Arthur Ashe vs Jan Kodes Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Arthur Ashe and Jan Kodes have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 11 times. Arthur Ashe currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 6–5.

Looking at their individual career profiles, Arthur Ashe has compiled an overall career record of 798–260 across 1058 matches, translating to a win rate of 75.43%. On hard courts his record stands at 200–64 (75.76%), while on clay he holds a 176–74 (70.40%) mark. On grass the numbers read 137–36 (79.19%) , and on carpet 285–86 (76.82%). Throughout his career he has won 45 titles (9 hard, 6 clay, 7 grass, 23 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 35–41 (46.05%).

Jan Kodes, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 506–285 from 791 matches (63.97% win rate). His hard-court record is 77–61 (55.80%), on clay he stands at 312–135 (69.80%), and on grass he has gone 43–24 (64.18%) , with a carpet record of 74–65 (53.24%). He has accumulated 10 titles in total (1 hard, 7 clay, 1 grass, 1 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 10–46 (17.86%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 4 times, with Arthur Ashe leading 4–0 (100.00%). The clay record between them sits at 3–1 (75.00% for Jan Kodes) across 4 matches. On grass, their 1 encounter has yielded a record of 1–0 (100.00% for Jan Kodes).