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John Newcombe def. Marty Riessen

4-6 6-3 6-4 25-23

Match Information

Date Sep 5, 1969*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner John Newcombe
Score4-6 6-3 6-4 25-23
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
Age2527
Height183185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9971,797
Career W-L556–224533–316
Career earnings$1,062,408$465
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 4 3 Marty Riessen

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1969R32 Pierre Barthes 6-8 6-1 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1969R64 Jasjit Singh 6-3 6-4 6-4WMatch data
Aug 29, 1969R128 Paul Sullivan 6-2 6-3 6-3WMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 7, 1969QF Fred Stolle 7-9 3-6 6-1 6-4 13-11WH2HMatch data

Marty Riessen's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1969R32 Joaquin Loyo Mayo 6-3 6-2 6-4WMatch data
Aug 31, 1969R64 Mike Belkin 4-6 6-1 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch data
Aug 29, 1969R128 Roscoe Tanner 1-6 6-3 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data