Stan Smith def. Marty Riessen

7-6 6-2 7-6

Stan Smith defeated Marty Riessen 7-6 6-2 7-6 in the 1971 US Open quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 12, 1971*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 1971
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: QF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Stan Smith	Marty Riessen
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Dec 14, 1946	Dec 4, 1941
Age	24	29
Height	193 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,102	2,047
Current career W-L	652–287	531–314
Current career earnings	$1,774,811	$465

Pre-match H2H

Stan Smith 1 – 4 Marty Riessen

Path

Stan Smith's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Milan Holecek	7-6 3-2 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 10, 1971	R16
Tom Leonard	6-2 6-3 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 7, 1971	R32
Brian Fairlie	6-2 7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 5, 1971	R64
Raul Ramirez	6-0 6-2 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 1971	R128

Stan Smith's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tom Okker	7-6 6-3 3-6 2-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 14, 1971	SF

Marty Riessen's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nikola Pilic	7-5 7-6 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 10, 1971	R16
Jan Leschly	6-2 4-6 7-5 6-3	W	—	Match data	Sep 7, 1971	R32
Bob Hewitt	7-6 6-7 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 5, 1971	R64
Brian Gottfried	6-7 6-2 6-4 2-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 1971	R128