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Marty Riessen def. Nikola Pilic

7-5 7-6 7-6

Match Information

Date Sep 10, 1971*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner Marty Riessen
Score7-5 7-6 7-6
Loser Nikola Pilic

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldMarty RiessenNikola Pilic
Country USA CRO
Birth dateDec 4, 1941Aug 27, 1939
Age2932
Height185191
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0301,842
Career W-L533–316301–248
Career earnings$465
Pre-match H2H
Marty Riessen 2 5 Nikola Pilic

Path

Marty Riessen's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 7, 1971R32 Jan Leschly 6-2 4-6 7-5 6-3WMatch data
Sep 5, 1971R64 Bob Hewitt 7-6 6-7 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Sep 3, 1971R128 Brian Gottfried 6-7 6-2 6-4 2-6 6-3WH2HMatch data

Marty Riessen's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 12, 1971QF Stan Smith 7-6 6-2 7-6LMatch data

Nikola Pilic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 7, 1971R32 Bill Bowrey 6-2 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Sep 5, 1971R64 Armistead Neely 7-6 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Sep 3, 1971R128 Georges Goven 6-3 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch data