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Arthur Ashe def. Tom Okker

6-4 6-7 6-2 6-3

Match Information

Date Sep 11, 1970*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner Arthur Ashe
Score6-4 6-7 6-2 6-3
Loser Tom Okker

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldArthur AsheTom Okker
Country USA NED
Birth dateJul 10, 1943Feb 22, 1944
Age2726
Height185177
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9862,069
Career W-L800–258672–279
Career earnings$1,584,909$1,257,200
Pre-match H2H
Arthur Ashe 3 2 Tom Okker

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 8, 1970R32 Roy Barth 6-4 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Sep 6, 1970R64 Roscoe Tanner 6-7 6-4 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

Arthur Ashe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 13, 1970QF John Newcombe 6-1 7-6 5-7 7-6LH2HMatch data

Tom Okker's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 8, 1970R32 Jim Osborne 6-3 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
Sep 6, 1970R64 Frew Mcmillan 6-3 6-7 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1970R128 Tom Edlefsen 6-1 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch data