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Marty Riessen #20 def. John Newcombe #2

7-6 6-3

Match Information

Date May 18, 1974*
Tournament Las Vegas
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner Marty Riessen
Score7-6 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
Age3229
Height185183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)202
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9152,184
Career W-L533–316556–224
Career earnings$465$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Marty Riessen 12 11 John Newcombe

Path

Marty Riessen's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 18, 1974QF Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 17, 1974R16 Tom Gorman 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 16, 1974R32 Jeff Borowiak 6-3 6-7 6-0WH2HMatch data

Marty Riessen's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 19, 1974F Rod Laver 2-6 2-6LH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 18, 1974QF Harold Solomon 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 17, 1974R16 Paul Gerken 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 16, 1974R32 Marcello Lara 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data