H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Roy Emerson vs Marty Riessen H2H: 6-8

Marty Riessen holds an 8–6 lead over Roy Emerson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 14 main-draw meetings, Marty Riessen leads 3–2 on carpet, while Roy Emerson leads 3–0 on clay. Most recently, Marty Riessen won the 1977 La Costa quarterfinal 6-4 6-4.

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

H2H Match Log

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

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
Roy Emerson #744 #12 0 2,007 275 174 61.2% 0 0 0 0 5 5
Marty Riessen #382 #11 0 2,105 531 314 62.8% 0 0 0 0 11 11

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 Roy Emerson Marty Riessen
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
26 — — — — — — — 1968 95–36 72.5% — 1,652 0 2
27 — — — — — — — 1969 47–34 58.0% — 1,806 0 3
28 — — — — — — — 1970 52–29 64.2% — 1,944 0 5
29 — — — — — — — 1971 68–31 68.7% — 1,990 0 6
30 — — — — — — — 1972 55–28 66.3% — 1,964 0 7
31 1968 44–26 62.9% — 1,788 0 1 1973 46–25 64.8% #13 1,858 0 8
32 1969 62–31 66.7% — 1,862 0 4 1974 55–23 70.5% #12 1,959 0 9
33 1970 41–25 62.1% — 1,939 0 4 1975 21–15 58.3% #24 1,895 0 10
34 1971 46–30 60.5% — 1,919 0 4 1976 18–23 43.9% #59 1,831 0 10
35 1972 31–24 56.4% — 1,920 0 4 1977 18–19 48.6% #54 1,834 0 10
36 1973 35–18 66.0% #12 1,974 0 5 1978 11–11 50.0% #83 1,789 0 10
37 1974 7–5 58.3% #82 1,907 0 5 1979 34–23 59.6% #37 1,831 0 11
38 1975 3–8 27.3% #154 1,823 0 5 1980 10–13 43.5% #92 1,691 0 11
39 1976 0–2 0.0% #310 1,788 0 5 1981 1–4 20.0% #93 1,695 0 11
40 1977 6–4 60.0% #133 1,803 0 5 — — — — — — —
46 1983 0–1 0.0% — 1,776 0 5 — — — — — — —

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 Roy Emerson Marty Riessen
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 %
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 41 14 55 74.5% 34 14 48 70.8% 18 6 24 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 7 7 14 50.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 12 7 19 63.2% 15 12 27 55.6%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 16 11 27 59.3% 7 4 11 63.6% 17 7 24 70.8% 12 7 19 63.2%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 20 10 30 66.7% 24 8 32 75.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 10 8 18 55.6%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 16 8 24 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 28 14 42 66.7%
31 1968 7 10 17 41.2% 18 9 27 66.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 1973 7 5 12 58.3% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 27 11 38 71.1%
32 1969 8 5 13 61.5% 26 7 33 78.8% 17 9 26 65.4% 11 10 21 52.4% 1974 11 7 18 61.1% 20 5 25 80.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 16 8 24 66.7%
33 1970 14 9 23 60.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 15 8 23 65.2% 1975 6 4 10 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 6 17 64.7%
34 1971 14 7 21 66.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 10 11 21 47.6% 1976 4 7 11 36.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 10 10 20 50.0%
35 1972 2 5 7 28.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 27 14 41 65.9% 1977 9 7 16 56.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 5 10 50.0%
36 1973 8 5 13 61.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 20 8 28 71.4% 1978 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0%
37 1974 3 3 6 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1979 6 6 12 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 23 13 36 63.9%
38 1975 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 1980 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5%
39 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1981 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1 3 4 25.0%
40 1977 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
46 1983 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 63 51 114 55.3% 69 38 107 64.5% 52 26 78 66.7% 91 59 150 60.7% — 147 92 239 61.5% 128 65 193 66.3% 85 46 131 64.9% 171 111 282 60.6%

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 Roy Emerson Marty Riessen
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
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1653 132.0 — — — — +69 +87 +61 68.5% +1.54 20–8 (71%) — — -0.80
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1807 136.9 — — — — -21 -43 -20 57.3% +0.56 10–14 (42%) — — -3.21
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1945 146.2 — — — — +35 -163 -65 60.8% +0.91 14–8 (64%) 5–3 (63%) — -1.75
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1990 154.3 — — — — -35 -15 +39 59.4% +0.60 26–10 (72%) 18–19 (49%) — -9.98
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1965 158.1 — — — — +28 +23 +41 61.7% +0.70 17–14 (55%) 16–16 (50%) — -8.28
31 1968 1789 126.7 — — — — -182 +4 -53 64.6% +0.98 2–8 (20%) — — -3.02 1973 1858 145.0 — — — — +69 +39 +86 58.6% +0.64 17–6 (74%) 12–13 (48%) — -1.09
32 1969 1863 139.4 — — — — -65 +90 0 62.9% +0.95 14–10 (58%) — — -1.56 1974 1959 151.5 — — — — +21 +54 -7 67.7% +0.98 11–12 (48%) 15–9 (63%) — -5.03
33 1970 1939 147.2 — — — — +17 — -28 60.5% +0.64 10–10 (50%) 6–3 (67%) — -3.37 1975 1895 140.7 — — — — +39 +26 +50 61.2% +0.68 4–6 (40%) 4–3 (57%) — -1.19
34 1971 1919 151.6 — — — — +31 -60 +53 59.1% +0.55 10–13 (43%) 15–12 (56%) — -6.39 1976 1832 149.5 — — — — +12 +33 +68 46.7% -0.24 1–8 (11%) 5–2 (71%) — -5.35
35 1972 1920 148.9 — — — — +33 -65 — 53.9% +0.15 14–5 (74%) 15–9 (63%) — -2.90 1977 1835 151.7 — — — — +43 +2 +6 52.7% +0.16 2–8 (20%) 8–3 (73%) — -3.73
36 1973 1975 147.9 — — — — +12 -82 — 60.3% +0.93 17–5 (77%) 4–7 (36%) — -0.60 1978 1789 132.2 — — — — +28 — +31 50.0% +0.14 5–5 (50%) 5–5 (50%) — -0.07
37 1974 1907 130.6 — — — — +37 -8 — 51.7% +0.48 3–1 (75%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.52 1979 1832 145.5 — — — — +16 +5 +8 57.4% +0.12 10–8 (56%) 16–8 (67%) — -0.40
38 1975 1824 125.5 — — — — +23 +31 — 33.3% -1.21 0–2 1–1 — -1.72 1980 1691 124.0 — — — — +33 +84 — 48.1% -0.33 1–4 (20%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.21
39 1976 1788 108.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.33 1981 1695 122.5 — — — — +17 — — 30.0% -0.80 1–1 1–3 (25%) — -0.89
40 1977 1804 119.5 — — — — +33 — — 50.0% -0.30 2–0 2–0 — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
46 1983 1776 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2008 146.9 — — — — -7 +6 -9 59.4% +0.65 72–54 (57%) 44–36 (55%) 105.7 -4.65 — 2106 150.4 — — — — +26 +22 +11 60.0% +0.69 139–112 (55%) 108–87 (55%) 102.2 -5.02

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.