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Arthur Ashe def. Ove Bengtson

11-9 6-4 6-1

Match Information

Date Jun 30, 1968*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR32
Winner Arthur Ashe
Score11-9 6-4 6-1
Loser Ove Bengtson

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldArthur AsheOve Bengtson
Country USA SWE
Birth dateJul 10, 1943Apr 5, 1945
Age2423
Height185196
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,7911,543
Career W-L800–258134–169
Career earnings$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H
Arthur Ashe 0 0 Ove Bengtson

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 28, 1968R64 Ismail El Shafei 6-1 6-2 9-7WMatch data
Jun 26, 1968R128 Eduardo Zuleta 6-1 6-2 6-3WMatch data

Arthur Ashe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 3, 1968R16 John Newcombe 6-4 6-4 4-6 1-6 6-3WH2HMatch data

Ove Bengtson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 28, 1968R64 Jose Luis Arillla 6-0 5-7 6-4 6-3 12-10WMatch data
Jun 26, 1968R128 Warren Jacques 6-1 6-4 6-2WMatch data