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Arthur Ashe vs John Alexander Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Arthur Ashe seasons:19791978197719761975
John Alexander seasons:19851984198319821981
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Arthur Ashe
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί John Alexander
Age: 82y 252d (1943-07-10)
Hand: R
Backhand: 1H
(1951-07-04) Age: 74y 258d
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
11 - 5
Wins: 68.8% - 31.3%
Hard 1–1Clay 2–2Grass 1–1
Others 10–4Slam 1–1
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe and πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 16 times. Arthur Ashe currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 11–5.

Looking at their individual career profiles, πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur 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%).

πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 591–434 from 1025 matches (57.66% win rate). His hard-court record is 103–87 (54.21%), on clay he stands at 225–132 (63.03%), and on grass he has gone 153–96 (61.45%) , with a carpet record of 110–119 (48.03%). He has accumulated 8 titles in total (3 hard, 2 clay, 2 grass, 1 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 24–81 (22.86%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 2 times, the record is tied 1–1 (50.00% each). The clay record between them sits at 2–2 (50.00% each) across 4 matches. On grass, their 2 encounters have yielded a record of 1–1 (50.00% each).

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1979-05-07Nations CupClayRR15πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander7πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe6-3 6-7 6-43------0/0
1979-03-08WCT Aetna World CupCarpetRR8πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe22πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander6-0 6-23------0/0
1978-10-30Tokyo-2CarpetR3216πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (8)20πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander7-6 5-7 7-63------0/0
1977-01-01Australian Open-1GrassQF47πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander12πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe6-3 6-4 4-6 7-65------0/0
1975-07-28LouisvilleClayQF6πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe14πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander6-4 2-6 7-53------0/0
1975-05-07WCT FinalsCarpetSF8πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe13πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander3-6 6-1 6-3 6-45------0/0
1975-03-31TucsonHardQF17πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander (12)7πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (3)6-7 6-4 6-23------0/0
1973-09-24AlamoHardQF7πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (2)29πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander (8)7-5 1-6 7-63------0/0
1973-09-10SeattleCarpetQF29πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander (8)7πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (1)6-1 6-23------0/0
1972-09-10Montreal WCTCarpetR16-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander6-2 6-43------0/0
1972-07-05Bretton Woods WCTClayQF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander7-6 6-33------0/0
1972-04-09Quebec WCTCarpetR16-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander6-4 7-63------0/0
1972-03-13Chicago WCTCarpetQF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander4-6 7-6 6-43------0/0
1971-09-01US OpenGrassR16-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (3)-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander6-4 6-7 6-4 6-35------0/0
1971-05-10Tehran WCTClaySF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (2)7-6 6-43------0/0
1971-04-26Dallas WCTCarpetR32-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (2)-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊJohn Alexander3-6 6-3 6-43------0/0

Wins

Arthur Ashe
John Alexander
11–5Overall
1–1Grand Slam
10–4Others
1–1Hard
2–2Clay
1–1Grass
7–1Indoor Hard

Sets Format

69.2%9
30.8%4
Bo3
66.7%2
33.3%1
Bo5
66.7%4
33.3%2
2 Sets
71.4%5
28.6%2
3 Sets
66.7%2
33.3%1
4 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
5 Sets
Arthur Ashe
John Alexander

Deciding

71.4%5
28.6%2
Decider Set
60.0%6
40.0%4
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
Arthur Ashe
John Alexander

Sets

60.0%27
40.0%18
All
50.0%4
50.0%4
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
50.0%3
50.0%3
Hard
50.0%4
50.0%4
Grass
50.0%5
50.0%5
Clay
71.4%15
28.6%6
Carpet
Arthur Ashe
John Alexander

Games

51.3%235
48.7%223
All
51.2%43
48.8%41
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
44.4%28
55.6%35
Hard
51.2%43
48.8%41
Grass
48.6%52
51.4%55
Clay
54.9%112
45.1%92
Carpet
Arthur Ashe
John Alexander

H2H Series Progression

HardClayGrassCarpet

Overview

By Surface

Arthur Ashe
John Alexander

By Tournament Level

Arthur Ashe
John Alexander

By Round

Arthur Ashe
John Alexander

By Opponent Ranking

Arthur AsheJohn Alexander
28.6%2-5
vs Top 1
7.7%1-12
34.1%14-27
vs Top 5
14.6%7-41
46.1%35-41
vs Top 10
22.9%24-81
51.4%76-72
vs Top 20
32.6%60-124
70.1%270-115
vs Top 100
49.2%227-234
89.6%95-11
vs +100
74.4%160-55
45.8%33-39
vs Higher
34.3%82-157
79.2%332-87
vs Lower
69.8%305-132

Opponent Breakdown

Arthur AsheJohn Alexander
75.5%584-190
Vs Younger
54.5%234-195
71.9%179-70
Vs Older
57.7%321-235
77.9%688-195
Vs Right-Handed
58.6%501-354
60.1%98-65
Vs Left-Handed
45.5%66-79
37.5%9-15
Vs 2H Backhand
11.8%2-15
64.8%68-37
Vs 1H Backhand
42.4%36-49
66.7%314-157
Vs Shorter
49.7%325-329
78.4%138-38
Vs Taller
42.1%24-33

Pressure Situations