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Arthur Ashe def. Bob Hewitt

9-7 6-4 6-1

Match Information

Date May 17, 1969*
Tournament Brussels
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Arthur Ashe
Score9-7 6-4 6-1
Loser Bob Hewitt

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldArthur AsheBob Hewitt
Country USA RSA
Birth dateJul 10, 1943Jan 12, 1940
Age2529
Height185190
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8831,858
Career W-L800–258285–178
Career earnings$1,584,909$613,837
Pre-match H2H
Arthur Ashe 0 0 Bob Hewitt

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 16, 1969R16 Frew Mcmillan 5-7 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch data
May 15, 1969R32 Bernard Paul 6-1 6-2WMatch data

Arthur Ashe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 17, 1969SF Tom Okker 6-4 6-1 6-0LH2HMatch data

Bob Hewitt's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 16, 1969R16 Daniel Contet 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data
May 15, 1969R32 Hans Joachim Ploetz 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data