Marty Riessen def. Roy Emerson

6-3 6-5

Marty Riessen defeated Roy Emerson 6-3 6-5 in the 1969 Los Angeles 1 semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 8, 1969*
Tournament: Los Angeles 1
Edition: 1969
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Marty Riessen	Roy Emerson
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Dec 4, 1941	Nov 3, 1936
Age	27	32
Height	185 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,773	1,775
Current career W-L	531–314	275–174
Current career earnings	$465	—

Pre-match H2H

Marty Riessen 0 – 2 Roy Emerson

Path

Marty Riessen's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fred Stolle	6-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 8, 1969	QF
Tony Roche	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 7, 1969	R16

Marty Riessen's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Rod Laver	4-6 8-10	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 9, 1969	F

Roy Emerson's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ken Rosewall	6-3 2-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 8, 1969	QF