Marty Riessen def. Arthur Ashe

1-6 6-4 6-3

Marty Riessen defeated Arthur Ashe 1-6 6-4 6-3 in the 1972 Washington Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

FieldMarty RiessenArthur Ashe
Country USA USA
Birth dateDec 4, 1941Jul 10, 1943
Age3029
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0582,012
Current career W-L531–314792–256
Current career earnings$465$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H

Path

Marty Riessen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bob Carmichael 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataJul 16, 1972R16
Gerald Battrick 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataJul 15, 1972R32
Steve Turner 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 14, 1972R64

Marty Riessen's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Newcombe 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataJul 17, 1972SF

Arthur Ashe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Cliff Drysdale 7-6 6-0WH2HMatch dataJul 16, 1972R16
Haroon Rahim 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataJul 15, 1972R32
Steve Siegel 4-6 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataJul 14, 1972R64