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Arthur Ashe #6 def. Rod Laver #9

7-6 1-6 6-4

Match Information

Date Apr 4, 1974*
Tournament Tuscon
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Arthur Ashe
Score7-6 1-6 6-4
Loser Rod Laver

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldArthur AsheRod Laver
Country USA AUS
Birth dateJul 10, 1943Aug 9, 1938
Age3035
Height185175
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)69
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0842,059
Career W-L800–258576–147
Career earnings$1,584,909$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Arthur Ashe 1 15 Rod Laver

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 3, 1974R16 Gerald Battrick 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
Apr 2, 1974R32 Guillermo Vilas 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Apr 1, 1974R64 Ray Ruffels 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch data

Arthur Ashe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 4, 1974SF Tom Okker 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 3, 1974R16 Adriano Panatta 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Apr 2, 1974R32 Graham Stilwell 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Apr 1, 1974R64 Tom Edlefsen 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data