Cliff Drysdale def. Marty Riessen

6-4 6-4

Cliff Drysdale defeated Marty Riessen 6-4 6-4 in the 1972 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldCliff DrysdaleMarty Riessen
Country RSA USA
Birth dateMay 26, 1941Dec 4, 1941
Age3130
Height188 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9972,095
Current career W-L397–251531–314
Current career earnings$465

Path

Cliff Drysdale's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Allan Stone 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 10, 1972R16
Fred Stolle 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJul 9, 1972R32

Cliff Drysdale's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bob Lutz 4-6 3-6 7-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataJul 11, 1972SF

Marty Riessen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ted Schroeder 6-4 6-2WMatch dataJul 10, 1972R16
Ken Rosewall 6-4 6-7 7-5WH2HMatch dataJul 9, 1972R32