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Frank Froehling def. Arthur Ashe

6-4 4-6 6-3 3-6 8-6

Match Information

Date	Jun 1, 1971*
Tournament	Roland Garros
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Clay
Round	QF
Winner	Frank Froehling
Score	6-4 4-6 6-3 3-6 8-6
Loser	Arthur Ashe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Frank Froehling	Arthur Ashe
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	May 19, 1942	Jul 10, 1943
Age	29	27
Height	190	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,726	2,103
Career W-L	83–117	800–258
Career earnings	—	$1,584,909

Pre-match H2H

Frank Froehling 0 – 0 Arthur Ashe

Path

Frank Froehling's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 30, 1971	R16	Marty Riessen	1-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
May 27, 1971	R32	Jan Leschly	4-6 6-3 8-6 7-5	W	—	Match data
May 25, 1971	R64	John Cooper	6-2 6-2 6-3	W	—	Match data
May 23, 1971	R128	Rainer Kuhlmey	6-4 6-3 6-3	W	—	Match data

Frank Froehling's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 3, 1971	SF	Ilie Nastase	6-0 2-6 6-4 6-3	L	H2H	Match data

Arthur Ashe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 30, 1971	R16	Georges Goven	6-4 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
May 27, 1971	R32	Jean Loup Rouyer	6-2 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
May 25, 1971	R64	Victor Egorov	3-6 6-4 6-0 7-5	W	—	Match data
May 23, 1971	R128	Geza Varga	6-2 6-1 5-7 6-1	W	H2H	Match data