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Rod Laver #9 def. Arthur Ashe #6

6-7(6) 7-6(6) 6-2

Match Information

Date Apr 5, 1974*
Tournament Palm Desert Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner Rod Laver
Score6-7(6) 7-6(6) 6-2
Loser Arthur Ashe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverArthur Ashe
Country AUS USA
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Jul 10, 1943
Age3530
Height175185
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)96
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0482,126
Career W-L576–147800–258
Career earnings$1,565,413$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 15 2 Arthur Ashe

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 5, 1974QF Dennis Ralston 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data
Apr 4, 1974R16 Tito Vazquez 7-6 7-5WMatch data
Apr 3, 1974R32 Mike Machette 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 6, 1974F Roscoe Tanner 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data

Arthur Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 5, 1974QF Jan Kodes 3-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Apr 4, 1974R16 Ove Bengtson 2-6 6-1 7-6WH2HMatch data
Apr 3, 1974R32 Onny Parun 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data