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Ken Rosewall def. Arthur Ashe

7-6 3-6 7-6

Match Information

Date Aug 25, 1972*
Tournament Fort Worth Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner Ken Rosewall
Score7-6 3-6 7-6
Loser Arthur Ashe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldKen RosewallArthur Ashe
Country AUS USA
Birth dateNov 2, 1934Jul 10, 1943
Age3729
Height170185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1672,063
Career W-L541–195800–258
Career earnings$1,602,700$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H
Ken Rosewall 8 4 Arthur Ashe

Path

Ken Rosewall's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 25, 1972QF Graham Stilwell 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 24, 1972R16 Gerald Battrick 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 23, 1972R32 Cliff Drysdale 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

Ken Rosewall's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 26, 1972F John Newcombe 5-7 1-6 7-5 6-4 6-4LH2HMatch data

Arthur Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 25, 1972QF Marty Riessen 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 24, 1972R16 Ray Ruffels 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 23, 1972R32 Fred Stolle 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data