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John Alexander def. Arthur Ashe

7-6 6-4

Match Information

Date May 20, 1971*
Tournament Tehran Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundSF
Winner John Alexander
Score7-6 6-4
Loser Arthur Ashe

No match stats are 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)1,8312,115
Career W-L579–422800–258
Career earnings$1,214,079$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H
John Alexander 0 1 Arthur Ashe

Path

John Alexander's path

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

John Alexander's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 21, 1971F Marty Riessen 6-7 6-1 6-3 7-6LH2HMatch data

Arthur Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 20, 1971QF Roy Emerson 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 19, 1971R16 Mark Cox 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 18, 1971R32 Bob Carmichael 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data