Arthur Ashe def. Cliff Drysdale

7-6 6-0

Arthur Ashe defeated Cliff Drysdale 7-6 6-0 in the 1972 Washington Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 16, 1972*
Tournament: Washington Open
Edition: 1972
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Arthur Ashe	Cliff Drysdale
Country	USA	RSA
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	May 26, 1941
Age	29	31
Height	185 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,996	1,989
Current career W-L	792–256	397–251
Current career earnings	$1,584,909	—

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe 7 – 1 Cliff Drysdale

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Haroon Rahim	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 15, 1972	R32
Steve Siegel	4-6 6-4 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 14, 1972	R64

Arthur Ashe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marty Riessen	6-1 4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 17, 1972	QF

Cliff Drysdale's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jim Corn	6-1 6-3	W	—	Match data	Jul 15, 1972	R32