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John Newcombe def. Marty Riessen

3-6 4-6 6-4 6-0 6-1

Match Information

Date Aug 18, 1968*
Tournament Hamburg
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner John Newcombe
Score3-6 4-6 6-4 6-0 6-1
Loser Marty Riessen

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeMarty Riessen
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Dec 4, 1941
Age2426
Height183185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,7011,807
Career W-L556–224533–316
Career earnings$1,062,408$465
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 1 2 Marty Riessen

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 17, 1968R16 Mal Anderson 4-6 4-6 8-6 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
Aug 16, 1968R32 John Alexander 6-4 8-10 10-8 6-1WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 18, 1968SF Nikola Pilic 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data

Marty Riessen's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 17, 1968R16 Ingo Buding 7-5 8-6 6-1WMatch data
Aug 16, 1968R32 Milan Holecek 7-5 6-3 8-6WH2HMatch data
Aug 15, 1968R64 Graydon Garner 6-3 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data