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Arthur Ashe def. Roy Emerson

5-7 8-6 6-4

Match Information

Date Sep 19, 1968*
Tournament Los Angeles
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Arthur Ashe
Score5-7 8-6 6-4
Loser Roy Emerson

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldArthur AsheRoy Emerson
Country USA AUS
Birth dateJul 10, 1943Nov 3, 1936
Age2531
Height185183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9851,705
Career W-L800–258275–174
Career earnings$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H
Arthur Ashe 2 0 Roy Emerson

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 18, 1968R16 Nikola Pilic 12-14 7-5 7-5WH2HMatch data
Sep 17, 1968R32 Pierre Barthes 6-4 3-6 8-6WH2HMatch data
Sep 16, 1968R64 Dick Leach 6-2 6-4WMatch data

Arthur Ashe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 19, 1968SF Ken Rosewall 3-6 2-6LH2HMatch data

Roy Emerson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 18, 1968R16 Tom Leonard 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Sep 17, 1968R32 George Taylor 6-3 8-6WH2HMatch data
Sep 16, 1968R64 John Brown 6-4 6-3WMatch data