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M. Riessen def. J. Alexander

4-6 6-3 7-6

Match Information

Date	Feb 12, 1972*
Tournament	Philadelphia Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	R16
Winner	M. Riessen
Score	4-6 6-3 7-6
Loser	J. Alexander

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	M. Riessen	J. Alexander
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Dec 4, 1941	Jul 4, 1951
Age	30	20
Height	185	190
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,979	1,816
Career W-L	533–316	579–422
Career earnings	$465	$1,214,079

Pre-match H2H

M. Riessen 6 – 2 J. Alexander

Path

M. Riessen's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 11, 1972	R32	R. Ruffels	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

M. Riessen's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 13, 1972	QF	K. Rosewall	1-6 7-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data

J. Alexander's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 11, 1972	R32	M. Cox	7-6 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data