Rod Laver def. Arthur Ashe

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

Rod Laver defeated Arthur Ashe 6-7(6) 7-6(6) 6-2 in the 1974 Palm Desert Wct semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldRod LaverArthur Ashe
Country AUS USA
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Jul 10, 1943
Age3530
Height175 cm185 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0612,078
Current career W-L570–145792–256
Current career earnings$1,565,413$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H

Path

Rod Laver's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dennis Ralston 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 5, 1974QF
Tito Vazquez 7-6 7-5WMatch dataApr 4, 1974R16
Mike Machette 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 3, 1974R32

Rod Laver's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roscoe Tanner 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 6, 1974F

Arthur Ashe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jan Kodes 3-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 5, 1974QF
Ove Bengtson 2-6 6-1 7-6WH2HMatch dataApr 4, 1974R16
Onny Parun 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 3, 1974R32