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Marty Riessen def. John Newcombe

6-3 7-6

Match Information

Date May 20, 1971*
Tournament Tehran Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundSF
Winner Marty Riessen
Score6-3 7-6
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
Age2926
Height185183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9942,101
Career W-L533–316556–224
Career earnings$465$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Marty Riessen 6 6 John Newcombe

Path

Marty Riessen's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 20, 1971QF Rod Laver 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 19, 1971R16 Robert Maud 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 18, 1971R32 Fred Stolle 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data

Marty Riessen's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 21, 1971F John Alexander 6-7 6-1 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 20, 1971QF Tony Roche 7-6 7-6WH2HMatch data
May 19, 1971R16 Charlie Pasarell 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch data
May 18, 1971R32 Roy Barth (w/o)WH2HMatch data