R16 Miami Open 1972

Arthur Ashe def. Nikola Pilic

7-6 7-5

Arthur Ashe defeated Nikola Pilic 7-6 7-5 in the 1972 Miami Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 9, 1972*
Tournament: Miami Open
Edition: 1972
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Arthur Ashe	Nikola Pilic
Country	USA	CRO
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	Aug 27, 1939
Age	28	32
Height	185 cm	191 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,041	1,849
Current career W-L	792–256	301–249
Current career earnings	$1,584,909	—

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe 5 – 1 Nikola Pilic

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Owen Davidson	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 8, 1972	R32

Arthur Ashe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Charlie Pasarell	6-7 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 10, 1972	QF

Nikola Pilic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Phil Dent	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 8, 1972	R32