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Stan Smith def. A. Ashe

14-12 6-8 6-3 8-6

Match Information

Date Jan 12, 1969*
Tournament Melbourne
Category ATP 250
Surface Grass
RoundF
Winner Stan Smith
Score14-12 6-8 6-3 8-6
Loser A. Ashe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldStan SmithA. Ashe
Country USA USA
Birth dateDec 14, 1946Jul 10, 1943
Age2225
Height—185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,8351,979
Career W-L—800–258
Career earnings$1,774,811$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H
Stan Smith 2 – 2 A. Ashe

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Path

Stan Smith's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 11, 1969SF C. Pasarell 8-10 11-13 6-3 6-2 6-2W—Match data
Jan 10, 1969R16 A. Stone 6-3 11-9 3-6 8-10 8-6W—Match data
Jan 9, 1969R32 R. Case 10-8 6-3 6-2W—Match data

Stan Smith's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

A. Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 11, 1969SF R. Ruffels 6-2 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 11, 1969QF Barry Phillips Moore 9-11 6-4 6-4 6-3W—Match data
Jan 10, 1969R16 T. Addison 6-4 8-6 6-0WH2HMatch data
Jan 9, 1969R32 Peter Keller 6-1 6-3 6-4W—Match data