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Arthur Ashe def. Nikola Pilic

9-7 11-13 6-4 6-3

Match Information

Date Jun 26, 1970*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR64
Winner Arthur Ashe
Score9-7 11-13 6-4 6-3
Loser Nikola Pilic

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldArthur AsheNikola Pilic
Country USA CRO
Birth dateJul 10, 1943Aug 27, 1939
Age2630
Height185191
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0371,909
Career W-L800–258301–248
Career earnings$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H
Arthur Ashe 1 0 Nikola Pilic

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 24, 1970R128 Graham Stilwell 6-3 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data

Arthur Ashe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 28, 1970R32 Ismail El Shafei 6-3 6-1 2-6 6-0WMatch data

Nikola Pilic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 24, 1970R128 Gerald Battrick 4-6 6-1 6-1 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch data