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Marty Riessen

USA Born Dec 4, 1941 185 cm / 6'1" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1981

Marty Riessen represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 11. TennisDB's records show a 531–314 record in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1968 through 1981 and 11 recorded singles titles.

Peak singles rank
11 (Sep 9, 1974)
Elo peak
2105 (96th percentile)
Singles record
531–314 (62.8%)
Singles titles
11
Prize money
$465

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Marty Riessen's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Gene Mayer #4 2-6 3-6 L H2H Match data Feb 26, 1981* R32 Memphis ATP 250 Carpet
Bob Lutz 3-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Feb 18, 1981* R64 La Quinta ATP 250 Hard
Victor Amaya #18 6-3 6-7 6-7 L H2H Match data Jan 28, 1981* R64 Philadelphia ATP 250 Carpet
Wojtek Fibak #15 (def.) L H2H Match data Jan 23, 1981* R16 Monterrey Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Phil Dent #42 7-6 6-7 6-3 W H2H Match data Jan 22, 1981* R32 Monterrey Wct ATP 250 Carpet

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Marty Riessen's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Arthur Ashe 6 20 26 Jan 25, 1979 H2H
John Newcombe 13 11 24 May 18, 1974 H2H
Ken Rosewall 6 17 23 Jan 10, 1977 H2H
Tom Okker 6 14 20 Feb 8, 1976 H2H
Cliff Drysdale 8 10 18 Sep 30, 1976 H2H

Singles Titles (11)

Marty Riessen singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP FinalsTournaments
196826 2 — — — 2 — Newport Wct, Reggio Calabria
196927 1 — — — 1 — Perth
197028 2 — — — 2 — Tucson, Wembley
197129 1 — — — 1 — Tehran Wct
197230 1 — — — 1 — Quebec Wct
197331 1 — — — 1 — Milan Wct
197432 1 — — — 1 — Cincinnati Open
197533 1 — — — 1 — Philadelphia Wct
197937 1 — — — 1 — Lafayette
Total 11 — — — 11 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Marty Riessen career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
196826953613172.5%——
19692747348158.0%——
19702852298164.2%——
19712968319968.7%——
19723055288366.3%——
19733146257164.8%1413
19743255237870.5%2212
19753321153658.3%1224
19763418234143.9%5859
19773518193748.7%5954
19783611112250.0%5783
19793734235759.7%5437
19803810132343.5%3792
19813914520.0%91—
Career53131484562.8%——

Career Results by Surface

Marty Riessen career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
196826 41145574.5%34144870.8%1862475.0%22450.0% 953613172.5%
196927 771450.0%1382161.9%1271963.2%15122755.6% 47348158.0%
197028 16112759.3%741163.6%1772470.8%1271963.2% 52298164.2%
197129 20103066.7%2483275.0%1451973.7%1081855.6% 68319968.7%
197230 1682466.7%951464.3%21366.7%28144266.7% 55288366.3%
197331 751258.3%1171861.1%12333.3%27113871.1% 46257164.8%
197432 1171861.1%2052580.0%831172.7%1682466.7% 55237870.5%
197533 641060.0%13425.0%32560.0%1161764.7% 21153658.3%
197634 471136.4%23540.0%23540.0%10102050.0% 18234143.9%
197735 971656.3%13425.0%34742.9%551050.0% 18193748.6%
197836 22450.0%11250.0%22450.0%661250.0% 11112250.0%
197937 661250.0%21366.7%33650.0%23133663.9% 34235759.6%
198038 23540.0%33650.0%0110.0%561145.5% 10132343.5%
198139 0110.0%————————13425.0% 14520.0%
Career—1479223961.5%1286519366.3%854613164.9%17111128260.6%53131484562.8%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Marty Riessen career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
197331 0220.0%0110.0%42666.7%404100.0% 851361.5%
197432 33650.0%0110.0%71887.5%404100.0% 1451973.7%
197533 0110.0%24633.3%11250.0%303100.0% 661250.0%
197634 0110.0%00——11250.0%00—— 12333.3%
197735 110119.1%32560.0%53862.5%00—— 9152437.5%
197836 12333.3%12333.3%23540.0%00—— 471136.4%
197937 15616.7%26825.0%951464.3%00—— 12162842.9%
198038 0110.0%0330.0%561145.5%00—— 5101533.3%
198139 0110.0%0220.0%101100.0%00—— 13425.0%
Career 6263218.8%8212927.6%35225761.4%11011100.0% 606912946.5%

