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Arthur Ashe def. Bob Lutz

6-4 6-4 7-6

Match Information

Date Mar 20, 1971*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundSF
Winner Arthur Ashe
Score6-4 6-4 7-6
Loser Bob Lutz

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldArthur AsheBob Lutz
Country USA USA
Birth dateJul 10, 1943Aug 29, 1947
Age2723
Height185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0801,928
Career W-L800–258
Career earnings$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H
Arthur Ashe 9 4 Bob Lutz

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 18, 1971QF Cliff Drysdale 7-6 7-6 2-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Mar 16, 1971R16 Fred Stolle 5-7 6-1 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Mar 13, 1971R32 Ray Ruffels 6-4 6-1 6-7 0-6 7-5WH2HMatch data

Arthur Ashe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 21, 1971F Ken Rosewall 6-1 7-5 6-3LH2HMatch data

Bob Lutz's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 18, 1971QF Mark Cox 6-2 6-1 6-2WMatch data
Mar 16, 1971R16 Roger Taylor 6-7 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-2WMatch data
Mar 13, 1971R32 Andres Gimeno 6-4 7-5 7-5WMatch data