Marty Riessen

Marty Riessen (born December 4, 1941) is an American former amateur and professional tennis player active from the 1960s to the 1980s. He was ranked as high as No. 11 in the world in singles on the ATP rankings in September 1974, though was ranked as high as world No. 8 by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph in 1971 before the computer rankings. Renowned for his doubles play, Riessen was also a regular doubles partner of Australian tennis great Margaret Court, winning six of his seven major mixed titles and a career Grand Slam alongside her. Additionally a winner of two men's doubles Grand Slams, his highest doubles ranking was No. 3 in March 1980.

Career

Riessen played collegiate tennis at Northwestern University, where he reached the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) singles finals three times: 1962 (falling to Rafael Osuna of University of Southern California); 1963 and 1964 (falling to Dennis Ralston of USC both times). He was a semifinalist at the NCAA Doubles Championship with Clark Graebner in 1963 and 1964.

He won six singles titles in the open era, with the biggest coming in Cincinnati in 1974. (He won numerous other pre-open era titles, including two other Cincinnati titles in the pre-Open Era.) He also reached the quarterfinals in singles at both the Australian Open and the US Open in 1971.

He also won 53 doubles titles, including the US Open (in 1976), the French Open (1971, with Arthur Ashe), and seven ATP Masters Series events: Paris Indoor (1976), Canada (1971 & 1970), Monte Carlo (1970), Hamburg (1968 and 1969), and Rome (1968). He reached the doubles final at the US Open in 1978 and 1975, the Australian Open in 1971, and Wimbledon in 1969.

He was a member of the U.S. Davis Cup team in 1963, 1965, 1967, 1973 and 1981.

Grand Slam finals Doubles: 6 (2–4)

Mixed doubles: 9 (7–2)

Open era career finals Singles: 22 (9 titles, 13 runner-ups) ResultNo.YearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1. 1969 Perth, Australia Grass Ken Rosewall 6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 2–6, 6–1Win 2. 1970 Wembley, U.K. Carpet (i) Ken Rosewall 6–4, 6–2Win 3. 1970 Tucson WCT, U.S. Roy Emerson 6–1, 6–4Loss 1. 1970 Paris Masters, France Carpet (i) Arthur Ashe 6–7, 4–6, 3–6Win 4. 1971 Tehran WCT, Iran Clay John Alexander 6–7, 6–1, 6–3, 7–6Loss 2. 1971 Washington WCT, U.S. Hard Ken Rosewall 2–6, 5–7, 1–6Loss 3. 1971 Fort Worth WCT, U.S. Hard Rod Laver 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 3–6Win 5. 1972 Quebec WCT, Canada Hard (i) Rod Laver 7–5, 6–2, 7–5Loss 4. 1972 Denver WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Rod Laver 6–4, 3–6, 4–6Loss 5. 1972 Washington WCT, U.S. Clay Tony Roche 6–3, 6–7, 4–6Loss 6. 1972 Vancouver WCT, Canada Hard John Newcombe 7–6, 6–7, 6–7, 5–7Win 6. 1973 Milan WCT, Italy Carpet (i) Roscoe Tanner 7–6, 6–0, 7–6Loss 7. 1973 Copenhagen WCT, Denmark Carpet (i) Roger Taylor 2–6, 3–6, 6–7Loss 8. 1973 Quebec WCT, Canada Hard (i) Jimmy Connors 1–6, 4–6, 7–6, 0–6Loss 9. 1974 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard Rod Laver 2–6, 2–6Loss 10. 1974 Chicago, U.S. Hard Stan Smith 6–3, 1–6, 4–6Win 7. 1974 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Bob Lutz 7–6, 7–6Win 8. 1975 Philadelphia WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Vitas Gerulaitis 7–6, 5–7, 6–2, 6–7, 6–3Loss 11. 1977 La Costa, U.S. Hard Brian Gottfried 3–6, 2–6Loss 12. 1979 Baltimore WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Harold Solomon 5–7, 4–6Loss 13. 1979 Dayton, U.S. Carpet (i) Butch Walts 3–6, 4–6Win 9. 1979 Lafayette, U.S. Carpet Pat DuPré 6–4, 5–7, 6–2