Opponent ranking data available for 129/845 (15.3%) of Marty Riessen's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Marty Riessen advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1968 26 1653 131.9 — — — — +69 +87 +61 68.5% +1.54 20–8 (71%) — — -0.77
1969 27 1807 136.9 — — — — -21 -43 -20 57.3% +0.56 10–14 (42%) — — -3.21
1970 28 1944 146.2 — — — — +34 -160 -65 60.8% +0.91 14–8 (64%) 5–3 (63%) 105.4 -1.64
1971 29 1989 154.2 — — — — -35 -13 +39 59.4% +0.60 26–10 (72%) 18–19 (49%) 107.4 -9.98
1972 30 1964 158.0 — — — — +28 +25 +41 61.7% +0.70 17–14 (55%) 16–16 (50%) 98.2 -8.25
1973 31 1858 144.9 — — — — +69 +39 +86 58.6% +0.64 17–6 (74%) 12–13 (48%) 103.6 -1.08
1974 32 1959 151.5 — — — — +21 +54 -7 67.7% +0.98 11–12 (48%) 15–9 (63%) 98.9 -5.04
1975 33 1895 140.7 — — — — +39 +25 +50 61.2% +0.68 4–6 (40%) 4–3 (57%) 94.8 -1.18
1976 34 1832 149.5 — — — — +12 +33 +68 46.7% -0.24 1–8 (11%) 5–2 (71%) 95.1 -5.35
1977 35 1834 151.7 — — — — +44 +2 +7 52.7% +0.16 2–8 (20%) 8–3 (73%) 96.1 -3.73
1978 36 1789 132.2 — — — — +28 — +31 50.0% +0.14 5–5 (50%) 5–5 (50%) 96.8 -0.07
1979 37 1832 145.4 — — — — +17 +4 +8 57.4% +0.12 10–8 (56%) 16–8 (67%) 104.6 -0.40
1980 38 1691 124.0 — — — — +32 +84 — 48.1% -0.33 1–4 (20%) 3–3 (50%) 95.2 +0.21
1981 39 1695 122.4 — — — — +17 — — 30.0% -0.80 1–1 1–3 (25%) — -0.89
Career 2105 150.4 — — — — +26 +22 +11 60.0% +0.69 139–112 (55%) 108–87 (55%) 102.2 -4.99

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Marty Riessen Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
196826 —R128R32R64 3–3 (50%)
196927 R16R64R128R16 5–4 (56%)
197028 ——R16R128 3–2 (60%)
197129 QFR16R16QF 12–4 (75%)
197230 ———R32 2–1 (67%)
197331 ———R64 1–1 (50%)
197432 —R16R64R16 7–3 (70%)
197533 ——R16R128 3–2 (60%)
197634 ——R64R32 3–2 (60%)
197735 R16—R64R64 4–3 (57%)
197836 ——R32R32 4–2 (67%)
197937 ——R64R64 2–2 (50%)
198038 ——R128R128 0–2 (0%)
W-L 5–3
(62%)
7–4
(64%)
17–11
(61%)
20–13
(61%)
49–31
(61%)

ATP 500

Marty Riessen ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge ITACANCAN W-L
Win %
197331 ——R64 0–1 (0%)
197432 R16—— 2–1 (67%)
197937 —R64— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
2–3
(40%)

