SF Dallas 1971

Rod Laver def. Arthur Ashe

6-3 1-6 6-3 6-3

Rod Laver defeated Arthur Ashe 6-3 1-6 6-3 6-3 in the 1971 Dallas semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Nov 23, 1971*
Tournament: Dallas
Edition: 1971
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Rod Laver	Arthur Ashe
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	Jul 10, 1943
Age	33	28
Height	175 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,165	2,117
Current career W-L	570–145	792–256
Current career earnings	$1,565,413	$1,584,909

Pre-match H2H

Rod Laver 10 – 0 Arthur Ashe

Path

Rod Laver's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bob Lutz	6-3 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 23, 1971	QF

Rod Laver's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ken Rosewall	4-6 6-1 6-7 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 24, 1971	F

Arthur Ashe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Cliff Drysdale	4-6 7-6 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 23, 1971	QF