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N. Pilic def. M. Riessen

8-3

Match Information

Date	Oct 14, 1968*
Tournament	East London Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	QF
Winner	N. Pilic
Score	8-3
Loser	M. Riessen

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	N. Pilic	M. Riessen
Country	CRO	USA
Birth date	Aug 27, 1939	Dec 4, 1941
Age	29	26
Height	191	185
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,654	1,699
Career W-L	301–248	533–316
Career earnings	—	$465

Pre-match H2H

N. Pilic 1 – 0 M. Riessen

Path

N. Pilic's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 13, 1968	R16	E. Buchholz	8-5	W	H2H	Match data

N. Pilic's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 14, 1968	SF	J. Newcombe	9-11	L	H2H	Match data

M. Riessen's path

No prior matches in this tournament.