Marty Riessen

Marty Riessen 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.

4 December 1941

Born on the same birth day (4 December): Andriy Pylyavskyi • Blake Leary • Corliss Williamson • Darvis Patton • Dave Taylor (ice hockey) • Dionne Farris • Glynis Nunn • Jean Chapelain • Jean-Claude Iranzi • Jim Hall (musician) • Kaija Vahtra • Kate Rusby • Michael Bates (actor) • Samuel Argall • Sergei Starikov • Vinnie Dombroski

Born in the same month (December 1941): Alex Ferguson • Beau Bridges • Bill Thomas • Daniel Schmid • Ellen Willis • Fionnula Flanagan • Intikhab Alam • J. P. Parisé • Mehmet Ali Birand • Mike Pinder • Miles Aiken • Nolan Richardson • Tommy Rettig • Wadada Leo Smith