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

Jan Kodes vs Arthur Ashe H2H: 5-6

Arthur Ashe holds a 6–5 lead over Jan Kodes in their ATP head-to-head. Across 11 main-draw meetings, Jan Kodes leads 3–1 on clay, while Arthur Ashe leads 4–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Arthur Ashe won the 1978 Roland Garros round of 32 4-6 6-3 7-6 6-4.

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Jan Kodes
CZE Age 80 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
5 – 6
11 main draw meetings
Arthur Ashe
USA Age 83 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Arthur Ashe #27 4-6 6-3 7-6 6-4 Jan Kodes #61 Match data Jun 4, 1978* R32 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Jan Kodes 6-1 6-2 Arthur Ashe Match data Sep 5, 1976* R64 US Open Grand Slam Clay
Jan Kodes 6-3 6-2 Arthur Ashe Match data Aug 31, 1974* QF U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Clay
Arthur Ashe 3-6 6-3 6-4 Jan Kodes Match data Apr 5, 1974* QF Palm Desert Wct ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe 6-1 3-6 6-2 1-6 6-4 Jan Kodes Match data Nov 7, 1971* F Stockholm Open ATP 250 Hard
Jan Kodes 7-6 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 Arthur Ashe Match data Sep 14, 1971* SF US Open Grand Slam Grass
Arthur Ashe 6-3 4-6 6-3 Jan Kodes Match data Dec 9, 1970 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-4 Jan Kodes Match data Oct 12, 1970* SF Denver ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe 2-6 7-5 6-3 Jan Kodes Match data Sep 23, 1970* R16 Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Hard
Jan Kodes 6-4 6-3 6-3 Arthur Ashe Match data May 26, 1969* R16 Italian Open ATP 250 Clay
Jan Kodes 6-4 4-6 6-2 Arthur Ashe Match data Feb 8, 1969* R32 Philadelphia 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
Jan Kodes #1,109 #5 14 2,122 471 276 63.1% 3 0 0 0 7 10
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 Jan Kodes Arthur Ashe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
22 1968 23–18 56.1% — 1,605 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1969 32–19 62.7% — 1,738 0 1 — — — — — — —
24 1970 58–31 65.2% — 1,820 1 3 1968 73–12 85.9% — 1,949 1 6
25 1971 49–23 68.1% — 1,977 2 5 1969 77–24 76.2% — 1,959 1 7
26 1972 44–15 74.6% — 1,941 2 6 1970 94–25 79.0% — 2,087 2 16
27 1973 51–20 71.8% #9 1,936 3 8 1971 70–28 71.4% — 2,096 2 19
28 1974 45–23 66.2% #17 1,922 3 8 1972 65–26 71.4% — 2,139 2 23
29 1975 55–21 72.4% #19 1,985 3 9 1973 69–30 69.7% #10 1,964 2 25
30 1976 49–21 70.0% #19 1,986 3 10 1974 79–26 75.2% #7 2,042 2 28
31 1977 30–25 54.5% #41 1,854 3 10 1975 99–22 81.8% #4 2,138 3 36
32 1978 13–18 41.9% #119 1,757 3 10 1976 64–23 73.6% #12 1,960 3 41
33 1979 16–16 50.0% #88 1,704 3 10 1977 6–4 60.0% #77 1,890 3 41
34 1980 5–13 27.8% #221 1,583 3 10 1978 66–25 72.5% #13 1,980 3 44
35 1981 1–7 12.5% — 1,510 3 10 1979 30–11 73.2% #7 1,947 3 44
36 1982 0–5 0.0% — 1,466 3 10 — — — — — — —
37 1983 0–1 0.0% #504 1,449 3 10 — — — — — — —

