R16 US Open 1969

John Newcombe def. Marty Riessen

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

John Newcombe defeated Marty Riessen 4-6 6-3 6-4 25-23 in the 1969 US Open round of 16 on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeMarty Riessen
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Dec 4, 1941
Age2527
Height183 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9991,791
Current career W-L544–220531–314
Current career earnings$1,062,408$465
Pre-match H2H

Path

John Newcombe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Pierre Barthes 6-8 6-1 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 1969R32
Jasjit Singh 6-3 6-4 6-4WMatch dataAug 31, 1969R64
Paul Sullivan 6-2 6-3 6-3WMatch dataAug 29, 1969R128

John Newcombe's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fred Stolle 7-9 3-6 6-1 6-4 13-11WH2HMatch dataSep 7, 1969QF

Marty Riessen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Joaquin Loyo Mayo 6-3 6-2 6-4WMatch dataSep 2, 1969R32
Mike Belkin 4-6 6-1 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 1969R64
Roscoe Tanner 1-6 6-3 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 1969R128