Arthur Ashe #10 def. Bob Hewitt

6-3 7-6 6-3

Arthur Ashe defeated Bob Hewitt 6-3 7-6 6-3 in the 1973 South African Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldArthur AsheBob Hewitt
Country USA RSA
Birth dateJul 10, 1943Jan 12, 1940
Age3033
Height185 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)10
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9341,913
Current career W-L792–256285–177
Current career earnings$1,584,909$613,837
Pre-match H2H
Arthur Ashe #10 1 0 Bob Hewitt

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Barry Phillips Moore 6-4 6-4 6-1WMatch dataDec 1, 1973R16
Sherwood Stewart 6-1 7-6 6-4WMatch dataNov 30, 1973R32

Arthur Ashe's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Cliff Drysdale #246-4 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataDec 2, 1973SF

Bob Hewitt's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Taylor #134-6 6-0 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataDec 1, 1973R16
Raymond Moore #396-2 6-7 5-7 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataNov 30, 1973R32