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Arthur Ashe def. Bob Lutz

4-6 6-3 8-10 6-0 6-4

Match Information

Date	Aug 23, 1968*
Tournament	Boston 2
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	F
Winner	Arthur Ashe
Score	4-6 6-3 8-10 6-0 6-4
Loser	Bob Lutz

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Arthur Ashe	Bob Lutz
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	Aug 29, 1947
Age	25	20
Height	185	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,882	1,719
Career W-L	800–258	—
Career earnings	$1,584,909	—

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe 1 – 0 Bob Lutz

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 22, 1968	SF	Jim Mcmanus	6-4 6-3 14-16 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 22, 1968	QF	Allan Stone	3-6 7-5 9-7 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 21, 1968	R16	Humphrey Hose	8-6 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 20, 1968	R32	Ron Goldman	8-6 6-3 6-2	W	—	Match data
Aug 19, 1968	R64	Chris Bovett	0-6 6-1 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Arthur Ashe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Bob Lutz's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 22, 1968	SF	Clark Graebner	6-4 7-5 6-4	W	—	Match data
Aug 22, 1968	QF	Bob Hewitt	9-7 1-6 6-3 6-2	W	—	Match data
Aug 21, 1968	R16	Cliff Richey	6-3 6-2 6-2	W	—	Match data
Aug 20, 1968	R32	Colin Stubs	6-2 2-6 6-1 6-4	W	—	Match data