Newcombe v Riessen
ATP Tour career
Lineball analyst7–1
John Newcombe takes it, 7–1 on categories
Newcombe wins on titles. Riessen’s case rests on games lost, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Newcombe 773 matches, Riessen 834 matches.
- Newcombe has 42 titles (one every 16.7 matches) to Riessen’s 15 titles (one every 50 matches).
- Newcombe averages 17.2 games won a match to Riessen’s 13.7 (26% more).
- Riessen averages 12 games lost a match to Newcombe’s 14.3.
- Winners’ edge: Newcombe’s team won 72%, Riessen’s team won 63% of the matches they played.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, masters/1000 matches, tour finals matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- 0.142 total · best 1Titlesper game0.015 total · best 1
- 0.05 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game–
- 17.213,301 total · best 83Games wonper game13.711,389 total · best 62
- 67.0Sets won %59.8
- 54.6Games won %53.3
- 0.173 total · best 1Finalsper game0.135 total · best 1
Head to head
1225 matches
since 196813
since 196813
- Clay · 8 matchesNewcombe 4Riessen 4
- Hard · 6 matchesNewcombe 5Riessen 1
- Carpet · 6 matchesNewcombe 1Riessen 5
- Grass · 5 matchesNewcombe 2Riessen 3
- Grand Slams · 2 matchesNewcombe 1Riessen 1
- Finals · 2 matchesNewcombe 2Riessen 0
Last meetings
- 13 May 1974 · Las Vegas · Semifinal · HardRiessen won 7-6 6-3
- 24 Sept 1973 · Chicago · Semifinal · HardNewcombe won 1-6 7-6 6-4
- 9 Mar 1973 · WCT Aetna World Cup · Round robin · CarpetRiessen won 6-3 5-7 6-4
- 16 Oct 1972 · Vancouver WCT · Final · CarpetNewcombe won 6-7 7-6 7-6 7-5
- 24 July 1972 · Louisville WCT · Quarterfinal · Clay
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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