Harold Solomon #12 def. Arthur Ashe #22

6-3 6-4

Harold Solomon defeated Arthur Ashe 6-3 6-4 in the 1978 Washington Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldHarold SolomonArthur Ashe
Country USA USA
Birth dateSep 17, 1952Jul 10, 1943
Age2535
Height168 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1222
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0161,910
Current career W-L566–328792–256
Current career earnings$1,802,769$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H
Harold Solomon #12 4 7 Arthur Ashe #22

Path

Harold Solomon's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Victor Pecci #566-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 26, 1978R32
Ismail El Shafei 6-2 6-1WMatch dataJul 25, 1978R64

Harold Solomon's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jose Higueras #214-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataJul 28, 1978QF

Arthur Ashe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ivan Molina #1106-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 26, 1978R32
Robert Vant Hof 7-6 7-6WMatch dataJul 25, 1978R64