16 Bob Lutz 6-2 6-7 6-4WMatch data
Aug 1, 1972R32 Terry Addison 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch data