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Ken Rosewall def. Arthur Ashe

6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date Aug 13, 1971*
Tournament Boston Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Ken Rosewall
Score6-3 6-4
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
Age3628
Height170185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1081,994
Career W-L541–195800–258
Career earnings$1,602,700$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H
Ken Rosewall 4 3 Arthur Ashe

Path

Ken Rosewall's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 12, 1971R16 Andres Gimeno 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 11, 1971R32 Mark Cox 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data

Ken Rosewall's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 13, 1971SF Marty Riessen 3-6 6-1 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data

Arthur Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 12, 1971R16 Charlie Pasarell 6-0 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 11, 1971R32 Nikola Pilic 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data