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Marty Riessen def. John Alexander

6-7 6-1 6-3 7-6

Match Information

Date May 21, 1971*
Tournament Tehran Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundF
Winner Marty Riessen
Score6-7 6-1 6-3 7-6
Loser John Alexander

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldMarty RiessenJohn Alexander
Country USA AUS
Birth dateDec 4, 1941Jul 4, 1951
Age2919
Height185190
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,0151,865
Career W-L533–316579–422
Career earnings$465$1,214,079
Pre-match H2H
Marty Riessen 2 – 2 John Alexander

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Path

Marty Riessen's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 20, 1971SF John Newcombe 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch data
May 20, 1971QF Rod Laver 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 19, 1971R16 Robert Maud 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 18, 1971R32 Fred Stolle 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data

Marty Riessen's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

John Alexander's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 20, 1971SF Arthur Ashe 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 20, 1971QF Andres Gimeno 4-6 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 19, 1971R16 Ismail El Shafei 6-0 6-4W—Match data
May 18, 1971R32 Nikola Pilic 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data