H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

Arthur Ashe vs Martin Mulligan H2H: 1-1

Arthur Ashe and Martin Mulligan are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Martin Mulligan leads 1–0 on clay, while Arthur Ashe leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Arthur Ashe won the 1973 Las Vegas round of 32 7-6 6-4.

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Arthur Ashe
USA Age 83 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Martin Mulligan
AUS Age 85 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Arthur Ashe 7-6 6-4 Martin Mulligan Match data May 17, 1973* R32 Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
Martin Mulligan 6-3 6-4 Arthur Ashe Match data Oct 20, 1971* R64 Barcelona Open ATP 250 Clay

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 2,259 792 256 75.6% 3 0 0 0 41 44
Martin Mulligan — — — 1,878 — — — 0 0 0 0 6 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.

Age Arthur Ashe Martin Mulligan
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
24 1968 73–12 85.9% — 1,949 1 6 — — — — — — —
25 1969 77–24 76.2% — 1,959 1 7 — — — — — — —
26 1970 94–25 79.0% — 2,087 2 16 — — — — — — —
27 1971 70–28 71.4% — 2,096 2 19 — — — — — — —
28 1972 65–26 71.4% — 2,139 2 23 — — — — — — —
29 1973 69–30 69.7% #10 1,964 2 25 — — — — — — —
30 1974 79–26 75.2% #7 2,042 2 28 — — — — — — —
31 1975 99–22 81.8% #4 2,138 3 36 — — — — — — —
32 1976 64–23 73.6% #12 1,960 3 41 — — — — — — —
33 1977 6–4 60.0% #77 1,890 3 41 — — — — — — —
34 1978 66–25 72.5% #13 1,980 3 44 — — — — — — —
35 1979 30–11 73.2% #7 1,947 3 44 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. 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.

Age Arthur Ashe Martin Mulligan
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 %
24 1968 21 6 27 77.8% 8 3 11 72.7% 34 2 36 94.4% 10 1 11 90.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1969 21 5 26 80.8% 29 10 39 74.4% 22 6 28 78.6% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1970 42 9 51 82.4% 17 4 21 81.0% 15 4 19 78.9% 20 8 28 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1971 19 5 24 79.2% 17 8 25 68.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 20 12 32 62.5% 1968 — — — — 21 3 24 87.5% — — — — — — — —
28 1972 14 7 21 66.7% 9 4 13 69.2% 6 1 7 85.7% 36 14 50 72.0% 1969 — — — — 12 7 19 63.2% — — — — — — — —
29 1973 17 6 23 73.9% 24 9 33 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 25 13 38 65.8% 1970 1 1 2 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — —
30 1974 25 8 33 75.8% 15 8 23 65.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 32 7 39 82.1% 1971 1 6 7 14.3% 15 7 22 68.2% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
31 1975 20 6 26 76.9% 23 8 31 74.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 46 7 53 86.8% 1972 2 1 3 66.7% 1 7 8 12.5% — — — — — — — —
32 1976 14 5 19 73.7% 17 10 27 63.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 30 5 35 85.7% 1973 0 4 4 0.0% 14 13 27 51.9% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
33 1977 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 1974 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
34 1978 10 5 15 66.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 26 9 35 74.3% 1975 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
35 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% — 4 12 16 25.0% 69 45 114 60.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Arthur Ashe Martin Mulligan
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
24 1968 1950 130.8 — — — — -71 -329 +219 76.8% +1.63 15–3 (83%) — — +0.94 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1969 1959 138.0 — — — — +71 -129 +145 67.3% +1.17 15–13 (54%) — — +2.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1970 2088 149.9 — — — — +108 -157 +45 73.4% +1.50 16–7 (70%) 9–6 (60%) 102.3 +2.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1971 2097 160.4 — — — — +69 -109 +41 66.5% +1.07 14–11 (56%) 21–15 (58%) 99.7 -6.37 1968 1851 141.9 — — — — — +137 — 77.0% +1.87 6–0 (100%) — — -0.50
28 1972 2140 159.8 — — — — +30 -127 +45 65.4% +0.93 19–12 (61%) 23–16 (59%) 102.4 -6.37 1969 1793 123.6 — — — — — +80 — 52.5% +0.13 5–0 (100%) — — -0.62
29 1973 1965 150.0 — — — — +80 +1 +154 64.3% +0.72 22–16 (58%) 23–9 (72%) 102.2 -3.02 1970 1738 115.1 — — — — — +60 — 54.3% +0.46 1–1 — — +0.39
30 1974 2042 153.2 — — — — +95 -122 +32 69.2% +1.18 17–10 (63%) 23–12 (66%) 102.3 -2.59 1971 1778 129.3 — — — — -298 +94 — 48.3% +0.24 7–3 (70%) 1–4 (20%) 101.4 +2.09
31 1975 2138 164.1 — — — — +44 -104 +56 73.5% +1.53 22–9 (71%) 17–10 (63%) 104.7 -6.11 1972 1672 116.0 — — — — -95 +31 — 40.0% -0.80 1–1 — — -0.26
32 1976 1960 161.5 — — — — +205 -5 +137 66.7% +0.98 19–8 (70%) 13–6 (68%) 102.8 -1.81 1973 1649 132.4 — — — — -106 +74 — 44.3% -0.24 3–3 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 100.0 +0.32
33 1977 1891 120.8 — — — — — +15 +149 62.1% +0.72 1–2 (33%) 4–2 (67%) 98.6 +0.42 1974 1630 110.3 — — — — — +59 — 30.0% -1.50 1–1 — — -0.07
34 1978 1980 156.5 — — — — +115 +16 -17 65.7% +1.06 24–10 (71%) 18–9 (67%) 105.1 +0.43 1975 1628 110.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.38
35 1979 1947 156.2 — — — — +219 -19 -12 63.6% +0.75 12–4 (75%) 10–4 (71%) 105.3 -0.71 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2260 157.1 — — — — +84 -86 +99 68.7% +1.16 196–105 (65%) 161–89 (64%) 107.2 -1.95 — 1879 136.5 — — — — -212 +88 — 53.1% +0.32 24–9 (73%) 3–8 (27%) 106.8 +0.75

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.