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Marty Riessen def. John Newcombe

3-6 6-2 6-4

Match Information

Date Oct 23, 1971*
Tournament Barcelona Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Marty Riessen
Score3-6 6-2 6-4
Loser John Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldMarty RiessenJohn Newcombe
Country USA AUS
Birth dateDec 4, 1941May 23, 1944
Age2927
Height185183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0242,144
Career W-L533–316556–224
Career earnings$465$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Marty Riessen 8 7 John Newcombe

Path

Marty Riessen's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 22, 1971R16 Andres Gimeno 4-6 7-5 6-0WH2HMatch data
Oct 21, 1971R32 Roger Taylor 0-6 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data

Marty Riessen's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 23, 1971SF Manuel Orantes 6-3 4-6 0-6 1-6LH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 22, 1971R16 Ray Ruffels 4-6 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch data
Oct 21, 1971R32 Jose Moreno 6-4 4-6 6-3WMatch data