Arthur Ashe def. Tom Okker

6-7 6-3 6-3

Arthur Ashe defeated Tom Okker 6-7 6-3 6-3 in the 1972 Rome Wct semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Dec 1, 1972*
Tournament: Rome Wct
Edition: 1972
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Arthur Ashe	Tom Okker
Country	USA	NED
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	Feb 22, 1944
Age	29	28
Height	185 cm	177 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,115	2,055
Current career W-L	792–256	668–278
Current career earnings	$1,584,909	$1,257,200

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe 10 – 5 Tom Okker

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nikola Pilic	7-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 1, 1972	QF

Arthur Ashe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bob Lutz	6-2 3-6 6-3 3-6 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 2, 1972	F

Tom Okker's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marty Riessen	7-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 1, 1972	QF