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Arthur Ashe vs Ken Rosewall Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Arthur Ashe seasons:19791978197719761975
Ken Rosewall seasons:19801979197819771976
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Arthur Ashe
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί Ken Rosewall
Age: 82y 252d (1943-07-10)
Hand: R
Backhand: 1H
(1934-11-02) Age: 91y 137d
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
7 - 13
Wins: 35.0% - 65.0%
Hard 1–4Clay 0–2Grass 2–2
Others 6–11Slam 1–1Finals 0–1
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe and πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 20 times. Ken Rosewall currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 13–7.

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‡ΊKen Rosewall, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 546–192 from 738 matches (73.98% win rate). His hard-court record is 136–51 (72.73%), on clay he stands at 134–36 (78.82%), and on grass he has gone 145–39 (78.80%) , with a carpet record of 131–66 (66.50%). He has accumulated 40 titles in total (10 hard, 14 clay, 8 grass, 8 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 13–27 (32.50%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 5 times, with Ken Rosewall leading 4–1 (80.00%). The clay record between them sits at 2–0 (100.00% for Ken Rosewall) across 2 matches. On grass, their 4 encounters have yielded a record of 2–2 (50.00% each).

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1978-01-30Richmond WCTCarpetR1618πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall238πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe6-3 6-33------0/0
1976-05-23WCT Challenge CupHardSF2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe10πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall2-6 6-4 6-2 6-25------0/0
1973-05-07WCT FinalsCarpetSF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall6-4 6-2 5-7 1-6 6-25------0/0
1973-04-17Charlotte WCTClayF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall (1)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (4)6-3 7-6(1)3------0/0
1973-04-09Cleveland WCTCarpetQF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (4)4-6 6-4 7-53------0/0
1973-04-02Houston WCTClayQF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (4)6-1 3-6 6-43------0/0
1973-03-19Washington WCTCarpetSF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall6-4 5-7 6-43------0/0
1972-08-14Fort Worth WCTHardSF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall (3)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (2)7-6 3-6 7-63------0/0
1972-05-08WCT FinalsCarpetSF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall (2)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (3)6-4 6-2 7-65------0/0
1972-02-08Philadelphia WCTCarpetSF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall (2)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (3)2-6 7-6 7-6 6-25------0/0
1971-11-08Bologna WCTCarpetSF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall6-4 6-3 6-15------0/0
1971-09-27Berkeley WCTHardSF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall (4)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (6)7-5 6-43------0/0
1971-08-02Boston WCTHardQF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall (6)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (2)6-3 6-43------0/0
1971-06-07Bristol WCTGrassQF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (2)-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall (7)7-6 7-53------0/0
1971-03-19Tennis Champions ClassicCarpetRR-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall6-2 6-2 0-6 6-45------0/0
1971-03-07Australian OpenGrassF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall (2)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (3)6-1 7-5 6-35------0/0
1970-12-07MastersCarpetRR-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe6-3 6-43------0/0
1969-08-27US OpenGrassQF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (4)-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall (6)8-6 6-3 6-45------0/0
1969-06-09BristolGrassQF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe6-3 4-6 6-43------0/0
1968-09-14Los Angeles-2HardSF-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊKen Rosewall (4)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (2)6-3 6-23------0/0

Wins

Arthur Ashe
Ken Rosewall
7–13Overall
1–1Grand Slam
6–11Others
0–1Tour Finals
1–4Hard
0–2Clay
2–2Grass
4–5Indoor Hard

Sets Format

16.7%2
83.3%10
Bo3
62.5%5
37.5%3
Bo5
14.3%1
85.7%6
2 Sets
33.3%3
66.7%6
3 Sets
66.7%2
33.3%1
4 Sets
100.0%1
0.0%0
5 Sets
Arthur Ashe
Ken Rosewall

Deciding

33.3%2
66.7%4
Decider Set
20.0%1
80.0%4
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
Arthur Ashe
Ken Rosewall

Sets

41.4%24
58.6%34
All
50.0%3
50.0%3
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
30.8%4
69.2%9
Hard
54.5%6
45.5%5
Grass
20.0%1
80.0%4
Clay
44.8%13
55.2%16
Carpet
Arthur Ashe
Ken Rosewall

Games

48.0%272
52.0%295
All
47.5%29
52.5%32
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
46.5%59
53.5%68
Hard
48.7%56
51.3%59
Grass
41.7%20
58.3%28
Clay
49.5%137
50.5%140
Carpet
Arthur Ashe
Ken Rosewall

H2H Series Progression

HardClayGrassCarpet

Overview

By Surface

Arthur Ashe
Ken Rosewall

By Tournament Level

Arthur Ashe
Ken Rosewall

By Round

Arthur Ashe
Ken Rosewall

By Opponent Ranking

Arthur AsheKen Rosewall
28.6%2-5
vs Top 1
14.3%1-6
34.1%14-27
vs Top 5
30%6-14
46.1%35-41
vs Top 10
32.5%13-27
51.4%76-72
vs Top 20
39.7%29-44
70.1%270-115
vs Top 100
60.5%124-81
89.6%95-11
vs +100
90%63-7
45.8%33-39
vs Higher
33.3%17-34
79.2%332-87
vs Lower
75.9%170-54

Opponent Breakdown

Arthur AsheKen Rosewall
75.5%584-190
Vs Younger
72.9%502-187
71.9%179-70
Vs Older
82.1%23-5
77.9%688-195
Vs Right-Handed
76.3%453-141
60.1%98-65
Vs Left-Handed
61.4%81-51
37.5%9-15
Vs 2H Backhand
11.1%1-8
64.8%68-37
Vs 1H Backhand
65.3%47-25
66.7%314-157
Vs Shorter
50%2-2
78.4%138-38
Vs Taller
67.1%340-167

Pressure Situations