H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Marty Riessen vs Arthur Ashe H2H: 6-20

Arthur Ashe holds a 20–6 lead over Marty Riessen in their ATP head-to-head. Across 26 main-draw meetings, Arthur Ashe leads 10–1 on carpet and 5–3 on hard courts. Most recently, Arthur Ashe won the 1979 Philadelphia round of 32 6-1 4-6 6-4.

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Marty Riessen
USA Age 84 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
6 – 20
26 main draw meetings
Arthur Ashe
USA Age 83 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Arthur Ashe #14 6-1 4-6 6-4 Marty Riessen #54 Match data Jan 25, 1979* R32 Philadelphia ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe #18 6-3 3-6 6-3 Marty Riessen #80 Match data Aug 24, 1978* R32 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Clay
Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-1 Marty Riessen Match data Jan 17, 1976* QF Indianapolis Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 6-2 3-6 6-3 Marty Riessen Match data Jan 17, 1975* R16 San Juan ATP 250 Clay
Arthur Ashe 6-3 4-6 6-3 Marty Riessen Match data Nov 29, 1974* QF South African Open ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe #8 6-1 6-3 Marty Riessen #12 Match data Nov 20, 1974* R16 London ATP 250 Carpet
Marty Riessen #20 6-4 6-2 Arthur Ashe #5 Match data May 18, 1974* QF Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
Marty Riessen 6-3 6-3 Arthur Ashe Match data Jan 19, 1974* QF Lakeway ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe 7-6(3) 4-6 7-5 3-6 6-1 Marty Riessen Match data May 14, 1973* QF Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-4 Marty Riessen Match data Apr 28, 1973* QF Denver Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 3-6 6-3 7-5 Marty Riessen Match data Mar 3, 1973* QF Chicago Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 6-2 6-4 Marty Riessen Match data Nov 18, 1972* QF ABN AMRO Open ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 6-1 6-3 Marty Riessen Match data Aug 25, 1972* QF Fort Worth Wct ATP 250 Hard
Marty Riessen 1-6 6-4 6-3 Arthur Ashe Match data Jul 17, 1972* QF Washington Open ATP 250 Clay
Marty Riessen 1-6 6-4 6-3 Arthur Ashe Match data Apr 21, 1972* SF Quebec Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 7-6 6-4 6-3 Marty Riessen Match data Nov 14, 1971* F Paris Masters ATP 250 Clay
Arthur Ashe 6-3 6-1 Marty Riessen Match data Nov 5, 1971* R16 Stockholm Open ATP 250 Hard
Marty Riessen 6-1 9-8 8-9 6-4 Arthur Ashe Match data Jun 27, 1971* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Arthur Ashe 6-1 6-3 Marty Riessen Match data May 6, 1971* SF Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-7 6-3 Marty Riessen Match data Apr 23, 1971* QF Charlotte ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe 7-6 6-4 6-3 Marty Riessen Match data Nov 15, 1970* F Paris Masters ATP 250 Carpet
Marty Riessen 6-4 Arthur Ashe Match data Oct 7, 1970 RR Denver ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe 4-6 6-3 6-4 Marty Riessen Match data Sep 24, 1969* R16 Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe 1-6 11-9 6-3 7-5 Marty Riessen Match data Jun 25, 1969* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Arthur Ashe 6-2 6-3 6-3 Marty Riessen Match data Jul 28, 1968* F Haverford ATP 250 Grass
Arthur Ashe 6-4 4-6 6-3 Marty Riessen Match data Mar 2, 1968* SF Concord Indoors ATP 250 Carpet

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Marty Riessen #382 #11 0 2,105 531 314 62.8% 0 0 0 0 11 11
Arthur Ashe #99 #2 0 2,259 792 256 75.6% 3 0 0 0 41 44

