SF Wimbledon 1969

Rod Laver def. Arthur Ashe

2-6 6-2 9-7 6-0

Rod Laver defeated Arthur Ashe 2-6 6-2 9-7 6-0 in the 1969 Wimbledon semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 6, 1969*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1969
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
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	30	25
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)	2,131	1,892
Current career W-L	570–145	792–256
Current career earnings	$1,565,413	$1,584,909

Pre-match H2H

Rod Laver 1 – 0 Arthur Ashe

Path

Rod Laver's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Cliff Drysdale	6-4 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 4, 1969	QF
Stan Smith	6-4 6-2 7-9 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 2, 1969	R16
Jan Leschly	6-3 6-3 6-3	W	—	Match data	Jun 29, 1969	R32
Premjit Lall	3-6 4-6 6-3 6-0 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 1969	R64
Nicola Pietrangeli	6-1 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 25, 1969	R128

Rod Laver's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John Newcombe	6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 7, 1969	F

Arthur Ashe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bob Lutz	6-4 6-2 4-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 4, 1969	QF
Richard Gonzalez	7-5 4-6 6-3 6-3	W	—	Match data	Jul 2, 1969	R16
Graham Stilwell	6-2 1-6 6-2 13-15 12-10	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 1969	R32
Terry Ryan	3-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2	W	—	Match data	Jun 27, 1969	R64
Marty Riessen	1-6 11-9 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 25, 1969	R128