ATP 250

Marty Riessen ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ADEATLBARCINDALGSTHAMHKGHOUMCMIAMUNNAPNWPPARQUEROMROTSTOTKYWASALABALBALBARBERBERBLOBOLBOSBREBRIBRUCANCAPCAPCARCASCHACHACHICHICLECOLCOLCONCOPCURDAYDENDENDUBDURDURDURDUTEASESSFORFORGOTHARHAVHELHILMIAJAPJOHKIMLALALAFLAKLASLASLITLONLONLOSLOSLOSLOULOULUGMACMAUMEMMEMMILMILMONCANMONNAPNEWNEWNEWNEWEASOAKPALIWPERPHIPHIPORPORPORPREQUEQUEIWREGRICRICRICSALSALSANSANSANSANSOUSOUSPRST.SURSYDTEHTORTORTUCU.SVANVANWEMWEM W-L
Win %
196826 ——————QF——————W——R16———————F—SFW—————FR32QFW————————SF—W—————SFBR—QF—————FSF———QFSF———————QF———R16——R16QF————QF———R16——R16———F————WR16—BR———W———QFSF————F—————————————R16 92–33 (74%)
196927 —QF———QFR16——————RRBRR32R32—R16———————QF—————————————QF——BR—————————————————————R16RR——————R16—————FR16————————F—————R16—RR—BR——W—R16——BR———————————————————R16———BRR16——R32— 42–30 (58%)
197028 —QF——QFQF———R32———RRFSF———————————————QFQF————QF———————————RR—SFQF——R32——R16—————————————————————QF——————————QF————————————R32———————————R64—————R32——R16—R32———WR16QF—W— 49–26 (65%)
197129 ——SF—SF—————R32———FQFR32—R16—F————QF——QFRR—QFR16—————QF——R16——R16——————————————F————————————————SF—————R16————————QF————————————R32—————R32——R16—————————SF————W———SF—QFR32— 56–26 (68%)
197230 ————SF———R16—R16—————QFQFSF—FR32————————R32————————QF—QFQF———————F——————R16—QFR16———R16—————————SF—————R16—QF—————————QF———————————QF—————W———R16——————————QF————QF—QF—F—— 53–27 (66%)
197331 ————QF———QF—————R16R64——R16—QF——————————————————QFSFQFQF—QF—F———QF——————————RR——R16————————R32———SF——R16R16——————W————————————————————F——————————————————————QF—R16—— 44–22 (67%)
197432 ———W—————SFR32QF—————QFQF—SF———————————————————F——————————————————————————R32————SFF——R16———R64—————————————————SF—————R64——————————QF——————QF———————SF—QF———— 44–18 (71%)
197533 —R32——————R16——————————QFR32——————————————————————————————————————R32—————————————R16——————QF—————R32———————————R64—————W—————————————QFR64—R16———————SF——————— 18–13 (58%)
197634 —————————R16——QF—————R64———QF————————————————————————————————————R16———————R16—R16———R32——R32———R16————SF—QF——————————R64——R64——R32—————————R16————R32———R32———R16—SF—————R16— 15–21 (42%)
197735 R32——————R16———————R64———R64R32————————————————————————————R16———————————————————F———QF————R32—R32————R32R64——————————————R64—————————————————QFR32———————————R64———— 14–16 (47%)
197836 ———————————————R64—————————————————————————————————R32—————————————————————————R16——————————R16——————————————R64——R32——————————————R32————QF———————R32———— 7–9 (44%)
197937 ———————————————R16——R32R16SF——F————————————————————————FR16—————————————————————W————————R16R16———R16R64———————R32————————R32———————R64——R16————R16R16—————R32————————R16— 30–19 (61%)
198038 ————————QF——————————R32R64——SF————————————————————————QFR32——————————————————————————————R32——————————————————————R64———————R16———————R32————————————R32———— 10–11 (48%)
198139 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————R64———————————————R32———R16————————————R64————————————————————————————————— 1–4 (20%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)
1–3
(25%)
3–1
(75%)
5–0
(100%)
5–4
(56%)
4–2
(67%)
5–2
(71%)
1–1
(50%)
6–4
(60%)
4–3
(57%)
1–3
(25%)
2–1
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
13–5
(72%)
12–4
(75%)
10–7
(59%)
4–4
(50%)
3–2
(60%)
11–7
(61%)
3–4
(43%)
20–8
(71%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
7–2
(78%)
4–1
(80%)
3–1
(75%)
5–2
(71%)
6–0
(100%)
3–1
(75%)
1–0
(100%)
0–1
(0%)
4–2
(67%)
3–2
(60%)
2–1
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
5–0
(100%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
3–2
(60%)
8–3
(73%)
5–3
(62%)
4–2
(67%)
1–2
(33%)
3–2
(60%)
1–1
(50%)
4–1
(80%)
5–0
(100%)
6–2
(75%)
5–7
(42%)
6–2
(75%)
3–1
(75%)
3–1
(75%)
4–1
(80%)
2–2
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
6–4
(60%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
5–1
(83%)
2–1
(67%)
0–2
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
0–3
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
5–2
(71%)
0–1
(0%)
5–0
(100%)
2–1
(67%)
8–6
(57%)
3–1
(75%)
1–1
(50%)
7–4
(64%)
3–1
(75%)
1–1
(50%)
3–1
(75%)
18–11
(62%)
4–2
(67%)
3–2
(60%)
2–1
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
6–3
(67%)
1–5
(17%)
1–1
(50%)
5–0
(100%)
5–2
(71%)
1–1
(50%)
4–2
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
4–3
(57%)
2–2
(50%)
4–1
(80%)
0–3
(0%)
5–0
(100%)
0–3
(0%)
12–7
(63%)
5–0
(100%)
0–1
(0%)
3–1
(75%)
1–2
(33%)
4–1
(80%)
5–1
(83%)
2–2
(50%)
5–0
(100%)
0–1
(0%)
2–3
(40%)
2–1
(67%)
2–2
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
6–6
(50%)
1–2
(33%)
0–1
(0%)
8–3
(73%)
4–2
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
2–2
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
2–3
(40%)
5–0
(100%)
5–2
(71%)
5–2
(71%)
6–1
(86%)
13–9
(59%)
1–1
(50%)
6–3
(67%)
6–4
(60%)
0–1
(0%)
475–275
(63%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
11
Career-high date
Sep 9, 1974
First Top 100
Aug 27, 1973
First Top 50
Aug 27, 1973
First Top 20
Aug 27, 1973
First Top 10
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Ranking History Matrix

