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Arthur Ashe def. Ken Rosewall

8-6 6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date	Sep 7, 1969*
Tournament	US Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	QF
Winner	Arthur Ashe
Score	8-6 6-3 6-4
Loser	Ken Rosewall

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Arthur Ashe	Ken Rosewall
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	Nov 2, 1934
Age	26	34
Height	185	170
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,926	1,927
Career W-L	800–258	541–195
Career earnings	$1,584,909	$1,602,700

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe 0 – 2 Ken Rosewall

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 5, 1969	R16	Manuel Santana	7-5 6-1 6-8 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 2, 1969	R32	Jim Osborne	5-7 6-4 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 31, 1969	R64	Dick Crealy	6-4 6-3 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 29, 1969	R128	Dick Stockton	6-2 6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data

Arthur Ashe's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 9, 1969	SF	Rod Laver	8-6 6-3 14-12	L	H2H	Match data

Ken Rosewall's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 5, 1969	R16	Ilie Nastase	6-1 7-5 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 2, 1969	R32	Nikola Pilic	6-4 6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 31, 1969	R64	Raymond Moore	6-3 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 29, 1969	R128	Pat Cramer	6-2 5-7 6-4 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data