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Mark Cox def. Arthur Ashe

6-0 6-3

Match Information

Date	Oct 21, 1971*
Tournament	Cologne Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	R16
Winner	Mark Cox
Score	6-0 6-3
Loser	Arthur Ashe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Mark Cox	Arthur Ashe
Country	GBR	USA
Birth date	Jul 5, 1943	Jul 10, 1943
Age	28	28
Height	185	185
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,787	1,951
Career W-L	408–274	800–258
Career earnings	—	$1,584,909

Pre-match H2H

Mark Cox 0 – 2 Arthur Ashe

Path

Mark Cox's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 20, 1971	R32	John Alexander	7-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Mark Cox's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 22, 1971	QF	Tom Okker	6-3 6-4	L	H2H	Match data

Arthur Ashe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 20, 1971	R32	Robert Maud	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data