Marty Riessen ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
197331———————1415141413
197432——22202014141212—1212
19753312—11121118—————24
197634—————58—————59
197735586871544344444148525054
197836555547587579768072897983
197937545465434543443639343737
198038413948474848505768689092
198139————————————
198240————————————

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Marty Riessen's most statistically similar ATP players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS M1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Tom Gorman USA #10 2,005 705 415 290 58.9% $10,000 9 0 0 1968–1980 Rivalries Match log
Roger Taylor GBR #11 2,003 666 369 297 55.4% — 9 0 0 1968–1980 Rivalries Match log
Mark Cox GBR #12 2,022 678 406 272 59.9% — 13 0 0 1968–1981 Rivalries Match log
Roy Emerson AUS #12 2,007 449 275 174 61.2% — 5 0 0 1968–1983 Rivalries Match log
Tony Roche AUS #12 2,136 551 360 191 65.3% $529,199 20 0 0 1968–1980 Rivalries Match log
Cliff Drysdale RSA #13 2,134 648 397 251 61.3% — 6 0 0 1968–1980 Rivalries Match log
Paolo Bertolucci ITA #12 1,934 338 194 144 57.4% — 6 0 0 1968–1983 Rivalries Match log
Balazs Taroczy HUN #12 2,002 610 381 229 62.5% $1,437,443 13 0 0 1972–1986 Rivalries Match log
Jaime Fillol CHI #14 2,063 894 531 363 59.4% $187,169 8 0 0 1968–1983 Rivalries Match log
Nikola Pilic CRO #12 1,951 550 301 249 54.7% — 5 0 0 1968–1978 Rivalries Match log
Dick Stockton USA #8 2,128 651 385 266 59.1% $1,063,385 8 0 0 1968–1984 Rivalries Match log
Wojtek Fibak POL #10 2,094 834 525 309 62.9% $2,725,403 15 0 0 1974–1988 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Marty Riessen born?
Marty Riessen was born on December 4, 1941.
Which country did Marty Riessen represent?
Marty Riessen represented United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Marty Riessen?
Marty Riessen is 185 cm / 6'1".
Is Marty Riessen left-handed or right-handed?
Marty Riessen plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Marty Riessen won?
No Grand Slam singles titles are recorded for Marty Riessen in TennisDB's covered main-draw results.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Marty Riessen won?
TennisDB does not group any of Marty Riessen's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Marty Riessen won?
TennisDB records 11 ATP singles titles for Marty Riessen across all categories. The most recent was Lafayette in 1979.
What is Marty Riessen's highest ATP ranking?
Marty Riessen's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 11, first achieved on September 9, 1974.
What is Marty Riessen's career win-loss record?
Marty Riessen has 531 wins and 314 losses (62.8%) in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1968 through 1981.
How much career prize money has Marty Riessen earned?
Marty Riessen has earned at least $465 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Marty Riessen's career appear in TennisDB?
Marty Riessen appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1981.
On which surface does Marty Riessen have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Marty Riessen's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 66.3% (128–65).
Who has Marty Riessen faced most often?
Marty Riessen's most frequent opponent is Arthur Ashe, with a head-to-head record of 6–20 across 26 meetings.