Arthur Ashe #27 def. Jan Kodes #61

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

Arthur Ashe defeated Jan Kodes 4-6 6-3 7-6 6-4 in the 1978 Roland Garros round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldArthur AsheJan Kodes
Country USA CZE
Birth dateJul 10, 1943Mar 1, 1946
Age3432
Height185 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)2761
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9581,806
Current career W-L792–256471–276
Current career earnings$1,584,909$693,197
Pre-match H2H
Arthur Ashe #27 5 5 Jan Kodes #61

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jose Luis Clerc #896-2 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 2, 1978R64
Phil Dent #266-4 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 31, 1978R128

Arthur Ashe's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Guillermo Vilas #22-6 2-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataJun 7, 1978R16

Jan Kodes's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nikola Pilic 3-6 6-3 7-5 7-6WH2HMatch dataJun 2, 1978R64
Brian Fairlie 6-2 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 31, 1978R128