Site data updated: 2026-05-28 18:14 UTC

M. Riessen def. C. Drysdale

1-6 6-3 8-6

Match Information

Date	Oct 11, 1968*
Tournament	Durban Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	QF
Winner	M. Riessen
Score	1-6 6-3 8-6
Loser	C. Drysdale

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	M. Riessen	C. Drysdale
Country	USA	RSA
Birth date	Dec 4, 1941	May 26, 1941
Age	26	27
Height	185	188
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,723	1,726
Career W-L	533–316	402–253
Career earnings	$465	—

Pre-match H2H

M. Riessen 1 – 1 C. Drysdale

Path

M. Riessen's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 10, 1968	R16	R. Taylor	6-3 11-13 8-6	W	H2H	Match data

M. Riessen's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 11, 1968	SF	T. Roche	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

C. Drysdale's path

No prior matches in this tournament.