John Newcombe def. Arthur Ashe

4-6 6-3 3-6 7-6 6-4

John Newcombe defeated Arthur Ashe 4-6 6-3 3-6 7-6 6-4 in the 1974 US Open quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 8, 1974*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 1974
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: QF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	John Newcombe	Arthur Ashe
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	May 23, 1944	Jul 10, 1943
Age	30	31
Height	183 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,151	1,982
Current career W-L	544–220	792–256
Current career earnings	$1,062,408	$1,584,909

Pre-match H2H

John Newcombe 8 – 2 Arthur Ashe

Path

John Newcombe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Raymond Moore	6-3 6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 6, 1974	R16
Tony Roche	4-6 7-6 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 1974	R32
Teimuraz Kakulia	7-6 6-2 6-2	W	—	Match data	Sep 1, 1974	R64
Ramiro Benavides	6-2 6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 30, 1974	R128

John Newcombe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ken Rosewall #8	7-6 4-6 6-7 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 10, 1974	SF

Arthur Ashe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Guillermo Vilas	6-7 6-4 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 6, 1974	R16
Geoff Masters	2-6 6-2 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 1974	R32
Vitas Gerulaitis	7-6 7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 1, 1974	R64
Trey Waltke	6-3 7-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 30, 1974	R128