Arthur Ashe def. Cliff Drysdale

6-2 6-2

Arthur Ashe defeated Cliff Drysdale 6-2 6-2 in the 1971 Berkeley quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldArthur AsheCliff Drysdale
Country USA RSA
Birth dateJul 10, 1943May 26, 1941
Age2830
Height185 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9912,088
Current career W-L792–256397–251
Current career earnings$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jaime Fillol 6-4 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 1, 1971R16
Andrew Pattison 7-6 7-6WMatch dataSep 30, 1971R32
Vladimir Zednik 2-6 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 29, 1971R64

Arthur Ashe's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ken Rosewall 5-7 4-6LH2HMatch dataOct 2, 1971SF

Cliff Drysdale's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nikola Pilic 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 1, 1971R16
Colin Dibley 6-7 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 30, 1971R32
Phil Dent 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 29, 1971R64