Career 1978 1976 1975 1974 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 Arthur Ashe takes it, 8–0 on categories Ashe wins on games won. ATP Tour career: Osborne 230 matches, Ashe 1,065 matches.
Ashe averages 0.8 sets lost a match to Osborne’s 1.2. Ashe averages 1.8 sets won a match to Osborne’s 1.2 (44% more). Ashe has the better sets won %: 69.2 to Osborne’s 50.6. Best single match: Ashe 44 games won, Osborne 33. Winners’ edge: Ashe’s team won 76%, Osborne’s team won 50% of the matches they played. Longevity: Ashe has 1,065 matches across 12 seasons, Osborne 230 in 11 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, finals, masters/1000 matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
– Titlesper game 0.1 48 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 3 total · best 1
13.0 2,988 total · best 33 Games wonper game 14.3 15,265 total · best 44
50.6 Sets won % 69.2
50.7 Games won % 56.1
0.0 3 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 89 total · best 1
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Head to head 1 7 matches since 1968 6
Hard · 4 matches Osborne 1 Ashe 3 Grass · 2 matches Osborne 0 Ashe 2 Grand Slams · 1 match Osborne 0 Ashe 1 Last meetings 1 May 1970 · Kansas City · Semifinal · Hard Ashe won 6-4 6-4 6 Oct 1969 · Las Vegas · Round of 16 · Hard Ashe won 6-4 7-5 20 Sept 1969 · Los Angeles · Quarterfinal · Hard Osborne won 8-6 5-7 6-3 27 Aug 1969 · US Open · Round of 32 · Grass Ashe won 5-7 6-4 6-4 6-2 28 July 1969 · South Orange · Quarterfinal · Grass Ashe won 6-4 6-4 10 June 1968 · Bristol · Quarterfinal Ashe won 14-12 3-6 6-4 29 May 1968 · Sacramento · Quarterfinal · Hard Ashe won 6-3 6-4 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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