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Ismail El Shafei def. Arthur Ashe

6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date Nov 3, 1972*
Tournament Essen Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner Ismail El Shafei
Score6-3 6-4
Loser Arthur Ashe

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldIsmail El ShafeiArthur Ashe
Country EGY USA
Birth dateNov 15, 1947Jul 10, 1943
Age2429
Height—185
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,8562,111
Career W-L—800–258
Career earnings—$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H
Ismail El Shafei 5 – 6 Arthur Ashe

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Path

Ismail El Shafei's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 2, 1972R16 Marty Riessen 6-2 6-2W—Match data
Nov 1, 1972R32 Haroon Rahim 6-4 6-1W—Match data

Ismail El Shafei's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Arthur Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 2, 1972R16 Roy Emerson 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Nov 1, 1972R32 Fred Stolle 6-2 7-6WH2HMatch data