Arthur Ashe def. Fred Stolle

5-7 6-1 6-3 6-4

Arthur Ashe defeated Fred Stolle 5-7 6-1 6-3 6-4 in the 1971 Australian Open round of 16 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 16, 1971*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1971
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Arthur Ashe	Fred Stolle
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	Oct 8, 1938
Age	27	32
Height	185 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,097	1,766
Current career W-L	792–256	177–167
Current career earnings	$1,584,909	$328

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe 0 – 2 Fred Stolle

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ray Ruffels	6-4 6-1 6-7 0-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 13, 1971	R32

Arthur Ashe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Cliff Drysdale	7-6 7-6 2-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 18, 1971	QF

Fred Stolle's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Frank Sedgman	7-5 7-6 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 13, 1971	R32