John Newcombe def. Marty Riessen

7-5 6-4

John Newcombe defeated Marty Riessen 7-5 6-4 in the 1968 Pretoria Wct semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

Detailed match statistics are not available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeMarty Riessen
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Dec 4, 1941
Age2426
Height183185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,7911,780
Career W-L556–224533–316
Career earnings$1,062,408$465
Pre-match H2H

Path

John Newcombe's path

OpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nikola Pilic 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 1, 1968QF

John Newcombe's next match

OpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tony Roche 11-9 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 2, 1968F

Marty Riessen's path

OpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Raymond Moore 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 1, 1968QF