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M. Riessen vs J. Newcombe H2H: 13-11

Compare the head-to-head record, career totals, season-by-season performance, and match log for M. Riessen vs J. Newcombe.

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M. Riessen
USA Age 84 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
13 – 11
24 main draw meetings
J. Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

Career Comparison

MetricM. RiessenJ. Newcombe
Peak Ranking #11 #1
Peak Points 0 0
Peak Elo 2,101 2,201
Singles W-L 533–316 556–224
Win % 62.8% 71.3%
Grand Slam titles 0 5
Masters 1000 titles 1 2
ATP Finals titles 0 0
ATP 500 titles 0 0
ATP 250 titles 14 34
Total titles 15 41
Age M. Riessen J. Newcombe
SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
24 — — — — — — — 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 8
25 — — — — — — — 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,887 0 10
26 1968 95–36 72.5% — 1,661 0 6 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,031 1 14
27 1969 47–34 58.0% — 1,818 0 7 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,082 2 20
28 1970 52–29 64.2% — 1,936 0 9 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,129 2 27
29 1971 68–31 68.7% — 1,984 0 10 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,052 4 31
30 1972 55–28 66.3% — 1,968 0 11 1974 87–16 84.5% #2 2,115 4 40
31 1973 46–25 64.8% #13 1,858 0 12 1975 21–9 70.0% #20 2,004 5 41
32 1974 55–24 69.6% #12 1,953 0 13 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,827 5 41
33 1975 23–16 59.0% #24 1,872 0 14 1977 5–6 45.5% #119 1,833 5 41
34 1976 18–23 43.9% #59 1,822 0 14 1978 30–25 54.5% #24 1,815 5 41
35 1977 18–19 48.6% #57 1,829 0 14 1979 4–3 57.1% #226 1,831 5 41
36 1978 11–11 50.0% #83 1,785 0 14 1980 0–2 0.0% — 1,799 5 41
37 1979 34–23 59.6% #37 1,831 0 15 1981 0–1 0.0% #594 1,792 5 41
38 1980 10–13 43.5% #92 1,691 0 15 — — — — — — —
39 1981 1–4 20.0% #93 1,688 0 15 — — — — — — —

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
May 18, 1974* Las Vegas ATP 250 SF Hard M. Riessen #20 7-6 6-3 J. Newcombe #2 Match data
Oct 5, 1973* Chicago ATP 250 SF Carpet J. Newcombe #2 1-6 7-6 6-4 M. Riessen #15 Match data
Mar 9, 1973 Hartford ATP 250 RR Carpet M. Riessen 6-3 5-7 6-4 J. Newcombe Match data
Oct 28, 1972* Vancouver Wct ATP 250 F Carpet J. Newcombe 6-7 7-6 7-6 7-5 M. Riessen Match data
Aug 3, 1972* Louisville Wct ATP 250 QF Clay J. Newcombe 7-5 6-3 M. Riessen Match data
Jul 17, 1972* Washington Wct ATP 250 SF Clay M. Riessen 6-4 6-0 J. Newcombe Match data
Jul 6, 1972* St. Louis Wct ATP 250 QF Carpet J. Newcombe 7-6 3-6 6-4 M. Riessen Match data
May 5, 1972* Denver Wct ATP 250 QF Carpet M. Riessen 5-7 2-6 6-3 J. Newcombe Match data
Oct 23, 1971* Barcelona Wct ATP 250 QF Clay M. Riessen 3-6 6-2 6-4 J. Newcombe Match data
Aug 16, 1971* Montreal / Toronto Masters 1000 QF Clay J. Newcombe 6-4 7-5 M. Riessen Match data
Jul 22, 1971* Washington Wct ATP 250 SF Clay M. Riessen 4-6 6-3 7-6 J. Newcombe Match data
May 20, 1971* Tehran Wct ATP 250 SF Clay M. Riessen 6-3 7-6 J. Newcombe Match data
Mar 16, 1971* Australian Open Grand Slam R16 Grass M. Riessen 6-7 6-1 7-6 7-6 J. Newcombe Match data
Jun 20, 1970* London / Queen's Club ATP 250 SF Grass J. Newcombe 2-6 6-4 10-8 M. Riessen Match data
Mar 8, 1970* Wembley ATP 250 R16 Carpet M. Riessen 3-6 14-12 6-3 J. Newcombe Match data
Nov 12, 1969* Paris ATP 250 QF Carpet M. Riessen 5-7 11-9 6-3 J. Newcombe Match data
Sep 5, 1969* US Open Grand Slam R16 Grass J. Newcombe 4-6 6-3 6-4 25-23 M. Riessen Match data
Feb 28, 1969* Oakland ATP 250 QF Carpet M. Riessen 6-2 7-5 J. Newcombe Match data
Nov 19, 1968* Wembley 3 ATP 250 R16 Hard J. Newcombe 10-8 7-5 M. Riessen Match data
Oct 1, 1968* Pretoria Wct ATP 250 SF Clay J. Newcombe 7-5 6-4 M. Riessen Match data
Aug 18, 1968* Hamburg ATP 250 QF Clay J. Newcombe 3-6 4-6 6-4 6-0 6-1 M. Riessen Match data
Aug 17, 1968* Newport Wct ATP 250 SF Grass M. Riessen 31-21 31-22 J. Newcombe Match data
Aug 12, 1968 Newport Wct ATP 250 RR Grass M. Riessen 21-18 21-18 J. Newcombe Match data
Aug 7, 1968* Cannes Wct ATP 250 F Hard J. Newcombe 7-5 6-2 M. Riessen Match data