H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Hank Pfister vs Arthur Ashe H2H: 1-1

Hank Pfister and Arthur Ashe are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Arthur Ashe leads 1–0 on grass, while Hank Pfister leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Hank Pfister won the 1978 Las Vegas round of 32 6-4 7-6.

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Hank Pfister
USA Age 72 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main draw meetings
Arthur Ashe
USA Age 83 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Hank Pfister #43 6-4 7-6 Arthur Ashe #26 Match data Apr 27, 1978* R32 Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe #12 7-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 Hank Pfister #76 Match data Jan 10, 1977* R16 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
Hank Pfister #982 #19 0 1,929 260 213 55.0% 0 0 0 0 2 2
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 Hank Pfister Arthur Ashe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 1975 0–4 0.0% #252 1,459 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1976 8–12 40.0% #101 1,546 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1977 37–27 57.8% #40 1,742 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 1978 43–26 62.3% #29 1,841 0 0 1968 73–12 85.9% — 1,949 1 6
25 1979 33–27 55.0% #30 1,842 0 0 1969 77–24 76.2% — 1,959 1 7
26 1980 21–25 45.7% #62 1,729 0 0 1970 94–25 79.0% — 2,087 2 16
27 1981 37–21 63.8% #39 1,870 0 1 1971 70–28 71.4% — 2,096 2 19
28 1982 35–21 62.5% #24 1,832 0 2 1972 65–26 71.4% — 2,139 2 23
29 1983 19–17 52.8% #41 1,750 0 2 1973 69–30 69.7% #10 1,964 2 25
30 1984 15–18 45.5% #86 1,723 0 2 1974 79–26 75.2% #7 2,042 2 28
31 1985 12–10 54.5% #68 1,764 0 2 1975 99–22 81.8% #4 2,138 3 36
32 — — — — — — — 1976 64–23 73.6% #12 1,960 3 41
33 1987 0–4 0.0% #595 1,678 0 2 1977 6–4 60.0% #77 1,890 3 41
34 1988 0–1 0.0% #980 1,655 0 2 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 Hank Pfister 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 %
21 1975 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1976 4 5 9 44.4% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1977 9 6 15 60.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 16 8 24 66.7% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1978 10 6 16 62.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 14 8 22 63.6% 1968 21 6 27 77.8% 8 3 11 72.7% 34 2 36 94.4% 10 1 11 90.9%
25 1979 6 9 15 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 15 11 26 57.7% 1969 21 5 26 80.8% 29 10 39 74.4% 22 6 28 78.6% 5 3 8 62.5%
26 1980 6 7 13 46.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 8 10 20.0% 1970 42 9 51 82.4% 17 4 21 81.0% 15 4 19 78.9% 20 8 28 71.4%
27 1981 22 9 31 71.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 1971 19 5 24 79.2% 17 8 25 68.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 20 12 32 62.5%
28 1982 10 9 19 52.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 20 7 27 74.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 1972 14 7 21 66.7% 9 4 13 69.2% 6 1 7 85.7% 36 14 50 72.0%
29 1983 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1973 17 6 23 73.9% 24 9 33 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 25 13 38 65.8%
30 1984 8 6 14 57.1% — — — — 4 6 10 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1974 25 8 33 75.8% 15 8 23 65.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 32 7 39 82.1%
31 1985 11 6 17 64.7% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 14 5 19 73.7% 17 10 27 63.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 30 5 35 85.7%
33 1987 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
34 1988 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 95 74 169 56.2% 22 30 52 42.3% 96 53 149 64.4% 47 56 103 45.6% — 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 Hank Pfister 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
21 1975 1459 98.5 — — — — — +48 — 20.0% -2.00 0–2 1–0 — +0.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1976 1547 123.5 — — — — +11 -71 +47 45.7% -0.20 3–5 (38%) 2–6 (25%) — +1.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1977 1743 140.1 — — — — -58 -137 +17 54.4% +0.11 14–9 (61%) 8–9 (47%) — +0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1978 1841 145.9 — — — — 0 -227 +11 61.6% +0.92 12–10 (55%) 11–10 (52%) — +2.99 1968 1950 130.8 — — — — -71 -329 +219 76.8% +1.63 15–3 (83%) — — +0.94
25 1979 1842 151.6 — — — — +8 — +56 53.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 8–9 (47%) — -3.48 1969 1959 138.0 — — — — +71 -129 +145 67.3% +1.17 15–13 (54%) — — +2.48
26 1980 1730 143.8 — — — — -6 -128 +175 46.7% -0.19 7–6 (54%) 8–10 (44%) — -3.62 1970 2088 149.9 — — — — +108 -157 +45 73.4% +1.50 16–7 (70%) 9–6 (60%) — +2.44
27 1981 1870 147.1 — — — — -15 -300 +93 61.2% +0.53 9–6 (60%) 14–6 (70%) — -1.71 1971 2097 160.4 — — — — +69 -109 +41 66.5% +1.07 14–11 (56%) 21–15 (58%) — -6.37
28 1982 1833 143.2 — — — — -50 -232 +127 59.2% +0.47 9–6 (60%) 14–7 (67%) — -3.17 1972 2140 159.8 — — — — +30 -127 +45 65.4% +0.93 19–12 (61%) 23–16 (59%) — -6.37
29 1983 1751 142.3 — — — — +74 — +118 50.5% -0.02 8–9 (47%) 6–6 (50%) — -3.26 1973 1965 150.0 — — — — +80 +1 +154 64.3% +0.72 22–16 (58%) 23–9 (72%) — -3.02
30 1984 1724 131.5 — — — — +56 — +53 45.8% -0.40 6–5 (55%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.93 1974 2042 153.2 — — — — +95 -122 +32 69.2% +1.18 17–10 (63%) 23–12 (66%) — -2.59
31 1985 1765 136.6 — — — — +34 — -33 53.6% +0.43 4–4 (50%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.13 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 1987 1679 104.0 — — — — +22 — — 10.0% -2.10 0–1 1–2 (33%) — +0.12 1977 1891 120.8 — — — — — +15 +149 62.1% +0.72 1–2 (33%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.42
34 1988 1656 102.6 — — — — — — — 25.0% -2.00 — — — -0.07 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
Career — 1930 148.0 — — — — +4 -158 +75 53.9% +0.24 82–74 (53%) 81–73 (53%) 103.1 -2.69 — 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.