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 Jan Kodes 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 %
22 1968 10 6 16 62.5% 13 8 21 61.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1969 7 5 12 58.3% 20 9 29 69.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1970 16 12 28 57.1% 42 11 53 79.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 7 7 0.0% 1968 21 6 27 77.8% 8 3 11 72.7% 34 2 36 94.4% 10 1 11 90.9%
25 1971 15 9 24 62.5% 25 6 31 80.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1969 21 5 26 80.8% 29 10 39 74.4% 22 6 28 78.6% 5 3 8 62.5%
26 1972 5 3 8 62.5% 31 7 38 81.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1970 42 9 51 82.4% 17 4 21 81.0% 15 4 19 78.9% 20 8 28 71.4%
27 1973 0 3 3 0.0% 19 7 26 73.1% 16 2 18 88.9% 16 8 24 66.7% 1971 19 5 24 79.2% 17 8 25 68.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 20 12 32 62.5%
28 1974 7 4 11 63.6% 16 9 25 64.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 12 7 19 63.2% 1972 14 7 21 66.7% 9 4 13 69.2% 6 1 7 85.7% 36 14 50 72.0%
29 1975 1 2 3 33.3% 35 10 45 77.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 17 7 24 70.8% 1973 17 6 23 73.9% 24 9 33 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 25 13 38 65.8%
30 1976 — — — — 38 13 51 74.5% — — — — 11 8 19 57.9% 1974 25 8 33 75.8% 15 8 23 65.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 32 7 39 82.1%
31 1977 7 8 15 46.7% 19 10 29 65.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1975 20 6 26 76.9% 23 8 31 74.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 46 7 53 86.8%
32 1978 3 3 6 50.0% 8 10 18 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1976 14 5 19 73.7% 17 10 27 63.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 30 5 35 85.7%
33 1979 6 6 12 50.0% 10 9 19 52.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1977 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
34 1980 0 3 3 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1978 10 5 15 66.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 26 9 35 74.3%
35 1981 0 1 1 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 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%
36 1982 — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1983 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 77 65 142 54.2% 281 127 408 68.9% 43 22 65 66.2% 70 62 132 53.0% — 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 Jan Kodes 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
22 1968 1605 118.0 — — — — -36 +42 — 56.1% +0.68 5–9 (36%) — — -0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1969 1738 130.3 — — — — -81 +93 -208 60.3% +0.76 10–9 (53%) — — +2.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1970 1820 143.1 — — — — -122 +159 — 63.2% +1.07 11–11 (50%) 3–0 (100%) — +2.16 1968 1950 130.8 — — — — -71 -329 +219 76.8% +1.63 15–3 (83%) — — +0.94
25 1971 1978 151.3 — — — — -117 +115 -220 62.9% +0.93 16–9 (64%) 7–2 (78%) — -1.49 1969 1959 138.0 — — — — +71 -129 +145 67.3% +1.17 15–13 (54%) — — +2.48
26 1972 1942 149.8 — — — — -111 +207 -133 68.5% +1.30 8–5 (62%) 7–3 (70%) — +0.38 1970 2088 149.9 — — — — +108 -157 +45 73.4% +1.50 16–7 (70%) 9–6 (60%) — +2.44
27 1973 1937 151.7 — — — — -54 +97 +95 65.5% +1.02 14–8 (64%) 4–7 (36%) — -0.84 1971 2097 160.4 — — — — +69 -109 +41 66.5% +1.07 14–11 (56%) 21–15 (58%) — -6.37
28 1974 1923 150.6 — — — — +12 +34 +136 63.7% +0.97 10–9 (53%) 8–7 (53%) — -2.48 1972 2140 159.8 — — — — +30 -127 +45 65.4% +0.93 19–12 (61%) 23–16 (59%) — -6.37
29 1975 1986 152.7 — — — — -43 +124 -4 65.8% +1.06 14–8 (64%) 8–6 (57%) — +1.04 1973 1965 150.0 — — — — +80 +1 +154 64.3% +0.72 22–16 (58%) 23–9 (72%) — -3.02
30 1976 1986 154.1 — — — — -46 +46 — 64.5% +1.06 11–6 (65%) 8–12 (40%) — +1.98 1974 2042 153.2 — — — — +95 -122 +32 69.2% +1.18 17–10 (63%) 23–12 (66%) — -2.59
31 1977 1855 150.0 — — — — -30 +83 — 55.2% +0.36 9–10 (47%) 8–3 (73%) — -2.80 1975 2138 164.1 — — — — +44 -104 +56 73.5% +1.53 22–9 (71%) 17–10 (63%) — -6.11
32 1978 1757 139.9 — — — — +40 +72 — 43.8% -0.40 5–5 (50%) 3–4 (43%) — -2.06 1976 1960 161.5 — — — — +205 -5 +137 66.7% +0.98 19–8 (70%) 13–6 (68%) — -1.81
33 1979 1704 135.5 — — — — +72 +67 — 47.7% -0.22 8–6 (57%) 7–7 (50%) — +0.10 1977 1891 120.8 — — — — — +15 +149 62.1% +0.72 1–2 (33%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.42
34 1980 1584 112.7 — — — — +90 +91 — 30.4% -1.65 2–4 (33%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.22 1978 1980 156.5 — — — — +115 +16 -17 65.7% +1.06 24–10 (71%) 18–9 (67%) — +0.43
35 1981 1510 103.4 — — — — — +86 — 15.8% -2.63 0–1 — — +0.28 1979 1947 156.2 — — — — +219 -19 -12 63.6% +0.75 12–4 (75%) 10–4 (71%) — -0.71
36 1982 1466 103.6 — — — — — +64 — 0.0% -3.20 — — — -0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1983 1449 96.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2122 150.1 — — — — -50 +102 -11 60.1% +0.73 123–100 (55%) 65–52 (56%) 100.3 -0.18 — 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.