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Rod Laver def. Arthur Ashe

7-5 6-2 6-4

Match Information

Date	Jul 7, 1968*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	SF
Winner	Rod Laver
Score	7-5 6-2 6-4
Loser	Arthur Ashe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Rod Laver	Arthur Ashe
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	Jul 10, 1943
Age	29	24
Height	175	185
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,890	1,845
Career W-L	576–147	800–258
Career earnings	$1,565,413	$1,584,909

Pre-match H2H

Rod Laver 0 – 0 Arthur Ashe

Path

Rod Laver's path

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

Rod Laver's next match

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

Arthur Ashe's path

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