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John Newcombe def. Marty Riessen

7-6 3-6 6-4

Match Information

Date Jul 6, 1972*
Tournament St. Louis Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner John Newcombe
Score7-6 3-6 6-4
Loser Marty Riessen

No match stats are available for this match.

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)2,0512,087
Career W-L556–224533–316
Career earnings$1,062,408$465
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 7 10 Marty Riessen

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 5, 1972R16 Ismail El Shafei (w/o)WMatch data
Jul 4, 1972R32 Ray Ruffels 6-2 7-6WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 6, 1972SF Charlie Pasarell 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data

Marty Riessen's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 5, 1972R16 Roger Taylor 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch data
Jul 4, 1972R32 Tom Leonard 7-6 6-1WH2HMatch data