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Ismail El Shafei def. Arthur Ashe

6-4 6-7 6-3

Match Information

Date Aug 17, 1972*
Tournament Cleveland Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Ismail El Shafei
Score6-4 6-7 6-3
Loser Arthur Ashe

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldIsmail El ShafeiArthur Ashe
Country EGY USA
Birth dateNov 15, 1947Jul 10, 1943
Age2429
Height—185
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,8112,059
Career W-L—800–258
Career earnings—$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H
Ismail El Shafei 4 – 6 Arthur Ashe

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Path

Ismail El Shafei's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 16, 1972R32 Roy Barth 6-4 6-3W—Match data

Ismail El Shafei's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 18, 1972QF Mark Cox 6-3 7-6L—Match data

Arthur Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 16, 1972R32 Terry Addison 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data