R64 US Open 1974

Arthur Ashe def. Vitas Gerulaitis

7-6 7-5 6-2

Arthur Ashe defeated Vitas Gerulaitis 7-6 7-5 6-2 in the 1974 US Open round of 64 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 1, 1974*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 1974
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: R64

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Arthur Ashe	Vitas Gerulaitis
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	Jul 26, 1954
Age	31	20
Height	185 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,921	1,670
Current career W-L	792–256	528–234
Current career earnings	$1,584,909	$2,778,748

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe 1 – 0 Vitas Gerulaitis

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Trey Waltke	6-3 7-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 30, 1974	R128

Arthur Ashe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Geoff Masters	2-6 6-2 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 1974	R32

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John Feaver	3-6 6-3 7-6 6-1	W	—	Match data	Aug 30, 1974	R128