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Arthur Ashe def. Tom Edlefsen

6-1 5-7 1-0 (ret.)

Match Information

Date	Mar 6, 1970*
Tournament	Hampton
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	R16
Winner	Arthur Ashe
Score	6-1 5-7 1-0 (ret.)
Loser	Tom Edlefsen

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Arthur Ashe	Tom Edlefsen
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	Dec 12, 1941
Age	26	28
Height	185	188
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,995	1,609
Career W-L	800–258	109–147
Career earnings	$1,584,909	—

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe 2 – 0 Tom Edlefsen

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 5, 1970	R32	Gerald Battrick	6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data

Arthur Ashe's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 7, 1970	QF	Thomaz Koch	5-7 6-3 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

Tom Edlefsen's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 5, 1970	R32	Lenny Schloss	6-2 6-3	W	—	Match data