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Marty Riessen def. John Alexander

0-6 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-3

Match Information

Date May 25, 1971*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR64
Winner Marty Riessen
Score0-6 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-3
Loser John Alexander

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldMarty RiessenJohn Alexander
Country USA AUS
Birth dateDec 4, 1941Jul 4, 1951
Age2919
Height185190
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0301,850
Career W-L533–316579–422
Career earnings$465$1,214,079
Pre-match H2H
Marty Riessen 3 2 John Alexander

Path

Marty Riessen's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 23, 1971R128 Sergio Palmieri 7-5 6-1 6-1WMatch data

Marty Riessen's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 27, 1971R32 Jean Claude Barclay 3-6 6-1 6-3 13-11WH2HMatch data

John Alexander's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 23, 1971R128 Raymond Moore 7-5 6-3 8-6WH2HMatch data