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Arthur Ashe def. Tom Okker

14-12 5-7 6-3 3-6 6-3

Match Information

Date Sep 12, 1968*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundF
Winner Arthur Ashe
Score14-12 5-7 6-3 3-6 6-3
Loser Tom Okker

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldArthur AsheTom Okker
Country USA NED
Birth dateJul 10, 1943Feb 22, 1944
Age2524
Height185177
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,9541,862
Career W-L800–258672–279
Career earnings$1,584,909$1,257,200
Pre-match H2H
Arthur Ashe 2 – 1 Tom Okker

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Path

Arthur Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 11, 1968SF Clark Graebner 4-6 8-6 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data
Sep 9, 1968QF Cliff Drysdale 8-10 6-3 9-7 6-4WH2HMatch data
Sep 7, 1968R16 Roy Emerson 6-4 9-7 6-2WH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1968R32 Paul Hutchins 6-3 6-4 6-1W—Match data
Sep 2, 1968R64 Frank Parker 6-3 6-2 6-2W—Match data

Arthur Ashe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Tom Okker's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 11, 1968SF Ken Rosewall 8-6 6-4 6-8 6-1WH2HMatch data
Sep 9, 1968QF Richard Gonzalez 14-16 6-3 10-8 6-3W—Match data
Sep 7, 1968R16 Peter Curtis 8-6 2-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1968R32 Pierre Barthes 6-2 13-11 7-5WH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1968R64 Lenny Schloss 6-1 6-0 6-4W—Match data