Arthur Ashe def. John Alexander

7-6 6-3

Arthur Ashe defeated John Alexander 7-6 6-3 in the 1972 Bretton Woods quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 14, 1972*
Tournament: Bretton Woods
Edition: 1972
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: QF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Arthur Ashe	John Alexander
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	Jul 4, 1951
Age	29	21
Height	185 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,993	1,891
Current career W-L	792–256	567–419
Current career earnings	$1,584,909	$1,214,079

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe 4 – 1 John Alexander

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Frank Froehling	6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 13, 1972	R16

Arthur Ashe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Cliff Richey	2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 14, 1972	SF

John Alexander's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nikola Pilic	7-6 4-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 13, 1972	R16
Mark Cox	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 12, 1972	R32