R64 Wimbledon 1968

Arthur Ashe def. Ismail El Shafei

6-1 6-2 9-7

Arthur Ashe defeated Ismail El Shafei 6-1 6-2 9-7 in the 1968 Wimbledon round of 64 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 28, 1968*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1968
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: R64

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Arthur Ashe	Ismail El Shafei
Country	USA	EGY
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	Nov 15, 1947
Age	24	20
Height	185 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,779	1,571
Current career W-L	792–256	—
Current career earnings	$1,584,909	—

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe 0 – 0 Ismail El Shafei

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Eduardo Zuleta	6-1 6-2 6-3	W	—	Match data	Jun 26, 1968	R128

Arthur Ashe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ove Bengtson	11-9 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 1968	R32

Ismail El Shafei's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Premjit Lall	6-4 6-4 3-6 6-2	W	—	Match data	Jun 26, 1968	R128