John Alexander def. Arthur Ashe

7-6 6-4

John Alexander defeated Arthur Ashe 7-6 6-4 in the 1971 Tehran Wct semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

Detailed match statistics are not available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn AlexanderArthur Ashe
Country AUS USA
Birth dateJul 4, 1951Jul 10, 1943
Age1927
Height190185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8322,119
Career W-L579–422800–258
Career earnings$1,214,079$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H

Path

John Alexander's path

OpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andres Gimeno 4-6 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 20, 1971QF
Ismail El Shafei 6-0 6-4WMatch dataMay 19, 1971R16
Nikola Pilic 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 18, 1971R32

John Alexander's next match

OpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marty Riessen 7-6 1-6 3-6 6-7LH2HMatch dataMay 21, 1971F

Arthur Ashe's path

OpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roy Emerson 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 20, 1971QF
Mark Cox 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 19, 1971R16
Bob Carmichael 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 18, 1971R32