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Arthur Ashe def. Clark Graebner

4-6 8-6 7-5 6-2

Match Information

Date	Sep 11, 1968*
Tournament	US Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	SF
Winner	Arthur Ashe
Score	4-6 8-6 7-5 6-2
Loser	Clark Graebner

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Arthur Ashe	Clark Graebner
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	Nov 4, 1943
Age	25	24
Height	185	188
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,932	1,899
Career W-L	800–258	342–162
Career earnings	$1,584,909	$1,500

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe 2 – 0 Clark Graebner

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 9, 1968	QF	Cliff Drysdale	8-10 6-3 9-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 7, 1968	R16	Roy Emerson	6-4 9-7 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 4, 1968	R32	Paul Hutchins	6-3 6-4 6-1	W	—	Match data
Sep 2, 1968	R64	Frank Parker	6-3 6-2 6-2	W	—	Match data

Arthur Ashe's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 12, 1968	F	Tom Okker	14-12 5-7 6-3 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Clark Graebner's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 9, 1968	QF	John Newcombe	5-7 11-9 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 7, 1968	R16	Gene Scott	7-5 6-0 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 4, 1968	R32	Roger Taylor	6-3 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 2, 1968	R64	Jim Mcmanus	6-1 6-4 14-12	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 31, 1968	R128	Premjit Lall	6-3 1-6 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data