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Jimmy Connors def. Arthur Ashe

6-3 4-6 6-4 3-6 6-2

Match Information

Date	Jul 22, 1973*
Tournament	Boston
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	F
Winner	Jimmy Connors
Score	6-3 4-6 6-4 3-6 6-2
Loser	Arthur Ashe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Jimmy Connors	Arthur Ashe
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Sep 2, 1952	Jul 10, 1943
Age	20	30
Height	177	185
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,004	2,051
Career W-L	1,262–294	800–258
Career earnings	$8,641,040	$1,584,909

Pre-match H2H

Jimmy Connors 0 – 0 Arthur Ashe

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 21, 1973	SF	Cliff Richey	6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 21, 1973	QF	Dick Stockton	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 20, 1973	R16	Raymond Moore	6-1 2-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 19, 1973	R32	Stan Smith	6-3 6-3	W	—	Match data

Jimmy Connors's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Arthur Ashe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 21, 1973	SF	Clark Graebner	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 21, 1973	QF	Roscoe Tanner	4-6 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 20, 1973	R16	Charlie Pasarell	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 19, 1973	R32	Harold Solomon	7-6(4) 2-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data