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Arthur Ashe def. Tom Okker

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

Match Information

Date	Jul 5, 1968*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	QF
Winner	Arthur Ashe
Score	7-9 9-7 9-7 6-2
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	24	24
Height	185	177
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,814	1,924
Career W-L	800–258	672–279
Career earnings	$1,584,909	$1,257,200

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe 1 – 1 Tom Okker

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 3, 1968	R16	John Newcombe	6-4 6-4 4-6 1-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 30, 1968	R32	Ove Bengtson	11-9 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 28, 1968	R64	Ismail El Shafei	6-1 6-2 9-7	W	—	Match data
Jun 26, 1968	R128	Eduardo Zuleta	6-1 6-2 6-3	W	—	Match data

Arthur Ashe's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 7, 1968	SF	Rod Laver	5-7 2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

Tom Okker's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 3, 1968	R16	Roy Emerson	6-3 9-11 7-5 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 30, 1968	R32	Vladimir Korotkov	8-10 6-2 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 28, 1968	R64	Michael Sangster	6-3 6-0 7-5	W	—	Match data
Jun 26, 1968	R128	Peter Curtis	7-5 3-6 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data