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R. Laver def. A. Ashe

6-3 6-1

Match Information

Date	Mar 17, 1973*
Tournament	Hilton Head
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	QF
Winner	R. Laver
Score	6-3 6-1
Loser	A. Ashe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	R. Laver	A. Ashe
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	Jul 10, 1943
Age	34	29
Height	175	185
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,114	2,073
Career W-L	576–147	800–258
Career earnings	$1,565,413	$1,584,909

Pre-match H2H

R. Laver 13 – 0 A. Ashe

Path

R. Laver's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 16, 1973	R16	Alex Metreveli	6-7 6-1 6-4	W	—	Match data

R. Laver's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 17, 1973	SF	R. Taylor	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

A. Ashe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 16, 1973	R16	Bob Lutz	6-4 6-1	W	—	Match data