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Arthur Ashe def. Roy Emerson

6-3 6-7 6-1

Match Information

Date	Mar 20, 1972*
Tournament	Chicago Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	R16
Winner	Arthur Ashe
Score	6-3 6-7 6-1
Loser	Roy Emerson

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Arthur Ashe	Roy Emerson
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	Nov 3, 1936
Age	28	35
Height	185	183
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,029	1,918
Career W-L	800–258	275–174
Career earnings	$1,584,909	—

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe 10 – 0 Roy Emerson

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

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

Arthur Ashe's next match

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

Roy Emerson's path

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