Arthur Ashe #14 def. Ross Case #89

7-6 6-7 6-2

Arthur Ashe defeated Ross Case 7-6 6-7 6-2 in the 1979 Richmond Wct round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 2, 1979*
Tournament: Richmond Wct
Edition: 1979
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Arthur Ashe	Ross Case
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	Nov 1, 1951
Age	35	27
Height	185 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	14	89
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,068	1,687
Current career W-L	792–256	293–274
Current career earnings	$1,584,909	—

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe #14 5 – 1 Ross Case #89

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Eliot Teltscher #43	7-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 1, 1979	R32

Arthur Ashe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Brian Gottfried #8	6-2 2-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 3, 1979	QF

Ross Case's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Paul Kronk	6-4 2-6 6-3	W	—	Match data	Feb 1, 1979	R32