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M. Riessen def. Sergio Palmieri

6-4 6-2

Match Information

Date	Apr 19, 1968*
Tournament	Palermo
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	R16
Winner	M. Riessen
Score	6-4 6-2
Loser	Sergio Palmieri

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	M. Riessen	Sergio Palmieri
Country	USA	ITA
Birth date	Dec 4, 1941	Nov 28, 1945
Age	26	22
Height	185	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	—
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,799	1,468
Career W-L	533–316	—
Career earnings	$465	—

Pre-match H2H

M. Riessen 0 – 0 Sergio Palmieri

Path

M. Riessen's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 18, 1968	R32	E. Castigliano	2-6 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

M. Riessen's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 20, 1968	QF	I. Nastase	4-6 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Sergio Palmieri's path

No prior matches in this tournament.