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John Alexander vs Marty Riessen Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

John Alexander seasons:19851984198319821981
Marty Riessen seasons:19811980197919781977
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί John Alexander
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Marty Riessen
Age: 74y 314d (1951-07-04)
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
(1941-12-04) Age: 84y 161d
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
7 - 10
Wins: 41.2% - 58.8%
Hard 2–1Clay 3–4Grass 0–2
Others 6–8Slam 1–2
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πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander and πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 17 times. Marty Riessen currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 10–7.

Looking at their individual career profiles, πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander has compiled an overall career record of 591–434 across 1025 matches, translating to a win rate of 57.66%. On hard courts his record stands at 103–87 (54.21%), while on clay he holds a 225–132 (63.03%) mark. On grass the numbers read 153–96 (61.45%) , and on carpet 110–119 (48.03%). Throughout his career he has won 8 titles (3 hard, 2 clay, 2 grass, 1 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 24–81 (22.86%).

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 3 times, with John Alexander leading 2–1 (66.67%). The clay record between them sits at 4–3 (57.14% for Marty Riessen) across 7 matches. On grass, their 2 encounters have yielded a record of 2–0 (100.00% for Marty Riessen).

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1978-01-23Philadelphia WCTCarpetR6455πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen22πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander7-6 6-7 6-33------0/0
1975-08-27US OpenClayR12812πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander (12)18πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen7-6 6-13------0/0
1975-04-21Houston WCTClayR1613πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander (1)12πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen6-3 6-13------0/0
1975-03-31TucsonHardR1617πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander (12)12πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen (7)7-6 6-23------0/0
1975-02-24San Antonio WCTCarpetQF22πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander (6)11πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen (1)6-3 6-43------0/0
1974-07-22Washington-2ClayQF13πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen (4)23πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander (8)7-5 6-7 6-13------0/0
1974-01-14Lakeway WCTHardSF27πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander15πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen4-6 7-6 7-53------0/0
1972-10-15Vancouver WCTCarpetR32-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander7-6 6-23------0/0
1972-02-08Philadelphia WCTCarpetR16-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen (7)-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander4-6 6-3 7-63------0/0
1971-08-16Fort Worth WCTHardQF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander7-6 1-6 6-33------0/0
1971-06-21WimbledonGrassR64-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander9-8 6-2 6-35------0/0
1971-05-24Roland GarrosClayR64-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen (7)-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander0-6 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-35------0/0
1971-05-10Tehran WCTClayF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander6-7 6-1 6-3 7-65------0/0
1971-02-09Philadelphia WCTCarpetR32-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen6-4 7-6(9)3------0/0
1968-12-30PerthGrassSF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander7-5 6-4 2-6 6-35------0/0
1968-04-29Reggio CalabriaClayQF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander6-2 6-03------0/0
1968-04-22NaplesClayR16-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen6-4 10-83------0/0

Wins

John Alexander
Marty Riessen
7–10Overall
1–2Grand Slam
6–8Others
2–1Hard
3–4Clay
0–2Grass
2–3Indoor Hard

Sets Format

53.8%7
46.2%6
Bo3
0.0%0
100.0%4
Bo5
75.0%6
25.0%2
2 Sets
16.7%1
83.3%5
3 Sets
0.0%0
100.0%2
4 Sets
0.0%0
100.0%1
5 Sets
John Alexander
Marty Riessen

Deciding

16.7%1
83.3%5
Decider Set
40.0%4
60.0%6
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
John Alexander
Marty Riessen

Sets

46.8%22
53.2%25
All
40.0%4
60.0%6
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
62.5%5
37.5%3
Hard
14.3%1
85.7%6
Grass
50.0%10
50.0%10
Clay
50.0%6
50.0%6
Carpet
John Alexander
Marty Riessen

Games

48.9%238
51.1%249
All
49.5%50
50.5%51
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
54.1%46
45.9%39
Hard
42.5%31
57.5%42
Grass
48.7%97
51.3%102
Clay
49.2%64
50.8%66
Carpet
John Alexander
Marty Riessen

H2H Series Progression

HardClayGrassCarpet

Overview

By Surface

John Alexander
Marty Riessen

By Tournament Level

John Alexander
Marty Riessen

By Round

John Alexander
Marty Riessen

By Opponent Ranking

John AlexanderMarty Riessen
7.7%1-12
vs Top 1
0%0-6
14.6%7-41
vs Top 5
12.5%4-28
22.9%24-81
vs Top 10
13%7-47
32.6%60-124
vs Top 20
20.7%19-73
49.2%227-234
vs Top 100
49%118-123
74.4%160-55
vs +100
82.2%60-13
34.3%82-157
vs Higher
27.5%33-87
69.8%305-132
vs Lower
74.7%145-49

Opponent Breakdown

John AlexanderMarty Riessen
54.5%234-195
Vs Younger
61%360-230
57.7%321-235
Vs Older
58.7%115-81
58.6%501-354
Vs Right-Handed
61.7%410-254
45.5%66-79
Vs Left-Handed
59.9%85-57
11.8%2-15
Vs 2H Backhand
0%0-12
42.4%36-49
Vs 1H Backhand
35.7%30-54
49.7%325-329
Vs Shorter
53.7%191-165
42.1%24-33
Vs Taller
59.7%89-60

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