Marty Riessen def. John Newcombe

6-3 7-6

Marty Riessen defeated John Newcombe 6-3 7-6 in the 1971 Tehran Wct semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

Detailed match statistics are not 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)1,9982,103
Career W-L533–316556–224
Career earnings$465$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H

Path

Marty Riessen's path

OpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rod Laver 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 20, 1971QF
Robert Maud 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 19, 1971R16
Fred Stolle 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 18, 1971R32

Marty Riessen's next match

OpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Alexander 6-7 6-1 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch dataMay 21, 1971F

John Newcombe's path

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