Arthur Ashe def. Dick Crealy

6-4 9-7 6-2

Arthur Ashe defeated Dick Crealy 6-4 9-7 6-2 in the 1970 Australian Open final on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 2, 1970*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1970
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: F

Match Statistics

Detailed match statistics are not available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Arthur Ashe	Dick Crealy
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	Sep 18, 1944
Age	26	25
Height	185	191
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,000	1,791
Career W-L	800–258	335–317
Career earnings	$1,584,909	—

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe 1 – 0 Dick Crealy

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dennis Ralston	6-3 8-10 6-3 2-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 1, 1970	SF
Ray Ruffels	6-8 6-3 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 30, 1970	QF
Bill Bowrey	6-3 9-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 28, 1970	R16
Geoff Masters	17-15 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 1970	R32

Arthur Ashe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Dick Crealy's path

Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roger Taylor	6-4 9-11 6-3 4-6 8-6	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 1, 1970	SF
Tom Okker	6-1 3-6 4-6 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 30, 1970	QF
Stan Smith	6-4 6-4 14-12	W	—	Match data	Jan 28, 1970	R16
Alvin Gardiner	6-4 10-8 12-10	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 1970	R32