R16 Australian Open 1970

Arthur Ashe def. Bill Bowrey

6-3 9-7 6-4

Arthur Ashe defeated Bill Bowrey 6-3 9-7 6-4 in the 1970 Australian Open round of 16 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 28, 1970*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1970
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: R16

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Arthur Ashe	Bill Bowrey
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	Dec 25, 1943
Age	26	26
Height	185 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,961	1,716
Current career W-L	792–256	122–114
Current career earnings	$1,584,909	—

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe 1 – 0 Bill Bowrey

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Geoff Masters	17-15 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 1970	R32

Arthur Ashe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ray Ruffels	6-8 6-3 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 30, 1970	QF

Bill Bowrey's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Frank Sedgman	6-2 1-6 6-3 4-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 1970	R32