Arthur Ashe #18 def. Marty Riessen #80

6-3 3-6 6-3

Arthur Ashe defeated Marty Riessen 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the 1978 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 24, 1978*
Tournament: U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Edition: 1978
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R32

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

Field	Arthur Ashe	Marty Riessen
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	Dec 4, 1941
Age	35	36
Height	185 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	18	80
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,931	1,799
Current career W-L	792–256	531–314
Current career earnings	$1,584,909	$465

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe #18 18 – 6 Marty Riessen #80

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Erick Iskersky #93	7-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 23, 1978	R64

Arthur Ashe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Steve Krulevitz	6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 25, 1978	R16

Marty Riessen's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jonathan Smith	6-3 6-2	W	—	Match data	Aug 23, 1978	R64