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Arthur Ashe #9 def. Geoff Masters #50

2-6 6-2 6-3 6-3

Match Information

Date Sep 3, 1974*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR32
Winner Arthur Ashe
Score2-6 6-2 6-3 6-3
Loser Geoff Masters

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldArthur AsheGeoff Masters
Country USA AUS
Birth dateJul 10, 1943Sep 19, 1950
Age3123
Height185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)950
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9371,835
Career W-L800–258238–255
Career earnings$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H
Arthur Ashe 3 0 Geoff Masters

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 1974R64 Vitas Gerulaitis 7-6 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 30, 1974R128 Trey Waltke 6-3 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch data

Arthur Ashe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 6, 1974R16 Guillermo Vilas 6-7 6-4 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data

Geoff Masters's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 1974R64 Fred Mcnair 6-3 6-3 7-6WMatch data
Aug 30, 1974R128 Jairo Velasco 2-6 6-2 6-1 6-3WMatch data