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Arthur Ashe vs Roy Emerson Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Arthur Ashe seasons:19791978197719761975
Roy Emerson seasons:19831977197619751974
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Arthur Ashe
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί Roy Emerson
Age: 82y 252d (1943-07-10)
Hand: R
Backhand: 1H
(1936-11-03) Age: 89y 136d
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
15 - 2
Wins: 88.2% - 11.8%
Hard 4–1Clay 2–0Grass 1–0
Others 14–2Slam 1–0
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe and πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRoy Emerson have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 17 times. Arthur Ashe currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 15–2.

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‡ΊRoy Emerson, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 273–165 from 438 matches (62.33% win rate). His hard-court record is 66–44 (60.00%), on clay he stands at 64–37 (63.37%), and on grass he has gone 54–24 (69.23%) , with a carpet record of 89–60 (59.73%). He has accumulated 6 titles in total (1 hard, 5 clay). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 3–3 (50.00%).

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

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1973-09-24AlamoHardSF94πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRoy Emerson (4)7πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (2)5-7 6-2 6-13------0/0
1973-03-09WCT Aetna World CupCarpetRR-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRoy Emerson-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe6-4 4-6 6-33------0/0
1972-10-23Essen WCTCarpetR16-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRoy Emerson6-2 6-23------0/0
1972-09-25Alamo WCTHardQF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRoy Emerson6-4 3-6 6-43------0/0
1972-09-10Montreal WCTCarpetF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRoy Emerson6-4 3-6 6-2 7-55------0/0
1972-04-09Quebec WCTCarpetQF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRoy Emerson6-3 6-03------0/0
1972-03-13Chicago WCTCarpetR16-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRoy Emerson6-3 6-7 6-13------0/0
1972-02-02Richmond WCTCarpetQF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRoy Emerson7-5 6-23------0/0
1971-05-10Tehran WCTClayQF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (2)-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRoy Emerson (7)6-3 6-23------0/0
1971-05-03Rome WCTClayQF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (2)-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRoy Emerson (7)6-4 3-6 6-43------0/0
1971-04-24WCT Aetna World CupCarpetRR-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRoy Emerson6-4 7-53------0/0
1970-11-23StockholmHardQF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (2)-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRoy Emerson6-4 6-8 6-43------0/0
1969-10-06Las VegasHardSF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRoy Emerson8-6 6-1 6-35------0/0
1969-03-24New York-1CarpetSF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRoy Emerson7-5 5-7 6-43------0/0
1968-09-14Los Angeles-2HardQF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (2)-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRoy Emerson (13)5-7 8-6 6-43------0/0
1968-08-29US OpenGrassR16-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (5)-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRoy Emerson (14)6-4 9-7 6-25------0/0
1968-03-25New York-1CarpetF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊRoy Emerson6-4 6-4 7-55------0/0

Wins

Arthur Ashe
Roy Emerson
15–2Overall
1–0Grand Slam
14–2Others
4–1Hard
2–0Clay
1–0Grass
8–1Indoor Hard

Sets Format

84.6%11
15.4%2
Bo3
100.0%4
0.0%0
Bo5
100.0%5
0.0%0
2 Sets
81.8%9
18.2%2
3 Sets
100.0%1
0.0%0
4 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
5 Sets
Arthur Ashe
Roy Emerson

Deciding

75.0%6
25.0%2
Decider Set
100.0%1
0.0%0
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
Arthur Ashe
Roy Emerson

Sets

76.6%36
23.4%11
All
100.0%3
0.0%0
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
66.7%10
33.3%5
Hard
100.0%3
0.0%0
Grass
80.0%4
20.0%1
Clay
79.2%19
20.8%5
Carpet
Arthur Ashe
Roy Emerson

Games

57.2%270
42.8%202
All
61.8%21
38.2%13
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
52.6%82
47.4%74
Hard
61.8%21
38.2%13
Grass
58.7%27
41.3%19
Clay
59.3%140
40.7%96
Carpet
Arthur Ashe
Roy Emerson

H2H Series Progression

HardClayGrassCarpet

Overview

By Surface

Arthur Ashe
Roy Emerson

By Tournament Level

Arthur Ashe
Roy Emerson

By Round

Arthur Ashe
Roy Emerson

By Opponent Ranking

Arthur AsheRoy Emerson
28.6%2-5
vs Top 1
β€”
34.1%14-27
vs Top 5
33.3%1-2
46.1%35-41
vs Top 10
50%3-3
51.4%76-72
vs Top 20
40%6-9
70.1%270-115
vs Top 100
38.7%12-19
89.6%95-11
vs +100
83.3%10-2
45.8%33-39
vs Higher
41.4%12-17
79.2%332-87
vs Lower
76.9%10-3

Opponent Breakdown

Arthur AsheRoy Emerson
75.5%584-190
Vs Younger
59.8%226-152
71.9%179-70
Vs Older
70%28-12
77.9%688-195
Vs Right-Handed
65.8%227-118
60.1%98-65
Vs Left-Handed
45.2%38-46
37.5%9-15
Vs 2H Backhand
66.7%2-1
64.8%68-37
Vs 1H Backhand
35.8%19-34
66.7%314-157
Vs Shorter
53.6%74-64
78.4%138-38
Vs Taller
52.9%73-65

Pressure Situations