Arthur Ashe #37 def. Roscoe Tanner #11

6-4 5-7 7-6

Arthur Ashe defeated Roscoe Tanner 6-4 5-7 7-6 in the 1978 San Jose semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

FieldArthur AsheRoscoe Tanner
Country USA USA
Birth dateJul 10, 1943Oct 15, 1951
Age3426
Height185 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)3711
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9402,036
Current career W-L792–256592–294
Current career earnings$1,584,909$1,696,198
Pre-match H2H
Arthur Ashe #37 8 3 Roscoe Tanner #11

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Eliot Teltscher 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 22, 1978QF
Gene Mayer #657-6 5-7 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 21, 1978R16
George Hardie 6-4 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 20, 1978R32

Arthur Ashe's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bernie Mitton #966-7 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 23, 1978F

Roscoe Tanner's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Byron Bertram #686-0 7-5WH2HMatch dataApr 22, 1978QF
John Austin 7-6 7-6WMatch dataApr 21, 1978R16
John James 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 20, 1978R32