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Arthur Ashe #14 def. Ross Case #89

7-6 6-7 6-2

Match Information

Date	Feb 2, 1979*
Tournament	Richmond Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	R16
Winner	Arthur Ashe
Score	7-6 6-7 6-2
Loser	Ross Case

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Arthur Ashe	Ross Case
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	Nov 1, 1951
Age	35	27
Height	185	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	14	89
Ranking points (entering)	0	0
Elo (entering)	2,074	1,688
Career W-L	800–258	294–276
Career earnings	$1,584,909	—

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe 5 – 1 Ross Case

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

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

Arthur Ashe's next match

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

Ross Case's path

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