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Buster C Mottram vs Arthur Ashe H2H: 1-4

Arthur Ashe holds a 4–1 lead over Buster C Mottram in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Arthur Ashe leads 3–1 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Arthur Ashe won the 1979 Denver quarterfinal 6-3 6-4.

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Buster C Mottram
GBR Age 71 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
1 – 4
5 main-draw meetings
Arthur Ashe
USA Age 83 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Arthur Ashe #9 6-3 6-4 Buster C Mottram #23 Match data Feb 24, 1979* QF Denver ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 7-6 6-1 Buster C Mottram Match data Nov 4, 1976* R32 London ATP 250 Carpet
Buster C Mottram 7-5 5-7 6-1 Arthur Ashe Match data Oct 5, 1975* F Kingston ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 6-3 6-4 Buster C Mottram Match data Aug 21, 1975* R32 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Clay
Arthur Ashe #8 6-3 6-4 Buster C Mottram #61 Match data Apr 26, 1975* QF Stockholm - Wct ATP 250 Carpet

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
Buster C Mottram #735 #15 0 1,979 271 174 60.9% 0 0 0 0 3 3
Arthur Ashe #99 #2 0 2,259 792 256 75.6% 3 0 0 0 41 44

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 Buster C Mottram Arthur Ashe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,497 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1971 2–1 66.7% — 1,533 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1972 1–2 33.3% — 1,546 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1973 14–11 56.0% #33 1,659 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1974 14–13 51.9% #55 1,781 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1975 26–15 63.4% #34 1,931 0 2 — — — — — — —
21 1976 33–16 67.3% #41 1,860 0 3 — — — — — — —
22 1977 49–23 68.1% #19 1,917 0 3 — — — — — — —
23 1978 28–16 63.6% #28 1,849 0 3 — — — — — — —
24 1979 33–19 63.5% #32 1,889 0 3 1968 73–12 85.9% — 1,949 1 6
25 1980 25–18 58.1% #43 1,828 0 3 1969 77–24 76.2% — 1,959 1 7
26 1981 13–13 50.0% #72 1,776 0 3 1970 94–25 79.0% — 2,087 2 16
27 1982 28–16 63.6% #20 1,862 0 3 1971 70–28 71.4% — 2,096 2 19
28 1983 5–10 33.3% #91 1,716 0 3 1972 65–26 71.4% — 2,139 2 23
29 — — — — — — — 1973 69–30 69.7% #10 1,966 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 Buster C Mottram Arthur Ashe
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 %
15 1970 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1971 — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1972 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1973 0 1 1 0.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 5 3 8 62.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1975 6 2 8 75.0% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 15 8 23 65.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 — — — — 33 13 46 71.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1977 8 3 11 72.7% 28 11 39 71.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 11 7 18 61.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 21 8 29 72.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1979 6 3 9 66.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 1968 21 6 27 77.8% 8 3 11 72.7% 34 2 36 94.4% 10 1 11 90.9%
25 1980 9 5 14 64.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 1969 21 5 26 80.8% 29 10 39 74.4% 22 6 28 78.6% 5 3 8 62.5%
26 1981 5 4 9 55.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1970 42 9 51 82.4% 17 4 21 81.0% 15 4 19 78.9% 20 8 28 71.4%
27 1982 5 3 8 62.5% 11 6 17 64.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1971 19 5 24 79.2% 17 8 25 68.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 20 12 32 62.5%
28 1983 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1972 14 7 21 66.7% 9 4 13 69.2% 6 1 7 85.7% 36 14 50 72.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 17 6 23 73.9% 24 9 33 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 25 13 38 65.8%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 25 8 33 75.8% 15 8 23 65.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 32 7 39 82.1%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 20 6 26 76.9% 23 8 31 74.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 46 7 53 86.8%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 14 5 19 73.7% 17 10 27 63.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 30 5 35 85.7%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 10 5 15 66.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 26 9 35 74.3%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 21 5 26 80.8%
Career — 45 27 72 62.5% 149 78 227 65.6% 17 18 35 48.6% 60 51 111 54.1% — 203 63 266 76.3% 185 74 259 71.4% 133 35 168 79.2% 271 84 355 76.3%

