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John Newcombe def. Marty Riessen

6-7 7-6 7-6 7-5

Match Information

Date Oct 28, 1972*
Tournament Vancouver Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundF
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-7 7-6 7-6 7-5
Loser Marty Riessen

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeMarty Riessen
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Dec 4, 1941
Age2830
Height183185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,1182,021
Career W-L556–224533–316
Career earnings$1,062,408$465
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 9 – 11 Marty Riessen

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Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 27, 1972SF Mark Cox 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data
Oct 27, 1972QF Roy Emerson 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data
Oct 26, 1972R16 Jeff Borowiak 5-7 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
Oct 25, 1972R32 Frank Froehling 6-3 6-7 6-2WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Marty Riessen's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 27, 1972SF Bob Lutz 6-3 6-4W—Match data
Oct 27, 1972QF Brian Fairlie 6-7 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch data
Oct 26, 1972R16 Ismail El Shafei 6-3 6-3W—Match data
Oct 25, 1972R32 John Alexander 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch data