Arthur Ashe def. Tom Okker

7-9 9-7 9-7 6-2

Arthur Ashe defeated Tom Okker 7-9 9-7 9-7 6-2 in the 1968 Wimbledon quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldArthur AsheTom Okker
Country USA NED
Birth dateJul 10, 1943Feb 22, 1944
Age2424
Height185 cm177 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8131,917
Current career W-L792–256668–278
Current career earnings$1,584,909$1,257,200
Pre-match H2H

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Newcombe 6-4 6-4 4-6 1-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 3, 1968R16
Ove Bengtson 11-9 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 30, 1968R32
Ismail El Shafei 6-1 6-2 9-7WMatch dataJun 28, 1968R64
Eduardo Zuleta 6-1 6-2 6-3WMatch dataJun 26, 1968R128

Arthur Ashe's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rod Laver 5-7 2-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataJul 7, 1968SF

Tom Okker's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roy Emerson 6-3 9-11 7-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataJul 3, 1968R16
Vladimir Korotkov 8-10 6-2 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 30, 1968R32
Michael Sangster 6-3 6-0 7-5WMatch dataJun 28, 1968R64
Peter Curtis 7-5 3-6 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 26, 1968R128