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

Marty Riessen vs John Newcombe H2H: 13-11

Marty Riessen holds a 13–11 lead over John Newcombe in their ATP head-to-head. Across 24 main-draw meetings, Marty Riessen leads 5–3 on carpet, while they are tied 4–4 on clay. Most recently, Marty Riessen won the 1974 Las Vegas semifinal 7-6 6-3.

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

H2H Match Log

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

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
John Newcombe #826 #1 0 2,203 544 220 71.2% 5 0 0 0 33 38

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 John Newcombe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
24 — — — — — — — 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 6
25 — — — — — — — 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,916 0 8
26 1968 95–36 72.5% — 1,652 0 2 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,035 1 12
27 1969 47–34 58.0% — 1,806 0 3 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,085 2 18
28 1970 52–29 64.2% — 1,944 0 5 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,130 2 25
29 1971 68–31 68.7% — 1,990 0 6 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,056 4 29
30 1972 55–28 66.3% — 1,964 0 7 1974 81–16 83.5% #2 2,119 4 37
31 1973 46–25 64.8% #13 1,858 0 8 1975 17–8 68.0% #20 2,017 5 38
32 1974 55–23 70.5% #12 1,959 0 9 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,832 5 38
33 1975 21–15 58.3% #24 1,895 0 10 1977 5–6 45.5% #185 1,838 5 38
34 1976 18–23 43.9% #59 1,831 0 10 1978 28–22 56.0% #24 1,824 5 38
35 1977 18–19 48.6% #54 1,834 0 10 1979 4–3 57.1% #226 1,839 5 38
36 1978 11–11 50.0% #83 1,789 0 10 1980 0–2 0.0% — 1,807 5 38
37 1979 34–23 59.6% #37 1,831 0 11 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,799 5 38
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 John Newcombe
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 18 7 25 72.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 15 7 22 68.2% 19 19 38 50.0%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 5 4 9 55.6% 27 7 34 79.4% 25 7 32 78.1% 7 8 15 46.7%
26 1968 41 14 55 74.5% 34 14 48 70.8% 18 6 24 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1970 17 8 25 68.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 37 7 44 84.1% 9 7 16 56.3%
27 1969 7 7 14 50.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 12 7 19 63.2% 15 12 27 55.6% 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 22 6 28 78.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0%
28 1970 16 11 27 59.3% 7 4 11 63.6% 17 7 24 70.8% 12 7 19 63.2% 1972 16 3 19 84.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 36 12 48 75.0%
29 1971 20 10 30 66.7% 24 8 32 75.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 10 8 18 55.6% 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 7 24 70.8% 18 2 20 90.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
30 1972 16 8 24 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 28 14 42 66.7% 1974 43 3 46 93.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2% 10 1 11 90.9%
31 1973 7 5 12 58.3% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 27 11 38 71.1% 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 0 6 100.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
32 1974 11 7 18 61.1% 20 5 25 80.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 16 8 24 66.7% 1976 7 7 14 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5%
33 1975 6 4 10 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
34 1976 4 7 11 36.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 10 10 20 50.0% 1978 5 4 9 55.6% 7 8 15 46.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 8 7 15 53.3%
35 1977 9 7 16 56.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 5 10 50.0% 1979 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1978 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 1980 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1979 6 6 12 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 23 13 36 63.9% 1981 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 145 58 203 71.4% 123 47 170 72.4% 154 45 199 77.4% 122 70 192 63.5%

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 John Newcombe
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 1819 120.5 — — — — -93 +43 -86 60.5% +1.05 16–14 (53%) — — +1.04
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1916 144.5 — — — — -167 +98 +137 66.0% +1.08 16–9 (64%) — — -3.03
26 1968 1653 132.0 — — — — +69 +87 +61 68.5% +1.54 20–8 (71%) — — -0.80 1970 2035 152.0 — — — — -68 -52 +203 66.8% +1.17 17–9 (65%) 4–4 (50%) — -2.09
27 1969 1807 136.9 — — — — -21 -43 -20 57.3% +0.56 10–14 (42%) — — -3.21 1971 2086 160.2 — — — — +48 -10 +108 70.1% +1.06 15–5 (75%) 18–9 (67%) — -5.69
28 1970 1945 146.2 — — — — +35 -163 -65 60.8% +0.91 14–8 (64%) 5–3 (63%) — -1.75 1972 2131 156.8 — — — — +83 -60 -24 72.1% +1.41 13–9 (59%) 20–12 (63%) — -3.97
29 1971 1990 154.3 — — — — -35 -15 +39 59.4% +0.60 26–10 (72%) 18–19 (49%) — -9.98 1973 2056 152.9 — — — — +49 -63 +159 70.8% +1.34 14–8 (64%) 22–13 (63%) — +0.26
30 1972 1965 158.1 — — — — +28 +23 +41 61.7% +0.70 17–14 (55%) 16–16 (50%) — -8.28 1974 2120 157.1 — — — — +217 -156 +7 77.7% +1.78 13–3 (81%) 21–10 (68%) — +0.43
31 1973 1858 145.0 — — — — +69 +39 +86 58.6% +0.64 17–6 (74%) 12–13 (48%) — -1.09 1975 2017 140.1 — — — — +109 -67 +183 61.1% +0.76 8–4 (67%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.06
32 1974 1959 151.5 — — — — +21 +54 -7 67.7% +0.98 11–12 (48%) 15–9 (63%) — -5.03 1976 1833 148.7 — — — — +121 +46 +317 53.9% +0.25 5–3 (63%) 12–7 (63%) — -0.96
33 1975 1895 140.7 — — — — +39 +26 +50 61.2% +0.68 4–6 (40%) 4–3 (57%) — -1.19 1977 1839 137.4 — — — — +69 — +255 54.8% +0.19 1–3 (25%) 3–2 (60%) — -1.06
34 1976 1832 149.5 — — — — +12 +33 +68 46.7% -0.24 1–8 (11%) 5–2 (71%) — -5.35 1978 1825 147.7 — — — — +89 -83 +249 51.7% +0.12 10–4 (71%) 8–6 (57%) — -2.37
35 1977 1835 151.7 — — — — +43 +2 +6 52.7% +0.16 2–8 (20%) 8–3 (73%) — -3.73 1979 1840 126.6 — — — — +74 — — 53.3% -0.07 1–0 — — -1.21
36 1978 1789 132.2 — — — — +28 — +31 50.0% +0.14 5–5 (50%) 5–5 (50%) — -0.07 1980 1807 107.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.75 — 0–1 — -0.42
37 1979 1832 145.5 — — — — +16 +5 +8 57.4% +0.12 10–8 (56%) 16–8 (67%) — -0.40 1981 1799 108.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.45
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 — 2204 153.9 — — — — +40 -13 +125 66.3% +1.08 129–71 (65%) 111–69 (62%) 108.3 -2.59

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.