Riessen v Newcombe
ATP Tour career
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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: Riessen 834 matches, Newcombe 773 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.
- 0.015 total · best 1Titlesper game0.142 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.05 total · best 1
- 13.711,389 total · best 62Games wonper game17.213,301 total · best 83
- 59.8Sets won %67.0
- 53.3Games won %54.6
- 0.135 total · best 1Finalsper game0.173 total · best 1
Head to head
1325 matches
since 196812
since 196812
- Clay · 8 matchesRiessen 4Newcombe 4
- Hard · 6 matchesRiessen 1Newcombe 5
- Carpet · 6 matchesRiessen 5Newcombe 1
- Grass · 5 matchesRiessen 3Newcombe 2
- Grand Slams · 2 matchesRiessen 1Newcombe 1
- Finals · 2 matchesRiessen 0Newcombe 2
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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