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Arthur Ashe #27 def. Jan Kodes #61

4-6 6-3 7-6 6-4

Match Information

Date Jun 4, 1978*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR32
Winner Arthur Ashe
Score4-6 6-3 7-6 6-4
Loser Jan Kodes

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldArthur AsheJan Kodes
Country USA CZE
Birth dateJul 10, 1943Mar 1, 1946
Age3432
Height185175
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)2761
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,9591,803
Career W-L800–258465–274
Career earnings$1,584,909$693,197
Pre-match H2H
Arthur Ashe 5 5 Jan Kodes

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 2, 1978R64 Jose Luis Clerc 6-2 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 31, 1978R128 Phil Dent 6-4 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data

Arthur Ashe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 7, 1978R16 Guillermo Vilas 2-6 2-6 2-6LH2HMatch data

Jan Kodes's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 2, 1978R64 Nikola Pilic 3-6 6-3 7-5 7-6WH2HMatch data
May 31, 1978R128 Brian Fairlie 6-2 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch data