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Marty Riessen def. John Newcombe

5-7 2-6 6-3

Match Information

Date May 5, 1972*
Tournament Denver Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner Marty Riessen
Score5-7 2-6 6-3
Loser John Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldMarty RiessenJohn Newcombe
Country USA AUS
Birth dateDec 4, 1941May 23, 1944
Age3027
Height185183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0542,025
Career W-L533–316556–224
Career earnings$465$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Marty Riessen 9 7 John Newcombe

Path

Marty Riessen's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 4, 1972R16 Fred Stolle 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 3, 1972R32 Frank Froehling 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data

Marty Riessen's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 5, 1972SF Roy Emerson 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 4, 1972R16 Cliff Drysdale 6-3 6-7 7-5WH2HMatch data
May 3, 1972R32 Mark Cox 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data