United States
Arthur Ashe
Key facts
- Height
- 185 cm
- Born
- 10 July 1943
- Plays
- Right-handed
- Tour
- ATP
- Born in
- Richmond
Official profile
Every game we hold
Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.
| Season | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Atp tourUnited States | 43 | 30 | – | – | 2 | 69 | 43 | 580 | 512 | 15 | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| 1978 Atp tourUnited States | 89 | 65 | 3 | – | 4 | 150 | 78 | 1,216 | 972 | 26 | 14 | – | 4 | – | – |
| 1977 Atp tourUnited States | 10 | 6 | – | – | – | 18 | 11 | 157 | 136 | 6 | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| 1976 Atp tourUnited States | 84 | 62 | 5 | – | 8 | 144 | 69 | 1,142 | 915 | 19 | 10 | – | – | – | – |
| 1975 Atp tourUnited States | 130 | 106 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 236 | 83 | 1,760 | 1,269 | 29 | 11 | – | 4 | – | – |
| 1974 Atp tourUnited States | 116 | 88 | 3 | – | 10 | 198 | 87 | 1,554 | 1,210 | 40 | 12 | – | – | – | – |
| 1973 Atp tourUnited States | 97 | 68 | 2 | – | 9 | 163 | 89 | 1,305 | 1,120 | 33 | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| 1972 Atp tourUnited States | 90 | 64 | 4 | – | 6 | 151 | 80 | 1,243 | 1,033 | 40 | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| 1971 Atp tourUnited States | 89 | 64 | 2 | – | 7 | 160 | 80 | 1,302 | 1,034 | 30 | 19 | – | – | – | – |
| 1970 Atp tourUnited States | 120 | 95 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 213 | 79 | 1,758 | 1,318 | 15 | 18 | 5 | – | 2 | – |
| 1969 Atp tourUnited States | 101 | 77 | 1 | – | 6 | 193 | 87 | 1,596 | 1,250 | 0 | 16 | 7 | – | 2 | – |
| 1968 Atp tourUnited States | 96 | 83 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 208 | 62 | 1,652 | 1,189 | 0 | 12 | – | – | 12 | 1 |
| Career12 seasons | 1065 | 808 | 48 | 3 | 89 | 1,903 | 848 | 15,265 | 11,958 | 253 | 134 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 1 |
Game log, 1979 Atp tour
| Game | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitzbuhel: Round of 16 v Christophe FreyssL 1-2 23 July | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kitzbuhel: Round of 32 v Fernando Dalla FontanaW 2-0 23 July | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Wimbledon: Round of 128 v Chris KachelL 0-3 25 June | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| London / Queen's Club: Semifinal v Victor PecciL 0-2 11 June | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| London / Queen's Club: Quarterfinal v Dick StocktonW 2-0 11 June | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| London / Queen's Club: Round of 16 v Bernard MittonW 2-1 11 June | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 26 | 25 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| London / Queen's Club: Round of 32 v Paul KronkW 2-0 11 June | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| London / Queen's Club: Round of 64 v Chris KachelW 2-0 11 June | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Roland Garros: Round of 32 v Ivan LendlL 1-3 28 May | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 18 | 24 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Roland Garros: Round of 64 v Chris LewisW 3-1 28 May | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Roland Garros: Round of 128 v Javier SolerW 3-0 28 May | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Florence: Quarterfinal v Jean-Francois CaujolleL 1-2 14 May | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Florence: Round of 16 v Antonio ZugarelliW 2-0 14 May | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Florence: Round of 32 v Javier SolerW 2-0 14 May | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nations Cup: Semifinal v Corrado BarazzuttiL 0-2 7 May | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nations Cup: Round robin v John AlexanderL 1-2 7 May | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Las Vegas: Round of 32 v Johan KriekL 0-2 23 Apr | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Washington Indoor: Semifinal v Brian GottfriedL 0-2 12 Mar | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Washington Indoor: Quarterfinal v Jeff BorowiakW 2-1 12 Mar | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Washington Indoor: Round of 16 v Francisco GonzalezW 2-1 12 Mar | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Washington Indoor: Round of 32 v Robert LutzW 2-1 12 Mar | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| WCT Aetna World Cup: Round robin v John AlexanderW 2-0 8 Mar | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| WCT Aetna World Cup: Round robin v Phil DentW 2-0 8 Mar | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Memphis: Final v Jimmy ConnorsL 1-2 26 Feb | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Memphis: Semifinal v Roscoe TannerW 2-1 26 Feb | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Memphis: