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Marty Riessen vs Rod Laver Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Marty Riessen seasons:19811980197919781977
Rod Laver seasons:19791978197719761975
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Marty Riessen
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί Rod Laver
Age: 84y 106d (1941-12-04)
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
(1938-08-09) Age: 87y 223d
Hand: L
Backhand: nan
7 - 10
Wins: 41.2% - 58.8%
Hard 3–2Clay 1–0Grass 0–2
Slam 0–1Others 7–9
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen and πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 17 times. Rod Laver currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 10–7.

Looking at their individual career profiles, πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen has compiled an overall career record of 513–311 across 824 matches, translating to a win rate of 62.26%. On hard courts his record stands at 131–89 (59.55%), while on clay he holds a 114–62 (64.77%) mark. On grass the numbers read 88–48 (64.71%) , and on carpet 180–112 (61.64%). Throughout his career he has won 14 titles (4 hard, 2 clay, 2 grass, 6 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 7–47 (12.96%).

πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 576–146 from 722 matches (79.78% win rate). His hard-court record is 152–32 (82.61%), on clay he stands at 121–39 (75.63%), and on grass he has gone 95–17 (84.82%) , with a carpet record of 208–58 (78.20%). He has accumulated 72 titles in total (25 hard, 15 clay, 9 grass, 23 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 17–28 (37.78%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 5 times, with Marty Riessen leading 3–2 (60.00%). The clay record between them sits at 1–0 (100.00% for Marty Riessen) across 1 matches. On grass, their 2 encounters have yielded a record of 2–0 (100.00% for Rod Laver).

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1974-05-13Las VegasHardF6πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver (4)21πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen (11)6-2 6-23------0/0
1972-08-07Cleveland WCTCarpetR16-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver7-6 3-6 6-23------0/0
1972-05-08WCT FinalsCarpetSF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver (1)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen (5)4-6 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-05------0/0
1972-05-01Las Vegas WCTHardQF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen (6)-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver (1)6-2 6-43------0/0
1972-04-24Denver WCTCarpetF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver (1)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen4-6 6-3 6-43------0/0
1972-04-09Quebec WCTCarpetF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver7-5 6-2 7-55------0/0
1971-08-16Fort Worth WCTHardF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen2-6 6-4 3-6 7-5 6-35------0/0
1971-08-02Boston WCTHardQF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen (7)-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver (4)1-6 6-4 7-63------0/0
1971-06-07Bristol WCTGrassQF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver (3)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen (6)4-6 6-3 6-23------0/0
1971-05-10Tehran WCTClayQF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver (4)6-4 6-43------0/0
1971-04-26Dallas WCTCarpetR16-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver (4)6-1 7-63------0/0
1969-11-17WembleyCarpetR32-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen6-4 6-43------0/0
1969-10-18CologneHardQF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver6-4 10-12 9-73------0/0
1969-05-15New York-2CarpetRR-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen8-41------0/0
1969-05-01Japanese ChampionshipsCarpetRR-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen6-2 5-6 6-33------0/0
1969-03-03Los Angeles-1CarpetF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen6-4 10-83------0/0
1968-06-24WimbledonGrassR32-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRod Laver (1)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen6-4 3-6 7-5 6-35------0/0

Wins

Marty Riessen
Rod Laver
7–10Overall
0–1Grand Slam
7–9Others
3–2Hard
1–0Clay
0–2Grass
3–6Indoor Hard

Sets Format

50.0%6
50.0%6
Bo3
25.0%1
75.0%3
Bo5
50.0%3
50.0%3
2 Sets
57.1%4
42.9%3
3 Sets
0.0%0
100.0%1
4 Sets
0.0%0
100.0%2
5 Sets
Marty Riessen
Rod Laver

Deciding

33.3%3
66.7%6
Decider Set
100.0%3
0.0%0
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
Marty Riessen
Rod Laver

Sets

47.9%23
52.1%25
All
25.0%1
75.0%3
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
53.3%8
46.7%7
Hard
28.6%2
71.4%5
Grass
100.0%2
0.0%0
Clay
45.8%11
54.2%13
Carpet
Marty Riessen
Rod Laver

Games

47.6%232
52.4%255
All
45.0%18
55.0%22
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
49.4%79
50.6%81
Hard
43.3%29
56.7%38
Grass
60.0%12
40.0%8
Clay
46.7%112
53.3%128
Carpet
Marty Riessen
Rod Laver

H2H Series Progression

HardClayGrassCarpet

Overview

By Surface

Marty Riessen
Rod Laver

By Tournament Level

Marty Riessen
Rod Laver

By Round

Marty Riessen
Rod Laver

By Opponent Ranking

Marty RiessenRod Laver
0%0-6
vs Top 1
0%0-3
12.5%4-28
vs Top 5
40%8-12
13%7-47
vs Top 10
37.8%17-28
20.7%19-73
vs Top 20
50.7%38-37
49%118-123
vs Top 100
67.7%105-50
82.2%60-13
vs +100
96.8%30-1
27.5%33-87
vs Higher
35.6%16-29
74.7%145-49
vs Lower
84.4%119-22

Opponent Breakdown

Marty RiessenRod Laver
61%360-230
Vs Younger
79.5%461-119
58.7%115-81
Vs Older
78.4%98-27
61.7%410-254
Vs Right-Handed
81.2%509-118
59.9%85-57
Vs Left-Handed
68.2%60-28
0%0-12
Vs 2H Backhand
18.2%2-9
35.7%30-54
Vs 1H Backhand
77.8%70-20
53.7%191-165
Vs Shorter
72.7%32-12
59.7%89-60
Vs Taller
76.5%362-111

Pressure Situations