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Arthur Ashe #6 def. Jan Kodes #8

3-6 6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date Apr 5, 1974*
Tournament Palm Desert Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Arthur Ashe
Score3-6 6-3 6-4
Loser Jan Kodes

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldArthur AsheJan Kodes
Country USA CZE
Birth dateJul 10, 1943Mar 1, 1946
Age3028
Height185175
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)68
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1191,897
Career W-L800–258465–274
Career earnings$1,584,909$693,197
Pre-match H2H
Arthur Ashe 4 3 Jan Kodes

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 4, 1974R16 Ove Bengtson 2-6 6-1 7-6WH2HMatch data
Apr 3, 1974R32 Onny Parun 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

Arthur Ashe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 5, 1974SF Rod Laver 7-6(6) 6-7(6) 2-6LH2HMatch data

Jan Kodes's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 4, 1974R16 Paul Gerken 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Apr 3, 1974R32 Vladimir Zednik 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data