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Arthur Ashe def. Richard Russell

7-5 6-2

Match Information

Date	Jul 31, 1969*
Tournament	South Orange
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	R32
Winner	Arthur Ashe
Score	7-5 6-2
Loser	Richard Russell

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Arthur Ashe	Richard Russell
Country	USA	JAM
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	Sep 8, 1945
Age	26	23
Height	185	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,878	1,496
Career W-L	800–258	56–100
Career earnings	$1,584,909	—

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe 0 – 0 Richard Russell

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 30, 1969	R64	Jim Rombeau	6-4 6-3	W	—	Match data

Arthur Ashe's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 1, 1969	R16	Georges Goven	6-2 12-10	W	H2H	Match data

Richard Russell's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 30, 1969	R64	Onny Parun	6-4 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data