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: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC
Arthur Ashe holds a 4–0 lead over Torben Ulrich in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Arthur Ashe leads 2–0 on carpet and 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Arthur Ashe won the 1973 Cleveland Wct round of 16 6-2 6-4.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Ashe | 6-2 6-4 | Torben Ulrich | Match data | Apr 13, 1973* | R16 | Cleveland Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Arthur Ashe | 6-2 3-6 6-1 | Torben Ulrich | Match data | Aug 5, 1971* | R16 | Quebec Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Arthur Ashe | 6-1 6-2 | Torben Ulrich | Match data | Apr 22, 1971* | R16 | Charlotte | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Arthur Ashe | 6-2 6-1 | Torben Ulrich | Match data | Feb 16, 1968* | R16 | Salisbury | 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 |
| Torben Ulrich | #326 | #96 | 0 | 1,749 | 83 | 132 | 38.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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 | Torben Ulrich | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 37–19 | 66.1% | — | 1,725 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 9–14 | 39.1% | — | 1,589 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 12–20 | 37.5% | — | 1,599 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 6–32 | 15.8% | — | 1,529 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 3–8 | 27.3% | — | 1,484 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 13–23 | 36.1% | #110 | 1,579 | 0 | 1 |
| 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1974 | 3–12 | 20.0% | #149 | 1,527 | 0 | 1 |
| 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 0–4 | 0.0% | #264 | 1,490 | 0 | 1 |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 | Torben Ulrich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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%) | — | +2.44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 1971 | 2097 | 160.4 | — | — | — | — | +69 | -109 | +41 | 66.5% | +1.07 | 14–11 (56%) | 21–15 (58%) | — | -6.37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 1972 | 2140 | 159.8 | — | — | — | — | +30 | -127 | +45 | 65.4% | +0.93 | 19–12 (61%) | 23–16 (59%) | — | -6.37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 1973 | 1965 | 150.0 | — | — | — | — | +80 | +1 | +154 | 64.3% | +0.72 | 22–16 (58%) | 23–9 (72%) | — | -3.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 1974 | 2042 | 153.2 | — | — | — | — | +95 | -122 | +32 | 69.2% | +1.18 | 17–10 (63%) | 23–12 (66%) | — | -2.59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 1975 | 2138 | 164.1 | — | — | — | — | +44 | -104 | +56 | 73.5% | +1.53 | 22–9 (71%) | 17–10 (63%) | — | -6.11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 1976 | 1960 | 161.5 | — | — | — | — | +205 | -5 | +137 | 66.7% | +0.98 | 19–8 (70%) | 13–6 (68%) | — | -1.81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 1977 | 1891 | 120.8 | — | — | — | — | — | +15 | +149 | 62.1% | +0.72 | 1–2 (33%) | 4–2 (67%) | — | +0.42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | 1978 | 1980 | 156.5 | — | — | — | — | +115 | +16 | -17 | 65.7% | +1.06 | 24–10 (71%) | 18–9 (67%) | — | +0.43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | 1979 | 1947 | 156.2 | — | — | — | — | +219 | -19 | -12 | 63.6% | +0.75 | 12–4 (75%) | 10–4 (71%) | — | -0.71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 1725 | 119.1 | — | — | — | — | -78 | +13 | -78 | 66.0% | +0.99 | 4–5 (44%) | — | — | +1.21 |
| 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 1589 | 113.8 | — | — | — | — | -1 | — | +71 | 48.2% | -0.11 | 1–4 (20%) | — | — | +1.67 |
| 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 1600 | 118.7 | — | — | — | — | -63 | +62 | +83 | 41.1% | -0.86 | 3–3 (50%) | 0–1 | — | -0.56 |
| 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 1530 | 121.0 | — | — | — | — | -35 | +50 | +97 | 20.3% | -2.22 | 1–4 (20%) | 2–2 (50%) | — | -2.68 |
| 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 1485 | 106.2 | — | — | — | — | -26 | — | +92 | 25.0% | -1.58 | 0–1 | 2–4 (33%) | — | +0.57 |
| 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 1580 | 126.4 | — | — | — | — | -18 | -26 | +9 | 40.7% | -0.80 | 3–7 (30%) | 9–4 (69%) | — | -0.21 |
| 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1974 | 1528 | 120.9 | — | — | — | — | +1 | -27 | — | 19.4% | -1.77 | 0–2 | 0–3 (0%) | — | -1.03 |
| 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 1490 | 104.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.1% | -2.22 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.15 |
| Career | — | 2260 | 157.1 | — | — | — | — | +84 | -86 | +99 | 68.7% | +1.16 | 196–105 (65%) | 161–89 (64%) | 107.2 | -1.95 | — | 1749 | 123.3 | — | — | — | — | -40 | +9 | +38 | 44.0% | -0.50 | 12–27 (31%) | 13–14 (48%) | 93.8 | -0.42 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Okker | 0 | 6 | 6 | Aug 28, 1974 | H2H |
| Brian Fairlie | 0 | 6 | 6 | Apr 27, 1973 | H2H |
| Ismail El Shafei | 1 | 4 | 5 | Feb 20, 1975 | — |
| Jeff Borowiak | 3 | 1 | 4 | Apr 10, 1974 | H2H |
| Marty Riessen | 1 | 3 | 4 | Jul 25, 1973 | H2H |