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Arthur Ashe vs Bill Williams H2H: 1-0 (incl. walkovers)

Arthur Ashe vs Bill Williams: 0–0 excluding walkovers; 1–0 including 1 walkover. Across 1 main-draw results including walkovers, Arthur Ashe leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Arthur Ashe won the 1968 Berkeley round of 128 W/O.

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Arthur Ashe
USA Age 83 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H including walkovers
1 – 0
1 main-draw results
Bill Williams
USA

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Arthur Ashe (w/o) Bill Williams Match data Sep 23, 1968* R128 Berkeley ATP 250 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Arthur Ashe #99 #2 0 2,259 788 255 75.6% 3 0 0 0 41 44
Bill Williams — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Arthur Ashe Bill Williams
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 73–12 85.9% — 1,949 1 6 — — — — — — —
1969 77–24 76.2% — 1,959 1 7 — — — — — — —
1970 90–24 78.9% — 2,086 2 16 — — — — — — —
1971 70–28 71.4% — 2,095 2 19 — — — — — — —
1972 65–26 71.4% — 2,139 2 23 — — — — — — —
1973 69–30 69.7% #10 1,966 2 25 — — — — — — —
1974 79–26 75.2% #7 2,042 2 28 — — — — — — —
1975 99–22 81.8% #4 2,138 3 36 — — — — — — —
1976 64–23 73.6% #12 1,960 3 41 — — — — — — —
1977 6–4 60.0% #77 1,890 3 41 — — — — — — —
1978 66–25 72.5% #13 1,980 3 44 — — — — — — —
1979 30–11 73.2% #7 1,947 3 44 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Arthur Ashe Bill Williams
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
1968 21 6 27 77.8% 8 3 11 72.7% 34 2 36 94.4% 10 1 11 90.9% 1968 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
1969 21 5 26 80.8% 29 10 39 74.4% 22 6 28 78.6% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1970 42 9 51 82.4% 13 3 16 81.3% 15 4 19 78.9% 20 8 28 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1971 19 5 24 79.2% 17 8 25 68.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 20 12 32 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1972 14 7 21 66.7% 9 4 13 69.2% 6 1 7 85.7% 36 14 50 72.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1973 17 6 23 73.9% 24 9 33 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 25 13 38 65.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1974 25 8 33 75.8% 15 8 23 65.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 32 7 39 82.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1975 20 6 26 76.9% 23 8 31 74.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 46 7 53 86.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1976 14 5 19 73.7% 17 10 27 63.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 30 5 35 85.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1977 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1978 10 5 15 66.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 26 9 35 74.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1979 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 203 63 266 76.3% 181 73 254 71.3% 133 35 168 79.2% 271 84 355 76.3% Career 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.