SF Washington Open 1970

Arthur Ashe def. Ion Tiriac

6-1 4-6 6-3

Arthur Ashe defeated Ion Tiriac 6-1 4-6 6-3 in the 1970 Washington Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 23, 1970*
Tournament: Washington Open
Edition: 1970
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Arthur Ashe	Ion Tiriac
Country	USA	ROU
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	May 9, 1939
Age	27	31
Height	185 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,043	1,785
Current career W-L	792–256	230–190
Current career earnings	$1,584,909	—

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe 1 – 0 Ion Tiriac

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dick Crealy	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 23, 1970	QF
Jaime Fillol	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 22, 1970	R16
Onny Parun	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 21, 1970	R32
Ian Crookenden	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 20, 1970	R64

Arthur Ashe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Cliff Richey	5-7 2-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 24, 1970	F

Ion Tiriac's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Stan Smith	6-3 10-12 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 23, 1970	QF
Pat Cramer	6-8 6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 22, 1970	R16
Stepan Koudelka	7-5 6-3	W	—	Match data	Jul 21, 1970	R32
Fred Mcnair	6-1 6-1	W	—	Match data	Jul 20, 1970	R64