Arthur Ashe def. Mark Cox

7-6 6-2

Arthur Ashe defeated Mark Cox 7-6 6-2 in the 1971 Tehran Wct round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 19, 1971*
Tournament: Tehran Wct
Edition: 1971
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R16

Match Statistics

Detailed match statistics are not available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Arthur Ashe	Mark Cox
Country	USA	GBR
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	Jul 5, 1943
Age	27	27
Height	185	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,105	1,823
Career W-L	800–258	408–274
Career earnings	$1,584,909	—

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe 0 – 0 Mark Cox

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bob Carmichael	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 18, 1971	R32

Arthur Ashe's next match

Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roy Emerson	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 20, 1971	QF

Mark Cox's path

Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ray Ruffels	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 18, 1971	R32