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Marty Riessen def. Cliff Drysdale

21-10 9-21 21-19

Match Information

Date Aug 18, 1968*
Tournament Newport Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Grass
RoundF
Winner Marty Riessen
Score21-10 9-21 21-19
Loser Cliff Drysdale

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldMarty RiessenCliff Drysdale
Country USA RSA
Birth dateDec 4, 1941May 26, 1941
Age2627
Height185188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,7761,791
Career W-L533–316402–253
Career earnings$465—
Pre-match H2H
Marty Riessen 0 – 1 Cliff Drysdale

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Path

Marty Riessen's path

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

Marty Riessen's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Cliff Drysdale's path

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