Doubles: 80 (52–28) ResultNo.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. 1968 Rome, Italy Clay Tom Okker Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Allan Stone 6–3, 6–4, 6–2Win 2. 1968 Hamburg, Germany Clay Tom Okker John Newcombe Tony Roche 6–4, 6–4, 7–5Win 3. 1969 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) Tom Okker John Newcombe Tony Roche 8–6, 6–4Loss 1. 1969 Wimbledon, London Grass Tom Okker John Newcombe Tony Roche 5–7, 9–11, 3–6Win 4. 1969 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Tom Okker Mal Anderson Roy Emerson 6–1, 6–4Win 5. 1969 Hamburg, Germany Clay Tom Okker Jean-Claude Barclay Jürgen Fassbender 6–1, 6–2, 6–4Win 6. 1970 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Roger Taylor Pierre Barthès Nikola Pilić 6–3, 6–4, 6–2Win 7. 1970 London Queen's Club, England Grass Tom Okker Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell 6–4, 6–4Loss 2. 1970 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Tom Okker Cliff Drysdale Roger Taylor 2–6, 3–6, 2–6Win 8. 1970 Toronto, Canada Clay Bill Bowrey Cliff Drysdale Fred Stolle 6–3, 6–2Win 9. 1970 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Tom Okker Bob Lutz Stan Smith 7–6, 6–2Loss 3. 1971 Australian Open, Melbourne Grass Tom Okker John Newcombe Tony Roche 2–6, 6–7Win 10. 1971 Chicago WCT, U.S. Hard (i) Tom Okker John Newcombe Tony Roche 7–6, 4–6, 7–6Win 11. 1971 Dallas WCT, U.S. Carpet Tom Okker Bob Lutz Charlie Pasarell 6–3, 6–4Win 12. 1971 French Open, Paris Clay Arthur Ashe Tom Gorman Stan Smith 6–8, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 11–9Win 13. 1971 London Queen's Club, England Grass Tom Okker Erik van Dillen Stan Smith 8–6, 4–6, 10–8Win 14. 1971 Washington, D.C., U.S. Clay Tom Okker Bob Carmichael Ray Ruffels 7–6, 6–2Loss 4. 1971 Quebec WCT, Canada Hard (i) Tom Okker Roy Emerson Rod Laver 6–7, 2–6Loss 5. 1971 Boston WCT, U.S. Clay Tom Okker Roy Emerson Rod Laver 4–6, 4–6Win 15. 1971 Montreal, Canada Clay Tom Okker Arthur Ashe Dennis Ralston 6–3, 6–3, 6–1Win 16. 1971 Cologne, Germany Carpet (i) Tom Okker Roy Emerson Rod Laver 6–7, 3–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–4Win 17. 1972 Richmond WCT, U.S. Carpet Tom Okker John Newcombe Tony Roche 7–6, 7–6Win 18. 1972 Miami WCT, U.S. Hard Tom Okker Roy Emerson Rod Laver 7–5, 6–4Win 19. 1972 Chicago WCT, U.S. Hard Tom Okker Roy Emerson Rod Laver 6–2, 6–3Win 20. 1972 Charlotte WCT, U.S. Clay Tom Okker John Newcombe Tony Roche 6–4, 4–6, 7–6Win 21. 1972 Washington, D.C., U.S. Clay Tom Okker John Newcombe Tony Roche 3–6, 6–3, 6–2Win 22. 1972 Fort Worth WCT, U.S. Hard Tom Okker Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle 6–2, 6–2Win 23. 1972 Montreal WCT, Canada Outdoor Tom Okker Robert Maud Ken Rosewall 6–1, 4–6, 7–6Win 24. 1972 Alamo WCT, U.S. Outdoor Tom Okker Brian Fairlie Ismail El Shafei 7–6, 6–4Win 25. 1972 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Tom Okker Colin Dibley Roy Emerson 7–5, 7–6Win 26. 1972 Gothenburg WCT, Sweden Carpet (i) Tom Okker Brian Fairlie Ismail El Shafei 6–2, 7–6Win 27. 1973 London WCT, England Carpet (i) Tom Okker Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner 6–3, 6–3Win 28. 1973 Milan WCT, Italy Carpet (i) Tom Okker Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle 6–3, 6–3Loss 6. 1973 Cologne WCT, Germany Carpet (i) Tom Okker Mark Cox Graham Stilwell 6–7, 3–6Win 29. 1973 Washington WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Tom Okker Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner 4–6, 7–6, 6–2Win 30. 1973 Houston, U.S. Clay Tom Okker Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner 7–5, 7–5Win 31. 1973 Charlotte WCT, U.S. Clay Tom Okker Erik van Dillen Tom Gorman 7–6, 3–6, 6–3Loss 7. 1973 Denver WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Tom Okker Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner 6–3, 3–6, 6–7Loss 8. 1973 World Doubles WCT, Montreal Carpet (i) Tom Okker Bob Lutz Stan Smith 2–6, 6–7, 0–6Win 32. 1973 London Queen's Club, England Grass Tom Okker Ray Keldie Raymond Moore 6–4, 7–5Loss 9. 1973 Quebec WCT, Canada Hard (i) Jimmy Connors Bob Carmichael Frew McMillan 2–6, 6–7Loss 10. 1974 Toronto WCT, Canada Carpet (i) Tom Okker Raúl Ramírez Tony Roche 3–6, 6–2, 4–6Loss 11. 1974 Miami WCT, U.S. Hard Tom Okker John Alexander Phil Dent 6–4, 4–6, 5–7Loss 12. 