Marty Riessen is an American former amateur and professional tennis player, born on 4 December 1941 and active from the 1960s to the 1980s. He was ranked as high as number 11 in singles on the ATP rankings in September 1974 and as high as number 8 by Lance Tingay in 1971. Renowned for his doubles play, he was a regular partner of Margaret Court and won six of his seven major mixed titles with her, completing a career Grand Slam alongside her. He also won two men's doubles Grand Slams, six singles titles in the open era and 53 doubles titles, and reached the Wimbledon doubles final in 1969.
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is an American former amateur and professional tennis player active from the 1960s to the 1980s
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He won six singles titles in the open era
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winning six of his seven major mixed titles and a career Grand Slam alongside her
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is an American former amateur and professional tennis player active from the 1960s to the 1980s
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is an American former amateur and professional tennis player active from the 1960s to the 1980s
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He reached the doubles final at the US Open in 1978 and 1975, the Australian Open in 1971, and Wimbledon in 1969
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