Arthur Ashe def. Roy Emerson

6-3 6-7 6-1

Arthur Ashe defeated Roy Emerson 6-3 6-7 6-1 in the 1972 Chicago Wct round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 20, 1972*
Tournament: Chicago Wct
Edition: 1972
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Arthur Ashe	Roy Emerson
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	Nov 3, 1936
Age	28	35
Height	185 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,030	1,925
Current career W-L	792–256	275–174
Current career earnings	$1,584,909	—

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe 10 – 0 Roy Emerson

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Phil Dent	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 19, 1972	R32

Arthur Ashe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John Alexander	4-6 7-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 21, 1972	QF

Roy Emerson's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fred Stolle	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 19, 1972	R32