Distinctions and Honors
- He was a member of the U.S. Davis Cup team in 1963, '65, '67, '73 and '81.
- The Marty Riessen tennis courts are in Osmond, Nebraska.
- Dunlop named one of its wooden racquets the "Marty Riessen."
- Riessen has been enshrined in the United States Tennis Association/Midwest Hall of Fame.
- He is one of two high school tennis players from the state of Illinois to win the singles title four years in a row, 1957–1960, representing Hinsdale Township, which is now Hinsdale Central High School.
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