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R. Laver def. M. Riessen

4-6 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-0

Match Information

Date	May 15, 1972*
Tournament	Dallas Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	SF
Winner	R. Laver
Score	4-6 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-0
Loser	M. Riessen

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	R. Laver	M. Riessen
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	Dec 4, 1941
Age	33	30
Height	175	185
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,220	2,090
Career W-L	576–147	533–316
Career earnings	$1,565,413	$465

Pre-match H2H

R. Laver 8 – 6 M. Riessen

Path

R. Laver's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 15, 1972	QF	J. Newcombe	6-4 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

R. Laver's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 16, 1972	F	K. Rosewall	6-4 0-6 3-6 7-6 6-7(5)	L	H2H	Match data

M. Riessen's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 15, 1972	QF	C. Drysdale	5-7 4-6 6-2 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data