H2H data updated: 2026-07-14 02:15 UTC

R. Emerson vs M. Riessen H2H: 6-8

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

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R. Emerson
AUS Age 89 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
6 – 8
14 main draw meetings
M. Riessen
USA Age 84 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

Career Comparison

MetricR. EmersonM. Riessen
Peak Ranking #12 #11
Peak Points 0 0
Peak Elo 1,982 2,101
Singles W-L 275–174 533–316
Win % 61.2% 62.8%
Grand Slam titles 0 0
Masters 1000 titles 0 1
ATP Finals titles 0 0
ATP 500 titles 0 0
ATP 250 titles 6 14
Total titles 6 15
Age R. Emerson M. Riessen
SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
26 — — — — — — — 1968 95–36 72.5% — 1,661 0 6
27 — — — — — — — 1969 47–34 58.0% — 1,818 0 7
28 — — — — — — — 1970 52–29 64.2% — 1,936 0 9
29 — — — — — — — 1971 68–31 68.7% — 1,984 0 10
30 — — — — — — — 1972 55–28 66.3% — 1,968 0 11
31 1968 44–26 62.9% — 1,790 0 2 1973 46–25 64.8% #13 1,858 0 12
32 1969 62–31 66.7% — 1,859 0 5 1974 55–24 69.6% #12 1,953 0 13
33 1970 41–25 62.1% — 1,927 0 5 1975 23–16 59.0% #24 1,872 0 14
34 1971 46–30 60.5% — 1,910 0 5 1976 18–23 43.9% #59 1,822 0 14
35 1972 31–24 56.4% — 1,898 0 5 1977 18–19 48.6% #57 1,829 0 14
36 1973 35–18 66.0% #12 1,931 0 6 1978 11–11 50.0% #83 1,785 0 14
37 1974 7–5 58.3% #82 1,876 0 6 1979 34–23 59.6% #37 1,831 0 15
38 1975 3–8 27.3% #154 1,800 0 6 1980 10–13 43.5% #92 1,691 0 15
39 1976 0–2 0.0% #310 1,766 0 6 1981 1–4 20.0% #93 1,688 0 15
40 1977 6–4 60.0% #156 1,786 0 6 — — — — — — —
46 1983 0–1 0.0% — 1,759 0 6 — — — — — — —

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Mar 26, 1977* La Costa ATP 250 QF Hard M. Riessen #71 6-4 6-4 R. Emerson #310 Match data
Oct 4, 1972* Alamo Wct ATP 250 R32 Carpet R. Emerson 6-4 3-6 7-6 M. Riessen Match data
May 5, 1972* Denver Wct ATP 250 SF Carpet M. Riessen 7-6 6-4 R. Emerson Match data
Mar 25, 1972* Hilton Head ATP 250 R16 Clay R. Emerson 6-7 6-4 6-2 M. Riessen Match data
Mar 27, 1971* London ATP 250 QF Hard M. Riessen 7-5 6-2 R. Emerson Match data
Oct 21, 1970* Tucson ATP 250 F Hard M. Riessen 6-1 6-4 R. Emerson Match data
Oct 4, 1970* Vancouver ATP 250 QF Carpet R. Emerson 6-3 6-1 M. Riessen Match data
Aug 26, 1970 Newport 2 ATP 250 RR Grass M. Riessen 6-4 4-6 1-0(1) (ret.) R. Emerson Match data
Aug 26, 1970 Newport 2 ATP 250 RR Grass M. Riessen 6-5 6-2 R. Emerson Match data
Jul 30, 1969 Portschach ATP 250 RR Clay R. Emerson 8-6 6-3 M. Riessen Match data
May 1, 1969 Japanese Championships ATP 250 RR Carpet M. Riessen 5-6 6-5 6-2 R. Emerson Match data
Mar 8, 1969* Los Angeles 1 ATP 250 SF Carpet M. Riessen 6-3 6-5 R. Emerson Match data
Feb 17, 1969* Hollywood ATP 250 R16 Clay R. Emerson 6-1 5-7 6-0 M. Riessen Match data
Jan 17, 1969* Sydney ATP 250 R16 Grass R. Emerson 6-8 7-5 6-2 7-5 M. Riessen Match data