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

Roy Emerson vs Arthur Ashe H2H: 2-16

Arthur Ashe holds a 16–2 lead over Roy Emerson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 18 main-draw meetings, Arthur Ashe leads 9–2 on carpet and 3–0 on clay. Most recently, Roy Emerson won the 1973 San Francisco semifinal 5-7 6-2 6-1.

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Roy Emerson
AUS Age 89 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 16
18 main draw meetings
Arthur Ashe
USA Age 83 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Roy Emerson #19 5-7 6-2 6-1 Arthur Ashe #7 Match data Sep 29, 1973* SF San Francisco ATP 250 Carpet
Roy Emerson 6-4 4-6 6-3 Arthur Ashe Match data Mar 9, 1973 RR Hartford ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 6-2 6-2 Roy Emerson Match data Nov 2, 1972* R16 Essen Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 6-4 3-6 6-4 Roy Emerson Match data Oct 6, 1972* QF Alamo Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 7-5 4-6 6-2 6-3 Roy Emerson Match data Sep 23, 1972* F Montreal Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe (w/o) Roy Emerson Match data Aug 1, 1972* R32 Louisville Wct ATP 250 Clay
Arthur Ashe 6-3 6-0 Roy Emerson Match data Apr 21, 1972* QF Quebec Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 6-3 6-7 6-1 Roy Emerson Match data Mar 20, 1972* R16 Chicago Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 7-5 6-2 Roy Emerson Match data Feb 11, 1972* QF Richmond Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 6-3 6-2 Roy Emerson Match data May 20, 1971* QF Tehran Wct ATP 250 Clay
Arthur Ashe 6-4 3-6 6-4 Roy Emerson Match data May 9, 1971* QF Italian Open ATP 250 Clay
Arthur Ashe 6-4 7-5 Roy Emerson Match data Apr 24, 1971 RR Boston ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-8 6-4 Roy Emerson Match data Nov 6, 1970* QF Stockholm Open ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe 8-6 6-1 6-3 Roy Emerson Match data Oct 11, 1969* SF Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe 7-5 5-7 6-4 Roy Emerson Match data Mar 29, 1969* SF New York ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 5-7 8-6 6-4 Roy Emerson Match data Sep 19, 1968* QF Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe 6-4 9-7 6-2 Roy Emerson Match data Sep 7, 1968* R16 US Open Grand Slam Grass
Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-4 7-5 Roy Emerson Match data Mar 31, 1968* F New York 1 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
Roy Emerson #744 #12 0 2,007 275 174 61.2% 0 0 0 0 5 5
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 Roy Emerson 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 1968 44–26 62.9% — 1,788 0 1 1975 99–22 81.8% #4 2,138 3 36
32 1969 62–31 66.7% — 1,862 0 4 1976 64–23 73.6% #12 1,960 3 41
33 1970 41–25 62.1% — 1,939 0 4 1977 6–4 60.0% #77 1,890 3 41
34 1971 46–30 60.5% — 1,919 0 4 1978 66–25 72.5% #13 1,980 3 44
35 1972 31–24 56.4% — 1,920 0 4 1979 30–11 73.2% #7 1,947 3 44
36 1973 35–18 66.0% #12 1,974 0 5 — — — — — — —
37 1974 7–5 58.3% #82 1,907 0 5 — — — — — — —
38 1975 3–8 27.3% #154 1,823 0 5 — — — — — — —
39 1976 0–2 0.0% #310 1,788 0 5 — — — — — — —
40 1977 6–4 60.0% #133 1,803 0 5 — — — — — — —
46 1983 0–1 0.0% — 1,776 0 5 — — — — — — —

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 Roy Emerson 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 1968 7 10 17 41.2% 18 9 27 66.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 1975 20 6 26 76.9% 23 8 31 74.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 46 7 53 86.8%
32 1969 8 5 13 61.5% 26 7 33 78.8% 17 9 26 65.4% 11 10 21 52.4% 1976 14 5 19 73.7% 17 10 27 63.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 30 5 35 85.7%
33 1970 14 9 23 60.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 15 8 23 65.2% 1977 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
34 1971 14 7 21 66.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 10 11 21 47.6% 1978 10 5 15 66.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 26 9 35 74.3%
35 1972 2 5 7 28.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 27 14 41 65.9% 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 21 5 26 80.8%
36 1973 8 5 13 61.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 20 8 28 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1974 3 3 6 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1975 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 1977 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
46 1983 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 63 51 114 55.3% 69 38 107 64.5% 52 26 78 66.7% 91 59 150 60.7% — 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 Roy Emerson 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 1968 1789 126.7 — — — — -182 +4 -53 64.6% +0.98 2–8 (20%) — — -3.02 1975 2138 164.1 — — — — +44 -104 +56 73.5% +1.53 22–9 (71%) 17–10 (63%) — -6.11
32 1969 1863 139.4 — — — — -65 +90 0 62.9% +0.95 14–10 (58%) — — -1.56 1976 1960 161.5 — — — — +205 -5 +137 66.7% +0.98 19–8 (70%) 13–6 (68%) — -1.81
33 1970 1939 147.2 — — — — +17 — -28 60.5% +0.64 10–10 (50%) 6–3 (67%) — -3.37 1977 1891 120.8 — — — — — +15 +149 62.1% +0.72 1–2 (33%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.42
34 1971 1919 151.6 — — — — +31 -60 +53 59.1% +0.55 10–13 (43%) 15–12 (56%) — -6.39 1978 1980 156.5 — — — — +115 +16 -17 65.7% +1.06 24–10 (71%) 18–9 (67%) — +0.43
35 1972 1920 148.9 — — — — +33 -65 — 53.9% +0.15 14–5 (74%) 15–9 (63%) — -2.90 1979 1947 156.2 — — — — +219 -19 -12 63.6% +0.75 12–4 (75%) 10–4 (71%) — -0.71
36 1973 1975 147.9 — — — — +12 -82 — 60.3% +0.93 17–5 (77%) 4–7 (36%) — -0.60 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1974 1907 130.6 — — — — +37 -8 — 51.7% +0.48 3–1 (75%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.52 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1975 1824 125.5 — — — — +23 +31 — 33.3% -1.21 0–2 1–1 — -1.72 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1976 1788 108.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 1977 1804 119.5 — — — — +33 — — 50.0% -0.30 2–0 2–0 — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
46 1983 1776 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2008 146.9 — — — — -7 +6 -9 59.4% +0.65 72–54 (57%) 44–36 (55%) 105.7 -4.65 — 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.