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J. Newcombe def. M. Riessen

7-5 6-2

Match Information

Date Aug 7, 1968*
Tournament Cannes Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundF
Winner J. Newcombe
Score7-5 6-2
Loser M. Riessen

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJ. NewcombeM. Riessen
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Dec 4, 1941
Age2426
Height183185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,6601,801
Career W-L556–224533–316
Career earnings$1,062,408$465
Pre-match H2H
J. Newcombe 0 0 M. Riessen

Path

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 6, 1968SF R. Taylor 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 6, 1968QF N. Pilic 13-11 6-3WH2HMatch data

J. Newcombe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

M. Riessen's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 6, 1968SF M. Anderson 6-3 5-7 8-6WH2HMatch data
Aug 6, 1968QF T. Roche (w/o)WH2HMatch data