# M. Riessen vs J. Newcombe — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/m-riessen-vs-j-newcombe?player1_id=4575666&player2_id=4575861
Tour: ATP

## Overall
- M. Riessen: 13 wins
- J. Newcombe: 11 wins
- Total meetings: 24

## By surface
- Carpet: M. Riessen 5 - 3 J. Newcombe
- Clay: M. Riessen 4 - 4 J. Newcombe
- Grass: M. Riessen 3 - 2 J. Newcombe
- Hard: M. Riessen 1 - 2 J. Newcombe

## By tournament category
- ATP 250: M. Riessen 12 - 9 J. Newcombe
- Grand Slam: M. Riessen 1 - 1 J. Newcombe
- Masters 1000: M. Riessen 0 - 1 J. Newcombe

## Meeting history (last 20)
| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1974-05-18 | Las Vegas | SF | Hard | M. Riessen | 7-6 6-3 |
| 1973-10-05 | Chicago | SF | Carpet | J. Newcombe | 1-6 7-6 6-4 |
| 1973-03-09 | Hartford | RR | Carpet | M. Riessen | 6-3 5-7 6-4 |
| 1972-10-28 | Vancouver Wct | F | Carpet | J. Newcombe | 6-7 7-6 7-6 7-5 |
| 1972-08-03 | Louisville Wct | QF | Clay | J. Newcombe | 7-5 6-3 |
| 1972-07-17 | Washington Wct | SF | Clay | M. Riessen | 6-4 6-0 |
| 1972-07-06 | St. Louis Wct | QF | Carpet | J. Newcombe | 7-6 3-6 6-4 |
| 1972-05-05 | Denver Wct | QF | Carpet | M. Riessen | 5-7 2-6 6-3 |
| 1971-10-23 | Barcelona Wct | QF | Clay | M. Riessen | 3-6 6-2 6-4 |
| 1971-08-16 | Montreal / Toronto | QF | Clay | J. Newcombe | 6-4 7-5 |
| 1971-07-22 | Washington Wct | SF | Clay | M. Riessen | 4-6 6-3 7-6 |
| 1971-05-20 | Tehran Wct | SF | Clay | M. Riessen | 6-3 7-6 |
| 1971-03-16 | Australian Open | R16 | Grass | M. Riessen | 6-7 6-1 7-6 7-6 |
| 1970-06-20 | London / Queen's Club | SF | Grass | J. Newcombe | 2-6 6-4 10-8 |
| 1970-03-08 | Wembley | R16 | Carpet | M. Riessen | 3-6 14-12 6-3 |
| 1969-11-12 | Paris | QF | Carpet | M. Riessen | 5-7 11-9 6-3 |
| 1969-09-05 | US Open | R16 | Grass | J. Newcombe | 4-6 6-3 6-4 25-23 |
| 1969-02-28 | Oakland | QF | Carpet | M. Riessen | 6-2 7-5 |
| 1968-11-19 | Wembley 3 | R16 | Hard | J. Newcombe | 10-8 7-5 |
| 1968-10-01 | Pretoria Wct | SF | Clay | J. Newcombe | 7-5 6-4 |

(+4 earlier meetings — see canonical URL)

---
Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/m-riessen-vs-j-newcombe?player1_id=4575666&player2_id=4575861
Data source: TennisDB (tennis-db.com)