Jimmy Connors def. Arthur Ashe

7-6 6-3 6-1

Jimmy Connors defeated Arthur Ashe 7-6 6-3 6-1 in the 1974 South African Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJimmy ConnorsArthur Ashe
Country USA USA
Birth dateSep 2, 1952Jul 10, 1943
Age2231
Height177 cm185 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,3182,050
Current career W-L1,266–298792–256
Current career earnings$8,641,040$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Harold Solomon 6-0 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataNov 29, 1974SF
Andrew Pattison 7-5 6-3WMatch dataNov 29, 1974QF
John Yuill 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataNov 28, 1974R16
Pat Cramer 5-7 6-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataNov 27, 1974R32

Jimmy Connors's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Arthur Ashe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Raul Ramirez 6-2 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataNov 29, 1974SF
Marty Riessen 6-3 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataNov 29, 1974QF
Raymond Moore 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataNov 28, 1974R16
Jurgen Fassbender 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataNov 27, 1974R32