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M. Riessen def. R. Laver

7-6 3-6 6-2

Match Information

Date	Aug 17, 1972*
Tournament	Cleveland Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	R16
Winner	M. Riessen
Score	7-6 3-6 6-2
Loser	R. Laver

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	M. Riessen	R. Laver
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Dec 4, 1941	Aug 9, 1938
Age	30	34
Height	185	175
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,062	2,098
Career W-L	533–316	576–147
Career earnings	$465	$1,565,413

Pre-match H2H

M. Riessen 6 – 9 R. Laver

Path

M. Riessen's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 16, 1972	R32	A. Stone	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

M. Riessen's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 18, 1972	QF	C. Drysdale	3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data

R. Laver's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 16, 1972	R32	P. Dent	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data