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Arthur Ashe#9 def. John Alexander#27

7-5 1-6 7-6

Match Information

Date Sep 29, 1973*
Tournament San Francisco
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner Arthur Ashe
Score7-5 1-6 7-6
Loser John Alexander

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldArthur AsheJohn Alexander
Country USA AUS
Birth dateJul 10, 1943Jul 4, 1951
Age3022
Height185190
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)927
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,9521,941
Career W-L800–258579–422
Career earnings$1,584,909$1,214,079
Pre-match H2H
Arthur Ashe 6 2 John Alexander

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 28, 1973R16 Dick Bohrnstedt 6-4 6-4WMatch data
Sep 27, 1973R32 John Lloyd 6-3 6-3WMatch data

Arthur Ashe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 29, 1973SF Roy Emerson 5-7 6-2 6-1LH2HMatch data

John Alexander's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 28, 1973R16 Charlie Pasarell 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Sep 27, 1973R32 Jeff Simpson 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data