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Stan Smith def. Arthur Ashe

7-5 8-6

Match Information

Date Feb 17, 1968*
Tournament Salisbury
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Stan Smith
Score7-5 8-6
Loser Arthur Ashe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldStan SmithArthur Ashe
Country USA USA
Birth dateDec 14, 1946Jul 10, 1943
Age2124
Height185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,5201,612
Career W-L800–258
Career earnings$1,774,811$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H
Stan Smith 0 0 Arthur Ashe

Path

Stan Smith's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 15, 1968R32 Tom Edlefsen 6-1 6-2WMatch data
Feb 14, 1968R64 John Alexander 6-3 6-3WMatch data

Stan Smith's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 17, 1968SF Cliff Richey 5-7 10-12 3-6LMatch data

Arthur Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 16, 1968R16 Torben Ulrich 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
Feb 15, 1968R32 Roy Barth 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data