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Arthur Ashe def. Geoff Masters

17-15 6-2 6-3

Match Information

Date	Jan 25, 1970*
Tournament	Australian Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R32
Winner	Arthur Ashe
Score	17-15 6-2 6-3
Loser	Geoff Masters

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Arthur Ashe	Geoff Masters
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	Sep 19, 1950
Age	26	19
Height	185	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,957	1,551
Career W-L	800–258	238–255
Career earnings	$1,584,909	—

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe 0 – 0 Geoff Masters

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Arthur Ashe's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 28, 1970	R16	Bill Bowrey	6-3 9-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Geoff Masters's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 23, 1970	R64	Karl Coombes	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data