Career 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 Arthur Ashe takes it, 7–1 on categories Ashe wins on titles. Solomon’s case rests on games lost, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Solomon 905 matches, Ashe 1,065 matches.
Ashe has 48 titles (one every 20 matches) to Solomon’s 23 titles (one every 33.3 matches). Ashe averages 0.8 sets lost a match to Solomon’s 1. Ashe averages 1.8 sets won a match to Solomon’s 1.5 (22% more). Winners’ edge: Ashe’s team won 76%, Solomon’s team won 64% of the matches they played. Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, double faults, serve points…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 23 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.1 48 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 3 total · best 1
53.3 First serve in % –
56.3 First-serve points won % –
53.3 Break points saved % –
12.2 11,039 total · best 29 Games wonper game 14.3 15,265 total · best 44
59.4 Sets won % 69.2
Head to head 5 16 matches since 1973 11
Carpet · 8 matches Solomon 1 Ashe 7 Clay · 5 matches Solomon 4 Ashe 1 Hard · 3 matches Solomon 0 Ashe 3 Grand Slams · 1 match Solomon 0 Ashe 1 Last meetings 10 Jan 1979 · Masters · Round robin · Carpet Ashe won 6-1 6-4 14 Nov 1978 · Wembley · Round of 16 · Carpet Ashe won 2-6 6-4 6-1 18 Sept 1978 · Los Angeles · Semifinal · Carpet Ashe won 6-7 6-1 6-0 17 July 1978 · Washington · Round of 16 · Clay Solomon won 6-3 6-4 22 May 1978 · Rome · Round of 16 · Clay Solomon won 6-4 3-6 6-0 13 Feb 1978 · Palm Springs · Round of 16 · Hard Ashe won 6-4 6-1 31 July 1977 · North Conway · Round of 16 · Clay Solomon won 6-2 2-6 6-3 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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