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M. Riessen def. J. Newcombe

4-6 6-3 7-6

Match Information

Date	Jul 22, 1971*
Tournament	Washington Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	SF
Winner	M. Riessen
Score	4-6 6-3 7-6
Loser	J. Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	M. Riessen	J. Newcombe
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Dec 4, 1941	May 23, 1944
Age	29	27
Height	185	183
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,012	2,188
Career W-L	533–316	556–224
Career earnings	$465	$1,062,408

Pre-match H2H

M. Riessen 7 – 6 J. Newcombe

Path

M. Riessen's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 22, 1971	QF	Ismail El Shafei	6-1 6-7 6-2	W	—	Match data
Jul 21, 1971	R16	F. Froehling	7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 20, 1971	R32	R. Ruffels	4-6 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 19, 1971	R64	T. Addison	6-0 0-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

M. Riessen's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 23, 1971	F	K. Rosewall	2-6 5-7 1-6	L	H2H	Match data

J. Newcombe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 22, 1971	QF	A. Gimeno	6-1 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 21, 1971	R16	R. Taylor	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 20, 1971	R32	R. Moore	7-5 5-7 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 19, 1971	R64	T. Ulrich	6-0 6-0	W	H2H	Match data