Arthur Ashe def. Cliff Richey

6-1 6-4 7-6

Arthur Ashe defeated Cliff Richey 6-1 6-4 7-6 in the 1972 US Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 12, 1972*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 1972
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	Arthur Ashe	Cliff Richey
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	Dec 31, 1946
Age	29	25
Height	185 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,102	2,064
Current career W-L	792–256	485–222
Current career earnings	$1,584,909	$7,500

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe 7 – 5 Cliff Richey

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Stan Smith	7-6 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 10, 1972	QF
Bob Lutz	5-7 7-5 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 8, 1972	R16
Ross Case	6-4 6-4 3-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 5, 1972	R32
Robert Maud	6-4 6-4 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 1972	R64
Haroon Rahim	6-3 6-3 4-6 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 1, 1972	R128

Arthur Ashe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ilie Nastase	6-3 3-6 7-6 4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 13, 1972	F

Cliff Richey's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Frew Mcmillan	3-6 6-1 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 10, 1972	QF
Rod Laver	3-6 7-6 7-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 8, 1972	R16
Paul Gerken	6-7 6-3 7-6 6-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 5, 1972	R32
Alejandro Olmedo	6-2 6-3 7-5	W	—	Match data	Sep 3, 1972	R64
Brian Gottfried	6-2 7-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 1, 1972	R128