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John Newcombe#2 def. Marty Riessen#15

1-6 7-6 6-4

Match Information

Date Oct 5, 1973*
Tournament Chicago
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner John Newcombe
Score1-6 7-6 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
Age2931
Height183185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)215
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0931,878
Career W-L556–224533–316
Career earnings$1,062,408$465
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 10 12 Marty Riessen

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 5, 1973QF Brian Gottfried 6-7 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Oct 4, 1973R16 Dick Crealy 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
Oct 3, 1973R32 Barry Phillips Moore 6-4 6-2WMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 6, 1973F Tom Okker 3-6 7-6 6-3LH2HMatch data

Marty Riessen's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 5, 1973QF Eddie Dibbs 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data
Oct 4, 1973R16 Clark Graebner 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch data
Oct 3, 1973R32 Vitas Gerulaitis 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data