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Marty Riessen Arthur Ashe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
24 — — — — — — — 1968 73–12 85.9% — 1,949 1 6
25 — — — — — — — 1969 77–24 76.2% — 1,959 1 7
26 1968 95–36 72.5% — 1,652 0 2 1970 94–25 79.0% — 2,087 2 16
27 1969 47–34 58.0% — 1,806 0 3 1971 70–28 71.4% — 2,096 2 19
28 1970 52–29 64.2% — 1,944 0 5 1972 65–26 71.4% — 2,139 2 23
29 1971 68–31 68.7% — 1,990 0 6 1973 69–30 69.7% #10 1,964 2 25
30 1972 55–28 66.3% — 1,964 0 7 1974 79–26 75.2% #7 2,042 2 28
31 1973 46–25 64.8% #13 1,858 0 8 1975 99–22 81.8% #4 2,138 3 36
32 1974 55–23 70.5% #12 1,959 0 9 1976 64–23 73.6% #12 1,960 3 41
33 1975 21–15 58.3% #24 1,895 0 10 1977 6–4 60.0% #77 1,890 3 41
34 1976 18–23 43.9% #59 1,831 0 10 1978 66–25 72.5% #13 1,980 3 44
35 1977 18–19 48.6% #54 1,834 0 10 1979 30–11 73.2% #7 1,947 3 44
36 1978 11–11 50.0% #83 1,789 0 10 — — — — — — —
37 1979 34–23 59.6% #37 1,831 0 11 — — — — — — —
38 1980 10–13 43.5% #92 1,691 0 11 — — — — — — —
39 1981 1–4 20.0% #93 1,695 0 11 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Marty Riessen Arthur Ashe
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 21 6 27 77.8% 8 3 11 72.7% 34 2 36 94.4% 10 1 11 90.9%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 21 5 26 80.8% 29 10 39 74.4% 22 6 28 78.6% 5 3 8 62.5%
26 1968 41 14 55 74.5% 34 14 48 70.8% 18 6 24 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1970 42 9 51 82.4% 17 4 21 81.0% 15 4 19 78.9% 20 8 28 71.4%
27 1969 7 7 14 50.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 12 7 19 63.2% 15 12 27 55.6% 1971 19 5 24 79.2% 17 8 25 68.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 20 12 32 62.5%
28 1970 16 11 27 59.3% 7 4 11 63.6% 17 7 24 70.8% 12 7 19 63.2% 1972 14 7 21 66.7% 9 4 13 69.2% 6 1 7 85.7% 36 14 50 72.0%
29 1971 20 10 30 66.7% 24 8 32 75.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 10 8 18 55.6% 1973 17 6 23 73.9% 24 9 33 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 25 13 38 65.8%
30 1972 16 8 24 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 28 14 42 66.7% 1974 25 8 33 75.8% 15 8 23 65.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 32 7 39 82.1%
31 1973 7 5 12 58.3% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 27 11 38 71.1% 1975 20 6 26 76.9% 23 8 31 74.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 46 7 53 86.8%
32 1974 11 7 18 61.1% 20 5 25 80.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 16 8 24 66.7% 1976 14 5 19 73.7% 17 10 27 63.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 30 5 35 85.7%
33 1975 6 4 10 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 1977 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
34 1976 4 7 11 36.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 10 10 20 50.0% 1978 10 5 15 66.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 26 9 35 74.3%
35 1977 9 7 16 56.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 5 10 50.0% 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 21 5 26 80.8%
36 1978 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1979 6 6 12 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 23 13 36 63.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1980 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1981 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 147 92 239 61.5% 128 65 193 66.3% 85 46 131 64.9% 171 111 282 60.6% — 203 63 266 76.3% 185 74 259 71.4% 133 35 168 79.2% 271 84 355 76.3%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Marty Riessen Arthur Ashe
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1950 130.8 — — — — -71 -329 +219 76.8% +1.63 15–3 (83%) — — +0.94
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1959 138.0 — — — — +71 -129 +145 67.3% +1.17 15–13 (54%) — — +2.48
26 1968 1653 132.0 — — — — +69 +87 +61 68.5% +1.54 20–8 (71%) — — -0.80 1970 2088 149.9 — — — — +108 -157 +45 73.4% +1.50 16–7 (70%) 9–6 (60%) — +2.44
27 1969 1807 136.9 — — — — -21 -43 -20 57.3% +0.56 10–14 (42%) — — -3.21 1971 2097 160.4 — — — — +69 -109 +41 66.5% +1.07 14–11 (56%) 21–15 (58%) — -6.37
28 1970 1945 146.2 — — — — +35 -163 -65 60.8% +0.91 14–8 (64%) 5–3 (63%) — -1.75 1972 2140 159.8 — — — — +30 -127 +45 65.4% +0.93 19–12 (61%) 23–16 (59%) — -6.37
29 1971 1990 154.3 — — — — -35 -15 +39 59.4% +0.60 26–10 (72%) 18–19 (49%) — -9.98 1973 1965 150.0 — — — — +80 +1 +154 64.3% +0.72 22–16 (58%) 23–9 (72%) — -3.02
30 1972 1965 158.1 — — — — +28 +23 +41 61.7% +0.70 17–14 (55%) 16–16 (50%) — -8.28 1974 2042 153.2 — — — — +95 -122 +32 69.2% +1.18 17–10 (63%) 23–12 (66%) — -2.59
31 1973 1858 145.0 — — — — +69 +39 +86 58.6% +0.64 17–6 (74%) 12–13 (48%) — -1.09 1975 2138 164.1 — — — — +44 -104 +56 73.5% +1.53 22–9 (71%) 17–10 (63%) — -6.11
32 1974 1959 151.5 — — — — +21 +54 -7 67.7% +0.98 11–12 (48%) 15–9 (63%) — -5.03 1976 1960 161.5 — — — — +205 -5 +137 66.7% +0.98 19–8 (70%) 13–6 (68%) — -1.81
33 1975 1895 140.7 — — — — +39 +26 +50 61.2% +0.68 4–6 (40%) 4–3 (57%) — -1.19 1977 1891 120.8 — — — — — +15 +149 62.1% +0.72 1–2 (33%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.42
34 1976 1832 149.5 — — — — +12 +33 +68 46.7% -0.24 1–8 (11%) 5–2 (71%) — -5.35 1978 1980 156.5 — — — — +115 +16 -17 65.7% +1.06 24–10 (71%) 18–9 (67%) — +0.43
35 1977 1835 151.7 — — — — +43 +2 +6 52.7% +0.16 2–8 (20%) 8–3 (73%) — -3.73 1979 1947 156.2 — — — — +219 -19 -12 63.6% +0.75 12–4 (75%) 10–4 (71%) — -0.71
36 1978 1789 132.2 — — — — +28 — +31 50.0% +0.14 5–5 (50%) 5–5 (50%) — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1979 1832 145.5 — — — — +16 +5 +8 57.4% +0.12 10–8 (56%) 16–8 (67%) — -0.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1980 1691 124.0 — — — — +33 +84 — 48.1% -0.33 1–4 (20%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1981 1695 122.5 — — — — +17 — — 30.0% -0.80 1–1 1–3 (25%) — -0.89 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2106 150.4 — — — — +26 +22 +11 60.0% +0.69 139–112 (55%) 108–87 (55%) 102.2 -5.02 — 2260 157.1 — — — — +84 -86 +99 68.7% +1.16 196–105 (65%) 161–89 (64%) 107.2 -1.95

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.