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Arthur Ashe def. Herb Fitzgibbon

11-9 6-4

Match Information

Date	Jun 14, 1968*
Tournament	Bristol
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	R16
Winner	Arthur Ashe
Score	11-9 6-4
Loser	Herb Fitzgibbon

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Arthur Ashe	Herb Fitzgibbon
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	Jul 14, 1942
Age	24	25
Height	185	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,726	1,628
Career W-L	800–258	46–38
Career earnings	$1,584,909	—

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe 0 – 0 Herb Fitzgibbon

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 13, 1968	R32	Alfredo Acuna	6-1 6-4	W	—	Match data

Arthur Ashe's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 15, 1968	QF	Jim Osborne	14-12 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Herb Fitzgibbon's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 13, 1968	R32	William Finger	6-2 6-1	W	—	Match data