SF Memphis 1979

Arthur Ashe #9 def. Roscoe Tanner #10

2-6 6-4 6-4

Arthur Ashe defeated Roscoe Tanner 2-6 6-4 6-4 in the 1979 Memphis semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 3, 1979*
Tournament: Memphis
Edition: 1979
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Arthur Ashe	Roscoe Tanner
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	Oct 15, 1951
Age	35	27
Height	185 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	9	10
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,093	2,085
Current career W-L	792–256	592–294
Current career earnings	$1,584,909	$1,696,198

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe #9 9 – 3 Roscoe Tanner #10

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gene Mayer #56	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 3, 1979	QF
Tim Gullikson	1-6 7-6 6-1	W	—	Match data	Mar 2, 1979	R16
Kim Warwick #43	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 1, 1979	R32
Tim Wilkison #41	7-6 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 28, 1979	R64

Arthur Ashe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jimmy Connors #1	4-6 7-5 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 4, 1979	F

Roscoe Tanner's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John Alexander #24	6-7 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 3, 1979	QF
Wojtek Fibak #17	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 2, 1979	R16
Bruce Manson #89	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 1, 1979	R32
Deon Joubert #59	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 28, 1979	R64