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Jan Kodes def. Arthur Ashe

7-6 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date	Sep 14, 1971*
Tournament	US Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	SF
Winner	Jan Kodes
Score	7-6 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4
Loser	Arthur Ashe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Jan Kodes	Arthur Ashe
Country	CZE	USA
Birth date	Mar 1, 1946	Jul 10, 1943
Age	25	28
Height	175	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,989	1,993
Career W-L	465–274	800–258
Career earnings	$693,197	$1,584,909

Pre-match H2H

Jan Kodes 2 – 3 Arthur Ashe

Path

Jan Kodes's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 12, 1971	QF	Frank Froehling	6-0 7-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 10, 1971	R16	Bob Lutz	6-4 6-2 6-4	W	—	Match data
Sep 7, 1971	R32	Butch Seewagen	6-4 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 5, 1971	R64	Pierre Barthes	2-6 5-7 6-4 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 3, 1971	R128	John Newcombe	2-6 7-6 7-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Jan Kodes's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 15, 1971	F	Stan Smith	6-3 3-6 2-6 6-7	L	—	Match data

Arthur Ashe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 12, 1971	QF	Jim Osborne	6-1 6-2 7-6	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 10, 1971	R16	John Alexander	6-4 6-7 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 7, 1971	R32	Mark Cox	7-5 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 5, 1971	R64	Steve Krulevitz	6-2 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 3, 1971	R128	Dick Knight	6-3 6-4 6-1	W	—	Match data