Rod Laver def. Arthur Ashe

7-5 6-2 6-4

Rod Laver defeated Arthur Ashe 7-5 6-2 6-4 in the 1968 Wimbledon semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 7, 1968*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1968
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Rod Laver	Arthur Ashe
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	Jul 10, 1943
Age	29	24
Height	175 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,889	1,844
Current career W-L	570–145	792–256
Current career earnings	$1,565,413	$1,584,909

Pre-match H2H

Rod Laver 0 – 0 Arthur Ashe

Path

Rod Laver's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dennis Ralston	4-6 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 5, 1968	QF
Mark Cox	9-7 5-7 6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 3, 1968	R16
Marty Riessen	6-4 3-6 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 1968	R32
Stan Smith	6-3 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1968	R64
Gene Scott	6-3 4-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 26, 1968	R128

Rod Laver's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tony Roche	6-3 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 8, 1968	F

Arthur Ashe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tom Okker	7-9 9-7 9-7 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 5, 1968	QF
John Newcombe	6-4 6-4 4-6 1-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 3, 1968	R16
Ove Bengtson	11-9 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 1968	R32
Ismail El Shafei	6-1 6-2 9-7	W	—	Match data	Jun 28, 1968	R64
Eduardo Zuleta	6-1 6-2 6-3	W	—	Match data	Jun 26, 1968	R128