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Arthur Ashe def. Tom Okker

6-7 6-3 6-3

Match Information

Date	Dec 1, 1972*
Tournament	Rome Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	SF
Winner	Arthur Ashe
Score	6-7 6-3 6-3
Loser	Tom Okker

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Arthur Ashe	Tom Okker
Country	USA	NED
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	Feb 22, 1944
Age	29	28
Height	185	177
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,113	2,055
Career W-L	800–258	672–279
Career earnings	$1,584,909	$1,257,200

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe 10 – 5 Tom Okker

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

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

Arthur Ashe's next match

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

Tom Okker's path

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