Arthur Ashe def. Geoff Masters

7-5 6-2

Arthur Ashe defeated Geoff Masters 7-5 6-2 in the 1973 Roland Garros round of 64 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 25, 1973*
Tournament: Roland Garros
Edition: 1973
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Clay
Round: R64

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Arthur Ashe	Geoff Masters
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	Sep 19, 1950
Age	29	22
Height	185 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,084	1,725
Current career W-L	792–256	237–253
Current career earnings	$1,584,909	—

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe 1 – 0 Geoff Masters

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Istvan Gulyas	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 23, 1973	R128

Arthur Ashe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Harold Solomon	7-6 6-2 6-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 27, 1973	R32

Geoff Masters's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nicola Spear	1-6 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	May 23, 1973	R128