Arthur Ashe
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Riessen | 20 | 6 | 26 | Jan 25, 1979 | H2H |
| Tom Okker | 16 | 10 | 26 | Nov 2, 1975 | H2H |
| Bob Lutz | 19 | 6 | 25 | Mar 15, 1979 | H2H |
| Stan Smith | 14 | 11 | 25 | Feb 23, 1979 | H2H |
| Rod Laver | 2 | 19 | 21 | Feb 28, 1976 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC
Arthur Ashe holds a 1–0 lead over Bill Williams in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, 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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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| 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 | 792 | 256 | 75.6% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 44 |
| Bill Williams | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 1968 | 73–12 | 85.9% | — | 1,949 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 77–24 | 76.2% | — | 1,959 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 94–25 | 79.0% | — | 2,087 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 70–28 | 71.4% | — | 2,096 | 2 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 65–26 | 71.4% | — | 2,139 | 2 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 69–30 | 69.7% | #10 | 1,964 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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% | 17 | 4 | 21 | 81.0% | 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% | 185 | 74 | 259 | 71.4% | 133 | 35 | 168 | 79.2% | 271 | 84 | 355 | 76.3% | Career | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Riessen | 20 | 6 | 26 | Jan 25, 1979 | H2H |
| Tom Okker | 16 | 10 | 26 | Nov 2, 1975 | H2H |
| Bob Lutz | 19 | 6 | 25 | Mar 15, 1979 | H2H |
| Stan Smith | 14 | 11 | 25 | Feb 23, 1979 | H2H |
| Rod Laver | 2 | 19 | 21 | Feb 28, 1976 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Ashe | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sep 23, 1968 | — |