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 Buster C Mottram Arthur Ashe
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
15 1970 1498 98.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1971 1534 104.7 — — — — — — +21 57.1% +0.72 1–0 — — -0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1972 1547 100.3 — — — — — — -1 30.0% -1.10 1–0 — — -0.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1973 1659 132.9 — — — — — +65 -120 56.7% +0.55 3–6 (33%) 3–4 (43%) 97.3 +0.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 1781 141.7 — — — — -124 -50 — 53.8% +0.46 5–5 (50%) 4–5 (44%) 100.8 -2.84 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1975 1932 149.6 — — — — +20 -209 — 64.0% +1.10 5–2 (71%) 4–3 (57%) 106.5 -2.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 1861 148.9 — — — — — +18 — 65.1% +1.28 7–3 (70%) 5–8 (38%) 102.1 -0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1977 1918 152.4 — — — — +24 +10 -340 64.4% +0.91 9–8 (53%) 11–5 (69%) 101.7 +1.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1978 1850 144.2 — — — — +33 +43 — 61.0% +0.70 8–6 (57%) 3–3 (50%) 98.8 +0.69 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1979 1889 152.8 — — — — +44 -4 — 59.5% +0.80 10–2 (83%) 9–5 (64%) 108.9 -2.47 1968 1950 130.8 — — — — -71 -329 +219 76.8% +1.63 15–3 (83%) — — +0.94
25 1980 1828 148.0 — — — — +40 +37 — 57.5% +0.64 10–7 (59%) 6–8 (43%) 96.6 -0.77 1969 1959 138.0 — — — — +71 -129 +145 67.3% +1.17 15–13 (54%) — — +2.48
26 1981 1777 143.5 — — — — +28 +90 -145 50.9% +0.40 2–4 (33%) 1–3 (25%) 95.1 -2.23 1970 2088 149.9 — — — — +107 -157 +45 73.4% +1.50 16–7 (70%) 9–6 (60%) 102.3 +2.44
27 1982 1863 153.4 — — — — +21 -9 -176 60.8% +1.04 6–4 (60%) 3–9 (25%) 97.0 -1.73 1971 2097 160.4 — — — — +70 -109 +41 66.5% +1.07 14–11 (56%) 21–15 (58%) 99.7 -6.38
28 1983 1716 133.5 — — — — +147 +33 — 41.7% -0.33 0–4 (0%) 1–4 (20%) 91.7 -0.88 1972 2140 159.8 — — — — +30 -126 +45 65.4% +0.93 19–12 (61%) 23–16 (59%) 102.4 -6.37
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1967 150.4 — — — — +79 +5 +153 64.3% +0.72 22–16 (58%) 23–9 (72%) 102.2 -3.08
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 2042 153.1 — — — — +95 -118 +32 69.2% +1.18 17–10 (63%) 23–12 (66%) 102.3 -2.59
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 2138 164.1 — — — — +44 -103 +56 73.5% +1.53 22–9 (71%) 17–10 (63%) 104.7 -6.11
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1960 161.5 — — — — +205 -5 +137 66.7% +0.98 19–8 (70%) 13–6 (68%) 102.8 -1.81
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1891 120.8 — — — — — +15 +149 62.1% +0.72 1–2 (33%) 4–2 (67%) 98.6 +0.42
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1980 156.5 — — — — +115 +16 -17 65.7% +1.06 24–10 (71%) 18–9 (67%) 105.1 +0.42
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1947 156.1 — — — — +219 -19 -12 63.6% +0.75 12–4 (75%) 10–4 (71%) 105.3 -0.71
Career — 1980 154.5 — — — — +21 +11 -138 59.3% +0.76 67–51 (57%) 50–57 (47%) 98.7 -2.62 — 2260 157.2 — — — — +84 -85 +99 68.7% +1.16 196–105 (65%) 161–89 (64%) 107.1 -1.96

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.