1974 Washington WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Tom Okker Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6–7, 3–6Win 33. 1974 Chicago, U.S. Hard (i) Tom Gorman Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 4–6, 6–3, 7–5Win 34. 1974 Washington, D.C., U.S. Clay Tom Gorman Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol 7–5, 6–1Loss 13. 1974 Boston, U.S. Clay Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Bob Lutz Stan Smith 6–3, 4–6, 3–6Win 35. 1974 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Tom Okker Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 2–6, 6–3, 6–4Loss 14. 1974 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Tom Okker Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6–7, 4–6, 3–6Loss 15. 1975 Nottingham, England Grass Tom Okker Charlie Pasarell Roscoe Tanner 2–6, 3–6Loss 16. 1975 US Open, New York Clay Tom Okker Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase 4–6, 6–7Loss 17. 1975 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Cliff Drysdale Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj 6–7, 6–4, 4–6Loss 18. 1976 Memphis WCT, U.S. Hard (i) Roscoe Tanner Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj 3–6, 4–6Win 36. 1976 La Costa, U.S. Hard Roscoe Tanner Peter Fleming Gene Mayer 7–6, 7–6Win 37. 1976 Johannesburg WCT, South Africa Hard Roscoe Tanner Frew McMillan Tom Okker 6–2, 7–5Win 38. 1976 South Orange, U.S. Clay Fred McNair Vitas Gerulaitis Ilie Năstase 7–5, 4–6, 6–2Win 39. 1976 US Open, New York Clay Tom Okker Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher 6–4, 6–4Win 40. 1976 Paris Masters, France Carpet (i) Tom Okker Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart 6–2, 6–2Loss 19. 1976 Stockholm Open, Sweden Hard (i) Tom Okker Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 4–6, 6–4, 4–6Loss 20. 1977 Palm Springs, U.S. Hard Roscoe Tanner Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6–7, 6–7Win 41. 1977 Woodlands Doubles, U.S. Hard Tom Okker Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson 3–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–1Win 42. 1977 San Francisco, U.S. Hard (i) Dick Stockton Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart 6–4, 1–6, 6–4Loss 21. 1977 Hong Kong Hard Roscoe Tanner Syd Ball Kim Warwick 6–7, 3–6Loss 22. 1978 Springfield, U.S. Carpet (i) Jan Kodeš Bob Lutz Stan Smith 3–6, 3–6Loss 23. 1978 US Open, New York Hard Sherwood Stewart Robert Maud Ken Rosewall 6–1, 5–7, 3–6Loss 24. 1978 Woodlands Doubles, U.S. Hard Sherwood Stewart Wojtek Fibak Tom Okker 6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 3–6Win 43. 1979 Baltimore WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Sherwood Stewart Anand Amritraj Cliff Drysdale 7–6, 6–4Win 44. 1979 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard Sherwood Stewart Adriano Panatta Raúl Ramírez 4–6, 6–4, 7–6Loss 25. 1979 London Queen's Club, England Grass Sherwood Stewart Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson 4–6, 4–6Loss 26. 1979 Surbiton, England Grass Pat DuPré Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson 3–6, 7–6, 6–8Win 45. 1979 Washington, D.C., U.S. Clay Sherwood Stewart Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 2–6, 6–3, 6–4Win 46. 1979 Louisville, U.S. Hard Sherwood Stewart Vijay Amritraj Raúl Ramírez 6–2, 1–6, 6–1Win 47. 1979 Lafayette, U.S. Carpet Sherwood Stewart Victor Amaya Eric Friedler 6–4, 6–4Win 48. 1979 Woodlands Doubles, U.S. Hard Sherwood Stewart Bob Carmichael Tim Gullikson 6–3, 2–2 ret.Win 49. 1979 Los Angeles, U.S. Carpet Sherwood Stewart Wojtek Fibak Frew McMillan 6–4, 6–4Win 50. 1979 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) Sherwood Stewart Mike Cahill Terry Moor 6–4, 7–6Win 51. 1980 Baltimore WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Tim Gullikson Brian Gottfried Frew McMillan 2–6, 6–3, 6–4Loss 27. 1980 Houston, U.S. Clay Sherwood Stewart Peter McNamara Paul McNamee 4–6, 4–6Loss 28. 1980 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) Sherwood Stewart Victor Amaya Hank Pfister 3–6, 6–3, 6–7Win 52. 1981 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) Sherwood Stewart Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 6–2, 6–2

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