Career 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 Marty Riessen takes it, 6–2 on categories Riessen wins on sets lost. Bowrey’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Bowrey 234 matches, Riessen 834 matches.
Bowrey has 3 titles (one every 16.7 matches) to Riessen’s 15 titles (one every 50 matches). Riessen averages 1.0 sets lost a match to Bowrey’s 1.3. Riessen has the better sets won %: 59.8 to Bowrey’s 51.3. Winners’ edge: Riessen’s team won 63%, Bowrey’s team won 51% of the matches they played. Longevity: Riessen has 834 matches across 14 seasons, Bowrey 234 in 8 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, finals…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.1 3 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 15 total · best 1
0.0 1 total · best 1 Grand Slam titlesper game –
13.5 3,152 total · best 46 Games wonper game 13.7 11,389 total · best 62
51.3 Sets won % 59.8
50.6 Games won % 53.3
0.1 3 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 35 total · best 1
Head to head 2 5 matches since 1968 3
Clay · 2 matches Bowrey 1 Riessen 1 Grass · 2 matches Bowrey 1 Riessen 1 Last meetings 3 Apr 1972 · Houston WCT · Round of 16 · Clay Bowrey won 6-2 3-6 6-4 16 Mar 1970 · Sydney · Round of 32 · Grass Bowrey won 7-5 8-6 6-3 17 June 1968 · London · Round of 32 · Grass Riessen won 6-0 5-7 8-6 6 June 1968 · Helsinki · Quarterfinal Riessen won 6-3 5-7 6-3 29 May 1968 · Berlin · Quarterfinal · Clay Riessen won 7-5 6-3 6-3 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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