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Arthur Ashe def. Nikola Pilic

12-14 7-5 7-5

Match Information

Date Sep 18, 1968*
Tournament Los Angeles
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Arthur Ashe
Score12-14 7-5 7-5
Loser Nikola Pilic

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldArthur AsheNikola Pilic
Country USA CRO
Birth dateJul 10, 1943Aug 27, 1939
Age2529
Height185191
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9771,662
Career W-L800–258301–248
Career earnings$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H
Arthur Ashe 0 0 Nikola Pilic

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 17, 1968R32 Pierre Barthes 6-4 3-6 8-6WH2HMatch data
Sep 16, 1968R64 Dick Leach 6-2 6-4WMatch data

Arthur Ashe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 19, 1968QF Roy Emerson 5-7 8-6 6-4WH2HMatch data

Nikola Pilic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 17, 1968R32 Steve Tidball 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Sep 16, 1968R64 Ed Grubb 6-4 11-9WMatch data