H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Dennis Ralston vs Arthur Ashe H2H: 1-5

Arthur Ashe holds a 5–1 lead over Dennis Ralston in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Arthur Ashe leads 3–0 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on carpet. Most recently, Dennis Ralston won the 1971 Champions Classic round robin 6-2 4-6 7-6.

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Dennis Ralston
USA Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 5
6 main draw meetings
Arthur Ashe
USA Age 83 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Dennis Ralston 6-2 4-6 7-6 Arthur Ashe Match data Mar 19, 1971 RR Champions Classic ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 7-5 4-6 6-1 Dennis Ralston Match data Feb 14, 1971* QF Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 6-0 6-4 Dennis Ralston Match data Feb 12, 1971* QF Richmond ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe 6-2 Dennis Ralston Match data Oct 7, 1970 RR Denver ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe 6-3 7-6 6-3 Dennis Ralston Match data Oct 3, 1970* SF Berkeley ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe 6-3 8-10 6-3 2-1 (ret.) Dennis Ralston Match data Feb 1, 1970* SF Australian Open Grand Slam Grass

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
Dennis Ralston #287 #115 0 1,958 156 135 53.6% 0 0 0 0 4 4
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 Dennis Ralston Arthur Ashe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
24 — — — — — — — 1968 73–12 85.9% — 1,949 1 6
25 1968 48–25 65.8% — 1,694 0 3 1969 77–24 76.2% — 1,959 1 7
26 1969 28–24 53.8% — 1,787 0 3 1970 94–25 79.0% — 2,087 2 16
27 1970 41–28 59.4% — 1,897 0 4 1971 70–28 71.4% — 2,096 2 19
28 1971 27–21 56.2% — 1,870 0 4 1972 65–26 71.4% — 2,139 2 23
29 1972 2–8 20.0% — 1,773 0 4 1973 69–30 69.7% #10 1,964 2 25
30 1973 1–6 14.3% #219 1,693 0 4 1974 79–26 75.2% #7 2,042 2 28
31 1974 3–5 37.5% #147 1,700 0 4 1975 99–22 81.8% #4 2,138 3 36
32 1975 1–4 20.0% #187 1,651 0 4 1976 64–23 73.6% #12 1,960 3 41
33 1976 1–9 10.0% #248 1,578 0 4 1977 6–4 60.0% #77 1,890 3 41
34 1977 1–2 33.3% #253 1,593 0 4 1978 66–25 72.5% #13 1,980 3 44
35 1978 0–1 0.0% #287 1,586 0 4 1979 30–11 73.2% #7 1,947 3 44
37 1980 3–2 60.0% — 1,626 0 4 — — — — — — —

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 Dennis Ralston 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 %
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 21 6 27 77.8% 8 3 11 72.7% 34 2 36 94.4% 10 1 11 90.9%
25 1968 4 2 6 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 10 5 15 66.7% 29 15 44 65.9% 1969 21 5 26 80.8% 29 10 39 74.4% 22 6 28 78.6% 5 3 8 62.5%
26 1969 4 3 7 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 6 10 16 37.5% 1970 42 9 51 82.4% 17 4 21 81.0% 15 4 19 78.9% 20 8 28 71.4%
27 1970 16 14 30 53.3% — — — — 14 7 21 66.7% 11 7 18 61.1% 1971 19 5 24 79.2% 17 8 25 68.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 20 12 32 62.5%
28 1971 5 4 9 55.6% 10 6 16 62.5% 6 5 11 54.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 1972 14 7 21 66.7% 9 4 13 69.2% 6 1 7 85.7% 36 14 50 72.0%
29 1972 0 6 6 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1973 17 6 23 73.9% 24 9 33 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 25 13 38 65.8%
30 1973 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1974 25 8 33 75.8% 15 8 23 65.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 32 7 39 82.1%
31 1974 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1975 20 6 26 76.9% 23 8 31 74.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 46 7 53 86.8%
32 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1976 14 5 19 73.7% 17 10 27 63.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 30 5 35 85.7%
33 1976 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% 1977 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
34 1977 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1978 10 5 15 66.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 26 9 35 74.3%
35 1978 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 21 5 26 80.8%
37 1980 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 34 43 77 44.2% 19 17 36 52.8% 48 25 73 65.8% 55 50 105 52.4% — 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 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 Dennis Ralston 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
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1950 130.8 — — — — -71 -329 +219 76.8% +1.63 15–3 (83%) — — +0.94
25 1968 1694 112.7 — — — — +4 -104 +39 64.2% +1.56 11–5 (69%) — — +3.26 1969 1959 138.0 — — — — +71 -129 +145 67.3% +1.17 15–13 (54%) — — +2.48
26 1969 1788 133.1 — — — — -116 -165 +110 56.8% +0.27 7–12 (37%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.96 1970 2088 149.9 — — — — +108 -157 +45 73.4% +1.50 16–7 (70%) 9–6 (60%) — +2.44
27 1970 1898 144.3 — — — — -6 — +36 57.5% +0.56 13–8 (62%) 8–5 (62%) — -2.41 1971 2097 160.4 — — — — +69 -109 +41 66.5% +1.07 14–11 (56%) 21–15 (58%) — -6.37
28 1971 1870 145.6 — — — — +26 -115 -40 55.9% +0.35 10–9 (53%) 10–7 (59%) — -4.83 1972 2140 159.8 — — — — +30 -127 +45 65.4% +0.93 19–12 (61%) 23–16 (59%) — -6.37
29 1972 1773 103.2 — — — — -28 — — 31.6% -1.47 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.82 1973 1965 150.0 — — — — +80 +1 +154 64.3% +0.72 22–16 (58%) 23–9 (72%) — -3.02
30 1973 1693 110.4 — — — — -41 — — 20.0% -1.40 0–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.63 1974 2042 153.2 — — — — +95 -122 +32 69.2% +1.18 17–10 (63%) 23–12 (66%) — -2.59
31 1974 1701 123.5 — — — — -32 — — 38.9% -1.11 — 2–0 — -1.16 1975 2138 164.1 — — — — +44 -104 +56 73.5% +1.53 22–9 (71%) 17–10 (63%) — -6.11
32 1975 1651 108.9 — — — — -3 — — 30.8% -1.46 1–1 3–1 (75%) — -0.29 1976 1960 161.5 — — — — +205 -5 +137 66.7% +0.98 19–8 (70%) 13–6 (68%) — -1.81
33 1976 1579 103.5 — — — — -38 — — 19.0% -2.62 1–2 (33%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.04 1977 1891 120.8 — — — — — +15 +149 62.1% +0.72 1–2 (33%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.42
34 1977 1593 106.1 — — — — — — — 45.5% -0.54 0–1 0–1 — -0.26 1978 1980 156.5 — — — — +115 +16 -17 65.7% +1.06 24–10 (71%) 18–9 (67%) — +0.43
35 1978 1586 102.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.08 1979 1947 156.2 — — — — +219 -19 -12 63.6% +0.75 12–4 (75%) 10–4 (71%) — -0.71
37 1980 1626 122.5 — — — — — — +215 60.0% +0.40 — — — +0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1958 135.6 — — — — -19 -127 +55 54.5% +0.38 44–41 (52%) 29–20 (59%) 105.6 -2.33 — 2260 157.1 — — — — +84 -86 +99 68.7% +1.16 196–105 (65%) 161–89 (64%) 107.2 -1.95

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.