Rod Laver def. Arthur Ashe

6-3 6-1

Rod Laver defeated Arthur Ashe 6-3 6-1 in the 1973 Hilton Head quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldRod LaverArthur Ashe
Country AUS USA
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Jul 10, 1943
Age3429
Height175 cm185 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1172,073
Current career W-L570–145792–256
Current career earnings$1,565,413$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H

Path

Rod Laver's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alex Metreveli 6-7 6-1 6-4WMatch dataMar 16, 1973R16

Rod Laver's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Taylor 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 17, 1973SF

Arthur Ashe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bob Lutz 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 16, 1973R16