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Marty Riessen def. Bob Hewitt

5-7 6-4 7-5 6-1

Match Information

Date Apr 6, 1968*
Tournament Johannesburg 1
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Marty Riessen
Score5-7 6-4 7-5 6-1
Loser Bob Hewitt

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldMarty RiessenBob Hewitt
Country USA RSA
Birth dateDec 4, 1941Jan 12, 1940
Age2628
Height185190
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,7941,640
Career W-L533–316285–178
Career earnings$465$613,837
Pre-match H2H
Marty Riessen 0 0 Bob Hewitt

Path

Marty Riessen's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 5, 1968R16 Frew Mcmillan 12-10 7-5 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Apr 4, 1968R32 Abe Segal 7-5 6-1 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Apr 3, 1968R64 Rohan Summers 6-1 6-1 6-3WMatch data

Marty Riessen's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 6, 1968SF Raymond Moore 6-4 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch data

Bob Hewitt's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 5, 1968R16 Torben Ulrich 5-7 6-3 6-0 6-0WH2HMatch data
Apr 4, 1968R32 Kenny Smith 6-2 6-1 6-1WMatch data
Apr 3, 1968R64 Peter Mors 4-6 6-4 6-3 5-7 6-4WMatch data