Rod Laver def. Marty Riessen

4-6 6-3 6-2

Rod Laver defeated Marty Riessen 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the 1971 Bristol quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldRod LaverMarty Riessen
Country AUS USA
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Dec 4, 1941
Age3229
Height175 cm185 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,2271,980
Current career W-L570–145531–314
Current career earnings$1,565,413$465
Pre-match H2H

Path

Rod Laver's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Taylor 6-1 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 11, 1971R16
Fred Stolle 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 10, 1971R32

Rod Laver's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Marty Riessen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bob Lutz 6-2 6-7 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 11, 1971R16
Phil Dent 6-3 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 10, 1971R32