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Arthur Ashe def. Bob Carmichael

6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date	May 2, 1971*
Tournament	Chicago Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	R16
Winner	Arthur Ashe
Score	6-4 6-4
Loser	Bob Carmichael

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Arthur Ashe	Bob Carmichael
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	Jul 4, 1940
Age	27	30
Height	185	183
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,079	1,881
Career W-L	800–258	215–256
Career earnings	$1,584,909	$414

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe 0 – 0 Bob Carmichael

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 1, 1971	R32	Roy Barth	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Arthur Ashe's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 3, 1971	QF	Ray Ruffels	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Bob Carmichael's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 1, 1971	R32	Dick Crealy	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data