SF Las Vegas Wct 1972

Cliff Drysdale def. Marty Riessen

6-4 6-4

Cliff Drysdale defeated Marty Riessen 6-4 6-4 in the 1972 Las Vegas Wct semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldCliff DrysdaleMarty Riessen
Country RSA USA
Birth dateMay 26, 1941Dec 4, 1941
Age3030
Height188 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0042,105
Current career W-L397–251531–314
Current career earnings$465

Path

Cliff Drysdale's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Taylor 6-2 7-6WH2HMatch dataMay 6, 1972QF
Nikola Pilic 7-5 7-6WH2HMatch dataMay 5, 1972R16
Graham Stilwell 6-1 7-6WH2HMatch dataMay 4, 1972R32

Cliff Drysdale's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Newcombe 3-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataMay 7, 1972F

Marty Riessen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rod Laver 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 6, 1972QF
Fred Stolle 5-7 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 5, 1972R16
Roy Barth 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 4, 1972R32