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Marty Riessen vs Roy Emerson Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Marty Riessen seasons:19811980197919781977
Roy Emerson seasons:19831977197619751974
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Marty Riessen
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί Roy Emerson
Age: 84y 105d (1941-12-04)
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
(1936-11-03) Age: 89y 136d
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
7 - 6
Wins: 53.8% - 46.2%
Hard 2–1Clay 0–3Grass 2–1
Others 7–6
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen and πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRoy Emerson have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 13 times. Marty Riessen currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 7–6.

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‡ΊRoy Emerson, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 273–165 from 438 matches (62.33% win rate). His hard-court record is 66–44 (60.00%), on clay he stands at 64–37 (63.37%), and on grass he has gone 54–24 (69.23%) , with a carpet record of 89–60 (59.73%). He has accumulated 6 titles in total (1 hard, 5 clay). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 3–3 (50.00%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 3 times, with Marty Riessen leading 2–1 (66.67%). The clay record between them sits at 3–0 (100.00% for Roy Emerson) across 3 matches. On grass, their 3 encounters have yielded a record of 2–1 (66.67% for Marty Riessen).

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1977-03-21CarlsbadHardQF77πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen181πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRoy Emerson6-4 6-43------0/0
1972-09-25Alamo WCTHardR32-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRoy Emerson-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen6-4 3-6 7-63------0/0
1972-04-24Denver WCTCarpetSF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRoy Emerson7-6 6-43------0/0
1972-03-21Hilton Head WCTClayR16-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRoy Emerson-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen6-7 6-4 6-23------0/0
1970-10-15TucsonHardF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRoy Emerson6-1 6-43------0/0
1970-09-29VancouverCarpetQF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRoy Emerson-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen6-3 6-13------0/0
1970-08-26Newport-2GrassRR-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRoy Emerson6-5 6-23------0/0
1970-08-26Newport-2GrassRR-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRoy Emerson6-4 4-6 1-0(1)3------0/0
1969-07-30PortschachClayRR-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRoy Emerson-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen8-6 6-33------0/0
1969-05-01Japanese ChampionshipsCarpetRR-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRoy Emerson5-6 6-5 6-23------0/0
1969-03-03Los Angeles-1CarpetSF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRoy Emerson6-3 6-53------0/0
1969-02-13HollywoodClayR16-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRoy Emerson-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen6-1 5-7 6-03------0/0
1969-01-13SydneyGrassR16-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRoy Emerson-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMarty Riessen6-8 7-5 6-2 7-55------0/0

Wins

Marty Riessen
Roy Emerson
7–6Overall
7–6Others
2–1Hard
0–3Clay
2–1Grass
3–1Indoor Hard

Sets Format

58.3%7
41.7%5
Bo3
0.0%0
100.0%1
Bo5
71.4%5
28.6%2
2 Sets
40.0%2
60.0%3
3 Sets
0.0%0
100.0%1
4 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
5 Sets
Marty Riessen
Roy Emerson

Deciding

40.0%2
60.0%3
Decider Set
33.3%1
66.7%2
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
Marty Riessen
Roy Emerson

Sets

54.5%18
45.5%15
All
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
71.4%5
28.6%2
Hard
55.6%5
44.4%4
Grass
25.0%2
75.0%6
Clay
66.7%6
33.3%3
Carpet
Marty Riessen
Roy Emerson

Games

49.2%159
50.8%164
All
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
58.0%40
42.0%29
Hard
50.0%43
50.0%43
Grass
38.0%30
62.0%49
Clay
51.7%46
48.3%43
Carpet
Marty Riessen
Roy Emerson

H2H Series Progression

HardClayGrassCarpet

Overview

By Surface

Marty Riessen
Roy Emerson

By Tournament Level

Marty Riessen
Roy Emerson

By Round

Marty Riessen
Roy Emerson

By Opponent Ranking

Marty RiessenRoy Emerson
0%0-6
vs Top 1
β€”
12.5%4-28
vs Top 5
33.3%1-2
13%7-47
vs Top 10
50%3-3
20.7%19-73
vs Top 20
40%6-9
49%118-123
vs Top 100
38.7%12-19
82.2%60-13
vs +100
83.3%10-2
27.5%33-87
vs Higher
41.4%12-17
74.7%145-49
vs Lower
76.9%10-3

Opponent Breakdown

Marty RiessenRoy Emerson
61%360-230
Vs Younger
59.8%226-152
58.7%115-81
Vs Older
70%28-12
61.7%410-254
Vs Right-Handed
65.8%227-118
59.9%85-57
Vs Left-Handed
45.2%38-46
0%0-12
Vs 2H Backhand
66.7%2-1
35.7%30-54
Vs 1H Backhand
35.8%19-34
53.7%191-165
Vs Shorter
53.6%74-64
59.7%89-60
Vs Taller
52.9%73-65

Pressure Situations