F Newport Wct 1968

Marty Riessen def. Cliff Drysdale

21-10 9-21 21-19

Marty Riessen defeated Cliff Drysdale 21-10 9-21 21-19 in the 1968 Newport Wct final on grass courts.

Match Information

Date
Aug 18, 1968*
Tournament
Newport Wct
Edition
1968
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Grass
Round
F

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

FieldMarty RiessenCliff Drysdale
Country USA RSA
Birth dateDec 4, 1941May 26, 1941
Age2627
Height185 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,7661,794
Current career W-L531–314397–251
Current career earnings$465—
Pre-match H2H
Marty Riessen 0 – 1 Cliff Drysdale

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Path

Marty Riessen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Newcombe 31-21 31-22WH2HMatch dataAug 17, 1968SF
Roger Taylor 21-18 20-21 21-20WH2HMatch dataAug 12, 1968RR
Earl Butch Buchholz 21-15 17-21 21-10WH2HMatch dataAug 12, 1968RR
Pierre Barthes 21-10 21-14WH2HMatch dataAug 12, 1968RR
John Newcombe 21-18 21-18WH2HMatch dataAug 12, 1968RR
Barry Mackay 21-14 2-17WH2HMatch dataAug 12, 1968RR

Marty Riessen's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Cliff Drysdale's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nikola Pilic 31-17 27-31 31-19WH2HMatch dataAug 17, 1968SF
Earl Butch Buchholz 21-20 21-12WH2HMatch dataAug 12, 1968RR
Pierre Barthes 21-18 21-15WH2HMatch dataAug 12, 1968RR
Marty Riessen 15-21 21-18 21-20WH2HMatch dataAug 12, 1968RR
Nikola Pilic 21-18 21-19WH2HMatch dataAug 12, 1968RR
Roger Taylor 21-18 2-15WH2HMatch dataAug 12, 1968RR
Barry Mackay 21-15 16-21 2-19WH2HMatch dataAug 12, 1968RR