R16 San Jose 1978

Arthur Ashe #37 def. Gene Mayer #65

7-6 5-7 6-3

Arthur Ashe defeated Gene Mayer 7-6 5-7 6-3 in the 1978 San Jose round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 21, 1978*
Tournament: San Jose
Edition: 1978
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Arthur Ashe	Gene Mayer
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	Apr 11, 1956
Age	34	22
Height	185 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	37	65
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,928	1,749
Current career W-L	792–256	309–157
Current career earnings	$1,584,909	$1,382,422

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe #37 0 – 0 Gene Mayer #65

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
George Hardie	6-4 4-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 20, 1978	R32

Arthur Ashe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Eliot Teltscher	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 22, 1978	QF

Gene Mayer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ricardo Ycaza #89	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 20, 1978	R32