Bernie Mitton #73 def. Arthur Ashe #22

6-4 6-4

Bernie Mitton defeated Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-4 in the 1978 Newport quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldBernie MittonArthur Ashe
Country RSA USA
Birth dateNov 9, 1954Jul 10, 1943
Age2335
Height188 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)7322
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,7491,924
Current career W-L206–223792–256
Current career earnings$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H
Bernie Mitton #73 0 2 Arthur Ashe #22

Path

Bernie Mitton's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Robin Drysdale #716-3 2-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 14, 1978R16
Brian Teacher #577-5 7-6WH2HMatch dataJul 13, 1978R32

Bernie Mitton's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bob Giltinan #636-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataJul 15, 1978SF

Arthur Ashe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Manuel Santana 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 14, 1978R16
Chris Dunk 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 13, 1978R32