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

John Newcombe and Marty Riessen have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 25 times. Marty Riessen currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 13–12.

Looking at their individual career profiles, John Newcombe has compiled an overall career record of 568–227 across 795 matches, translating to a win rate of 71.45%. On hard courts his record stands at 149–53 (73.76%), while on clay he holds a 134–57 (70.16%) mark. On grass the numbers read 164–45 (78.47%) , and on carpet 121–72 (62.69%). Throughout his career he has won 41 titles (16 hard, 7 clay, 7 grass, 11 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 20–30 (40.00%).

Marty 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 John Newcombe leading 6–1 (85.71%). The clay record between them sits at 4–3 (57.14% for Marty Riessen) across 7 matches. On grass, their 5 encounters have yielded a record of 3–2 (60.00% for Marty Riessen).