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

Ken Rosewall vs Arthur Ashe H2H: 13-7

Ken Rosewall holds a 13–7 lead over Arthur Ashe in their ATP head-to-head. Across 20 main-draw meetings, Ken Rosewall leads 5–4 on carpet and 4–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Ken Rosewall won the 1978 Richmond Wct round of 16 6-3 6-3.

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Ken Rosewall
AUS Age 91 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
13 – 7
20 main draw meetings
Arthur Ashe
USA Age 83 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ken Rosewall #15 6-3 6-3 Arthur Ashe Match data Feb 3, 1978* R16 Richmond Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 2-6 6-4 6-2 6-2 Ken Rosewall Match data Feb 20, 1976* SF Wct Challenge Cup ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-2 5-7 1-6 6-2 Ken Rosewall Match data May 14, 1973* SF Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Ken Rosewall 6-3 7-6(1) Arthur Ashe Match data Apr 22, 1973* F Charlotte Wct ATP 250 Clay
Ken Rosewall 4-6 6-4 7-5 Arthur Ashe Match data Apr 14, 1973* QF Cleveland Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Ken Rosewall 6-1 3-6 6-4 Arthur Ashe Match data Apr 7, 1973* QF Houston Wct ATP 250 Clay
Arthur Ashe 6-4 5-7 6-4 Ken Rosewall Match data Mar 24, 1973* SF Washington Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Ken Rosewall 7-6 3-6 7-6 Arthur Ashe Match data Aug 25, 1972* SF Fort Worth Wct ATP 250 Hard
Ken Rosewall 6-4 6-2 7-6 Arthur Ashe Match data May 15, 1972* SF Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Ken Rosewall 2-6 7-6 7-6 6-2 Arthur Ashe Match data Feb 13, 1972* SF Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-3 6-1 Ken Rosewall Match data Nov 19, 1971* SF Bologna Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Ken Rosewall 7-5 6-4 Arthur Ashe Match data Oct 2, 1971* SF Berkeley ATP 250 Hard
Ken Rosewall 6-3 6-4 Arthur Ashe Match data Aug 13, 1971* QF U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe 7-6 7-5 Ken Rosewall Match data Jun 12, 1971* QF Bristol ATP 250 Grass
Ken Rosewall 6-1 7-5 6-3 Arthur Ashe Match data Mar 21, 1971* F Australian Open Grand Slam Grass
Arthur Ashe 6-2 6-2 0-6 6-4 Ken Rosewall Match data Mar 19, 1971 RR Champions Classic ATP 250 Carpet
Ken Rosewall 6-3 6-4 Arthur Ashe Match data Dec 9, 1970 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Arthur Ashe 8-6 6-3 6-4 Ken Rosewall Match data Sep 7, 1969* QF US Open Grand Slam Grass
Ken Rosewall 6-3 4-6 6-4 Arthur Ashe Match data Jun 14, 1969* QF Bristol ATP 250 Grass
Ken Rosewall 6-3 6-2 Arthur Ashe Match data Sep 19, 1968* SF Los Angeles Open 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.

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
Ken Rosewall #255 #2 0 2,233 535 193 73.5% 4 0 0 1 34 39
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 Ken Rosewall Arthur Ashe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
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 1968 45–12 78.9% — 1,854 1 4 1977 6–4 60.0% #77 1,890 3 41
34 1969 49–21 70.0% — 1,943 1 7 1978 66–25 72.5% #13 1,980 3 44
35 1970 72–21 77.4% — 2,086 2 13 1979 30–11 73.2% #7 1,947 3 44
36 1971 80–24 76.9% — 2,158 3 21 — — — — — — —
37 1972 61–15 80.3% — 2,117 4 28 — — — — — — —
38 1973 65–17 79.3% #6 2,106 4 33 — — — — — — —
39 1974 26–7 78.8% #9 2,114 4 33 — — — — — — —
40 1975 37–11 77.1% #6 1,998 4 36 — — — — — — —
41 1976 35–18 66.0% #13 1,978 4 38 — — — — — — —
42 1977 39–20 66.1% #11 1,981 4 39 — — — — — — —
43 1978 19–19 50.0% #34 1,809 4 39 — — — — — — —
44 1979 4–5 44.4% #207 1,747 4 39 — — — — — — —
45 1980 3–3 50.0% #255 1,747 4 39 — — — — — — —

