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M. Riessen def. Ismail El Shafei

6-3 6-4 3-6 2-6 6-1

Match Information

Date	May 23, 1969*
Tournament	Berlin
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	R16
Winner	M. Riessen
Score	6-3 6-4 3-6 2-6 6-1
Loser	Ismail El Shafei

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	M. Riessen	Ismail El Shafei
Country	USA	EGY
Birth date	Dec 4, 1941	Nov 15, 1947
Age	27	21
Height	185	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,819	1,637
Career W-L	533–316	—
Career earnings	$465	—

Pre-match H2H

M. Riessen 0 – 0 Ismail El Shafei

Path

M. Riessen's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 22, 1969	R32	J. Barclay	6-4 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

M. Riessen's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 24, 1969	QF	Martin Mulligan	6-2 2-6 3-6 4-6	L	—	Match data

Ismail El Shafei's path

No prior matches in this tournament.