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Ken Rosewall def. Arthur Ashe

2-6 7-6 7-6 6-2

Match Information

Date Feb 13, 1972*
Tournament Philadelphia Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner Ken Rosewall
Score2-6 7-6 7-6 6-2
Loser Arthur Ashe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldKen RosewallArthur Ashe
Country AUS USA
Birth dateNov 2, 1934Jul 10, 1943
Age3728
Height170185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1882,113
Career W-L541–195800–258
Career earnings$1,602,700$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H
Ken Rosewall 6 4 Arthur Ashe

Path

Ken Rosewall's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 13, 1972QF Marty Riessen 6-1 6-7 6-3WH2HMatch data
Feb 12, 1972R16 Roger Taylor 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 11, 1972R32 Nikola Pilic 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data

Ken Rosewall's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 14, 1972F Rod Laver 4-6 6-2 6-2 6-2LH2HMatch data

Arthur Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 13, 1972QF Cliff Drysdale 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 12, 1972R16 Ron Holmberg 6-4 6-3WMatch data
Feb 11, 1972R32 Frank Froehling 3-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data