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Ken Rosewall def. Arthur Ashe

6-1 7-5 6-3

Match Information

Date Mar 21, 1971*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundF
Winner Ken Rosewall
Score6-1 7-5 6-3
Loser Arthur Ashe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldKen RosewallArthur Ashe
Country AUS USA
Birth dateNov 2, 1934Jul 10, 1943
Age3627
Height170185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,0612,094
Career W-L541–195800–258
Career earnings$1,602,700$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H
Ken Rosewall 3 – 2 Arthur Ashe

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Path

Ken Rosewall's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 20, 1971SF Tom Okker 6-2 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Mar 18, 1971QF Roy Emerson 6-4 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Mar 16, 1971R16 Ismail El Shafei 6-0 6-2 7-6W—Match data
Mar 13, 1971R32 Bob Carmichael 7-5 7-5 7-5WH2HMatch data

Ken Rosewall's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Arthur Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 20, 1971SF Bob Lutz 6-4 6-4 7-6W—Match data
Mar 18, 1971QF Cliff Drysdale 7-6 7-6 2-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Mar 16, 1971R16 Fred Stolle 5-7 6-1 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Mar 13, 1971R32 Ray Ruffels 6-4 6-1 6-7 0-6 7-5WH2HMatch data