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Arthur Ashe vs Marty Riessen Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Arthur Ashe seasons:19791978197719761975
Marty Riessen seasons:19811980197919781977
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Arthur Ashe
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Marty Riessen
Age: 82y 252d (1943-07-10)
Hand: R
Backhand: 1H
(1941-12-04) Age: 84y 105d
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
20 - 6
Wins: 76.9% - 23.1%
Hard 4–3Clay 3–1Grass 2–1
Others 19–5Slam 1–1
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe and πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 26 times. Arthur Ashe currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 20–6.

Looking at their individual career profiles, πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe has compiled an overall career record of 798–260 across 1058 matches, translating to a win rate of 75.43%. On hard courts his record stands at 200–64 (75.76%), while on clay he holds a 176–74 (70.40%) mark. On grass the numbers read 137–36 (79.19%) , and on carpet 285–86 (76.82%). Throughout his career he has won 45 titles (9 hard, 6 clay, 7 grass, 23 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 35–41 (46.05%).

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 513–311 from 824 matches (62.26% win rate). His hard-court record is 131–89 (59.55%), on clay he stands at 114–62 (64.77%), and on grass he has gone 88–48 (64.71%) , with a carpet record of 180–112 (61.64%). He has accumulated 14 titles in total (4 hard, 2 clay, 2 grass, 6 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 7–47 (12.96%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 7 times, with Arthur Ashe leading 4–3 (57.14%). The clay record between them sits at 3–1 (75.00% for Arthur Ashe) across 4 matches. On grass, their 3 encounters have yielded a record of 2–1 (66.67% for Arthur Ashe).

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1979-01-22Philadelphia WCTCarpetR3213πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (10)53πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen6-1 4-6 6-43------0/0
1978-08-21BostonClayR3217πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (8)81πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen6-3 3-6 6-33------0/0
1976-01-12Indianapolis WCTCarpetQF4πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (1)24πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen6-4 6-13------0/0
1975-01-13San Juan WCTClayR167πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe13πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen6-2 3-6 6-33------0/0
1974-11-18Johannesburg-2HardQF7πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe13πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen6-3 4-6 6-33------0/0
1974-11-11London-2CarpetR167πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe13πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen6-1 6-33------0/0
1974-05-13Las VegasHardQF21πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen (11)5πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (3)6-4 6-23------0/0
1974-01-14Lakeway WCTHardQF15πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen9πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe6-3 6-33------0/0
1973-05-07WCT FinalsCarpetQF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen7-6(3) 4-6 7-5 3-6 6-15------0/0
1973-04-23Denver WCTCarpetQF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen (3)6-4 6-43------0/0
1973-02-26Chicago WCTCarpetQF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen (1)3-6 6-3 7-53------0/0
1973-01-18London WCTCarpet3rd/4th-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen6-1 6-13------0/0
1972-11-13Rotterdam WCTCarpetQF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (2)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen (7)6-2 6-43------0/0
1972-08-14Fort Worth WCTHardQF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (2)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen6-1 6-33------0/0
1972-07-17Washington WCTClayQF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe1-6 6-4 6-33------0/0
1972-05-08WCT FinalsCarpet3rd/4th-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (3)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen (5)6-3 6-13------0/0
1972-04-09Quebec WCTCarpetSF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe1-6 6-4 6-33------0/0
1971-10-30Stockholm WCTHardR16-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen6-3 6-13------0/0
1971-06-21WimbledonGrassR32-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (5)6-1 9-8 8-9 6-45------0/0
1971-04-26Dallas WCTCarpetSF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (2)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen6-1 6-33------0/0
1971-04-12CharlotteClayQF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen6-4 6-7 6-33------0/0
1970-11-09ParisCarpetF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (3)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen7-6 6-4 6-35------0/0
1970-10-07DenverHardFs-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe6-41------0/0
1969-09-20Los Angeles-2HardR16-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (4)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen (13)4-6 6-3 6-43------0/0
1969-06-23WimbledonGrassR128-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (5)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen1-6 11-9 6-3 7-55------0/0
1968-07-22HaverfordGrassF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen6-2 6-3 6-35------0/0

Wins

Arthur Ashe
Marty Riessen
20–6Overall
1–1Grand Slam
19–5Others
4–3Hard
3–1Clay
2–1Grass
11–1Indoor Hard

Sets Format

80.0%16
20.0%4
Bo3
80.0%4
20.0%1
Bo5
81.8%9
18.2%2
2 Sets
81.8%9
18.2%2
3 Sets
50.0%1
50.0%1
4 Sets
100.0%1
0.0%0
5 Sets
Arthur Ashe
Marty Riessen

Deciding

72.7%8
27.3%3
Decider Set
100.0%3
0.0%0
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
Arthur Ashe
Marty Riessen

Sets

68.1%47
31.9%22
All
50.0%4
50.0%4
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
53.3%8
46.7%7
Hard
63.6%7
36.4%4
Grass
58.3%7
41.7%5
Clay
80.6%25
19.4%6
Carpet
Arthur Ashe
Marty Riessen

Games

57.0%373
43.0%281
All
47.5%47
52.5%52
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
53.3%72
46.7%63
Hard
52.0%65
48.0%60
Grass
55.0%61
45.0%50
Clay
61.8%175
38.2%108
Carpet
Arthur Ashe
Marty Riessen

H2H Series Progression

HardClayGrassCarpet

Overview

By Surface

Arthur Ashe
Marty Riessen

By Tournament Level

Arthur Ashe
Marty Riessen

By Round

Arthur Ashe
Marty Riessen

By Opponent Ranking

Arthur AsheMarty Riessen
28.6%2-5
vs Top 1
0%0-6
34.1%14-27
vs Top 5
12.5%4-28
46.1%35-41
vs Top 10
13%7-47
51.4%76-72
vs Top 20
20.7%19-73
70.1%270-115
vs Top 100
49%118-123
89.6%95-11
vs +100
82.2%60-13
45.8%33-39
vs Higher
27.5%33-87
79.2%332-87
vs Lower
74.7%145-49

Opponent Breakdown

Arthur AsheMarty Riessen
75.5%584-190
Vs Younger
61%360-230
71.9%179-70
Vs Older
58.7%115-81
77.9%688-195
Vs Right-Handed
61.7%410-254
60.1%98-65
Vs Left-Handed
59.9%85-57
37.5%9-15
Vs 2H Backhand
0%0-12
64.8%68-37
Vs 1H Backhand
35.7%30-54
66.7%314-157
Vs Shorter
53.7%191-165
78.4%138-38
Vs Taller
59.7%89-60

Pressure Situations