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A. Ashe def. M. Riessen

7-6 6-4 6-3

Match Information

Date	Nov 14, 1971*
Tournament	Paris Indoor
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	F
Winner	A. Ashe
Score	7-6 6-4 6-3
Loser	M. Riessen

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	A. Ashe	M. Riessen
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	Dec 4, 1941
Age	28	29
Height	185	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,053	2,030
Career W-L	800–258	533–316
Career earnings	$1,584,909	$465

Pre-match H2H

A. Ashe 8 – 2 M. Riessen

Path

A. Ashe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 13, 1971	SF	G. Goven	7-6 7-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Nov 13, 1971	QF	R. Taylor	6-4 6-7 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Nov 12, 1971	R16	C. Drysdale	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Nov 11, 1971	R32	O. Davidson	7-6 3-6 7-6	W	H2H	Match data

A. Ashe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

M. Riessen's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 13, 1971	SF	Stan Smith	6-3 6-7 7-6 6-4	W	—	Match data
Nov 13, 1971	QF	Richard Gonzalez	UNK	W	—	Match data
Nov 12, 1971	R16	G. Stilwell	UNK	W	H2H	Match data
Nov 11, 1971	R32	M. Cox	6-4 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data