Marty Riessen def. John Alexander

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

Marty Riessen defeated John Alexander 6-7 6-1 6-3 7-6 in the 1971 Tehran Wct final on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

Detailed match statistics are not available for this match.

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)2,0181,866
Career W-L533–316579–422
Career earnings$465$1,214,079

Path

Marty Riessen's path

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

Marty Riessen's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

John Alexander's path

OpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Arthur Ashe 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 20, 1971SF
Andres Gimeno 4-6 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 20, 1971QF
Ismail El Shafei 6-0 6-4WMatch dataMay 19, 1971R16
Nikola Pilic 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 18, 1971R32