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Harold Solomon #12 def. Arthur Ashe #26

6-4 3-6 6-0

Match Information

Date May 27, 1978*
Tournament Rome
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner Harold Solomon
Score6-4 3-6 6-0
Loser Arthur Ashe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldHarold SolomonArthur Ashe
Country USA USA
Birth dateSep 17, 1952Jul 10, 1943
Age2534
Height168185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)1226
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,0211,951
Career W-L578–334800–258
Career earnings$1,802,769$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H
Harold Solomon 3 8 Arthur Ashe

Path

Harold Solomon's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 25, 1978R32 Victor Pecci 6-4 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 24, 1978R64 Jan Kodes 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data

Harold Solomon's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 28, 1978QF Bjorn Borg 2-6 1-6LH2HMatch data

Arthur Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 25, 1978R32 Christophe Roger-Vasselin 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 24, 1978R64 Vincenzo Franchitti 3-6 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data