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Arthur Ashe def. Mark Cox

7-6 6-2

Match Information

Date	May 19, 1971*
Tournament	Tehran Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	R16
Winner	Arthur Ashe
Score	7-6 6-2
Loser	Mark Cox

No match stats are 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)	2,102	1,819
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

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

Arthur Ashe's next match

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

Mark Cox's path

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