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Arthur Ashe def. Manuel Orantes

3-6 6-4 6-2 6-2

Match Information

Date May 10, 1970*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner Arthur Ashe
Score3-6 6-4 6-2 6-2
Loser Manuel Orantes

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldArthur AsheManuel Orantes
Country USA ESP
Birth dateJul 10, 1943Feb 6, 1949
Age2621
Height185178
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0291,891
Career W-L800–258696–286
Career earnings$1,584,909$1,398,303
Pre-match H2H
Arthur Ashe 0 0 Manuel Orantes

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 7, 1970R32 Nicola Pietrangeli 8-6 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 5, 1970R64 Bill Freer 6-1 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 3, 1970R128 Miecyslav Rybarczyk 6-0 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data

Arthur Ashe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 12, 1970QF Zeljko Franulovic 6-3 3-6 10-8 4-6 6-3LH2HMatch data

Manuel Orantes's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 7, 1970R32 Allan Stone 6-3 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch data
May 5, 1970R64 Juan Gisbert 6-2 6-4 6-3WMatch data
May 3, 1970R128 Jose Edison Mandarino 6-3 5-7 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data