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 Ken Rosewall 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 21 5 26 80.8% 29 10 39 74.4% 22 6 28 78.6% 5 3 8 62.5%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 42 9 51 82.4% 17 4 21 81.0% 15 4 19 78.9% 20 8 28 71.4%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 19 5 24 79.2% 17 8 25 68.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 20 12 32 62.5%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 1968 17 3 20 85.0% 15 2 17 88.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1977 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
34 1969 11 5 16 68.8% 7 4 11 63.6% 19 8 27 70.4% 12 4 16 75.0% 1978 10 5 15 66.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 26 9 35 74.3%
35 1970 15 8 23 65.2% 11 1 12 91.7% 25 2 27 92.6% 21 10 31 67.7% 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 21 5 26 80.8%
36 1971 22 6 28 78.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 18 3 21 85.7% 24 10 34 70.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1972 23 5 28 82.1% 13 1 14 92.9% 6 1 7 85.7% 19 8 27 70.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 2 19 89.5% 9 3 12 75.0% 25 8 33 75.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1974 12 3 15 80.0% — — — — 14 3 17 82.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 1975 9 5 14 64.3% 19 3 22 86.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
41 1976 12 5 17 70.6% 9 4 13 69.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
42 1977 13 5 18 72.2% 5 3 8 62.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 11 8 19 57.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
43 1978 6 3 9 66.7% 3 8 11 27.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
44 1979 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
45 1980 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 156 56 212 73.6% 115 33 148 77.7% 133 38 171 77.8% 131 66 197 66.5% — 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 Ken Rosewall 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 1968 1855 127.3 — — — — -37 -15 -122 72.6% +1.53 6–4 (60%) — — +0.08 1977 1891 120.8 — — — — — +15 +149 62.1% +0.72 1–2 (33%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.42
34 1969 1944 143.7 — — — — +58 -13 -84 64.8% +1.25 11–10 (52%) — — -2.55 1978 1980 156.5 — — — — +115 +16 -17 65.7% +1.06 24–10 (71%) 18–9 (67%) — +0.43
35 1970 2087 161.2 — — — — -35 -47 +195 72.2% +1.57 10–6 (63%) 5–3 (63%) — -3.59 1979 1947 156.2 — — — — +219 -19 -12 63.6% +0.75 12–4 (75%) 10–4 (71%) — -0.71
36 1971 2159 161.8 — — — — +91 -83 +112 73.0% +1.68 13–5 (72%) 11–9 (55%) — -5.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1972 2118 162.7 — — — — +62 +74 +120 74.4% +1.64 14–8 (64%) 14–8 (64%) — -2.93 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1973 2106 159.5 — — — — +10 +119 +57 74.3% +1.84 13–12 (52%) 11–9 (55%) — -2.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1974 2114 153.5 — — — — -17 — +148 68.8% +1.19 5–2 (71%) 6–5 (55%) — -1.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 1975 1998 149.9 — — — — +18 +205 +172 72.2% +1.56 9–3 (75%) 2–7 (22%) — +0.64 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
41 1976 1978 156.6 — — — — +69 +134 +115 63.2% +0.93 6–5 (55%) 9–0 (100%) — -0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
42 1977 1982 157.9 — — — — +99 +50 +68 62.2% +0.78 11–10 (52%) 11–6 (65%) — -1.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
43 1978 1809 142.6 — — — — +145 +61 +178 51.1% +0.18 4–5 (44%) 4–4 (50%) — -0.68 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
44 1979 1748 115.3 — — — — +136 — +221 52.4% -0.05 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — +0.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
45 1980 1748 117.3 — — — — +115 — — 53.3% -0.33 1–2 (33%) — — -0.23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2234 159.3 — — — — +43 +53 +84 69.0% +1.35 103–75 (58%) 74–52 (59%) 97.4 -2.57 — 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.