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M. Riessen def. J. Alexander

9-8 6-2 6-3

Match Information

Date	Jun 25, 1971*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R64
Winner	M. Riessen
Score	9-8 6-2 6-3
Loser	J. Alexander

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	M. Riessen	J. Alexander
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Dec 4, 1941	Jul 4, 1951
Age	29	19
Height	185	190
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,988	1,820
Career W-L	533–316	579–422
Career earnings	$465	$1,214,079

Pre-match H2H

M. Riessen 4 – 2 J. Alexander

Path

M. Riessen's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 23, 1971	R128	J. McManus	9-8 6-4 8-6	W	H2H	Match data

M. Riessen's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 27, 1971	R32	A. Ashe	6-1 9-8 8-9 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

J. Alexander's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 23, 1971	R128	B. Bowrey	6-0 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data