Stan Smith def. Arthur Ashe

6-4 6-2 1-6 4-6 6-1

Stan Smith defeated Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-2 1-6 4-6 6-1 in the 1968 Sacramento semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 3, 1968*
Tournament: Sacramento
Edition: 1968
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Stan Smith	Arthur Ashe
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Dec 14, 1946	Jul 10, 1943
Age	21	24
Height	193 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,599	1,754
Current career W-L	652–287	792–256
Current career earnings	$1,774,811	$1,584,909

Pre-match H2H

Stan Smith 1 – 0 Arthur Ashe

Path

Stan Smith's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Lawrence Hall	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1968	QF
Mike Machette	6-4 9-7	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 1, 1968	R32

Stan Smith's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Clark Graebner	8-10 4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 4, 1968	F

Arthur Ashe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jim Osborne	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1968	QF
Roger Cooper	6-3 6-4	W	—	Match data	Jun 2, 1968	R16
Bill Demas	6-2 6-1	W	—	Match data	Jun 1, 1968	R32
Ken Jantz	6-0 6-0	W	—	Match data	May 31, 1968	R64