Marty Riessen def. Roy Emerson

7-6 6-4

Marty Riessen defeated Roy Emerson 7-6 6-4 in the 1972 Denver Wct semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldMarty RiessenRoy Emerson
Country USA AUS
Birth dateDec 4, 1941Nov 3, 1936
Age3035
Height185 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0731,943
Current career W-L531–314275–174
Current career earnings$465
Pre-match H2H

Path

Marty Riessen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Newcombe 5-7 2-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 5, 1972QF
Fred Stolle 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 4, 1972R16
Frank Froehling 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 3, 1972R32

Marty Riessen's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rod Laver 6-4 3-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataMay 6, 1972F

Roy Emerson's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bob Lutz 6-2 3-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 5, 1972QF
Ken Rosewall 7-6 6-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 4, 1972R16
Bob Carmichael 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 3, 1972R32