Quarterfinal v Gene MayerW 2-0 26 Feb | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Memphis: Round of 16 v Tim GulliksonW 2-1 26 Feb | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Memphis: Round of 32 v Kim WarwickW 2-0 26 Feb | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Memphis: Round of 64 v Tim WilkisonW 2-1 26 Feb | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Denver: Semifinal v Victor AmayaL 1-2 19 Feb | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Denver: Quarterfinal v Buster C MottramW 2-0 19 Feb | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Denver: Round of 16 v Stan SmithW 2-1 19 Feb | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Denver: Round of 32 v Nick SavianoW 2-0 19 Feb | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Richmond WCT: Semifinal v Guillermo VilasL 0-2 29 Jan | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Richmond WCT: Quarterfinal v Brian GottfriedW 2-1 29 Jan | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Richmond WCT: Round of 16 v Ross CaseW 2-1 29 Jan | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Richmond WCT: Round of 32 v Eliot TeltscherW 2-0 29 Jan | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Philadelphia WCT: Final v Jimmy ConnorsL 0-3 22 Jan | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Philadelphia WCT: Semifinal v Vitas GerulaitisW 3-2 22 Jan | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Philadelphia WCT: Quarterfinal v Brian GottfriedW 2-0 22 Jan | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Philadelphia WCT: Round of 16 v Guillermo VilasW 2-0 22 Jan | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Philadelphia WCT: Round of 32 v Marty RiessenW 2-1 22 Jan | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Philadelphia WCT: Round of 64 v Bernard MittonW 2-0 22 Jan | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
Splits, Atp tour
| Split | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WinsResult | 808 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 15.2 | 9.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – |
| LossesResult | 257 | 0.0 | – | – | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 11.6 | 16.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Regular seasonStage · won 538 of 641 | 641 | 0.8 | – | – | – | 1.9 | 0.6 | 14.2 | 10.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| FinalsStage · won 270 of 424 | 424 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 14.5 | 13.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Tom OkkerOpponent · won 17 of 27 | 27 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 15.3 | 13.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Marty RiessenOpponent · won 20 of 26 | 26 | 0.8 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 14.7 | 11.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Stan SmithOpponent · won 14 of 24 | 24 | 0.6 | 0.1 | – | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| Robert LutzOpponent · won 16 of 22 | 22 | 0.7 | 0.2 | – | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 14.3 | 12.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Ken RosewallOpponent · won 6 of 19 | 19 | 0.3 | – | – | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| Rod LaverOpponent · won 3 of 19 | 19 | 0.2 | – | – | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 11.4 | 16.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| Charlie PasarellOpponent · won 13 of 17 | 17 | 0.8 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 13.2 | 10.4 | 0.3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cliff RicheyOpponent · won 12 of 17 | 17 | 0.7 | 0.1 | – | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 14.2 | 12.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Roy EmersonOpponent · won 15 of 17 | 17 | 0.9 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 15.9 | 11.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Harold SolomonOpponent · won 11 of 16 | 16 | 0.7 | – | – | – | 1.6 | 1.0 | 13.3 | 10.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | – | – |
| John AlexanderOpponent · won 11 of 16 | 16 | 0.7 | – | – | – | 1.7 | 1.1 | 14.7 | 13.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| John NewcombeOpponent · won 5 of 16 | 16 | 0.3 | – | – | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 14.9 | 16.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Bjorn BorgOpponent · won 8 of 15 | 15 | 0.5 | 0.3 | – | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 15.3 | 14.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | – | – |
| Brian GottfriedOpponent · won 8 of 15 | 15 | 0.5 | 0.1 | – | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | – | – |
| Ismail El ShafeiOpponent · won 8 of 15 | 15 | 0.5 | – | – | – | 1.5 | 1.1 | 12.9 | 11.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Ray RuffelsOpponent · won 13 of 14 | 14 | 0.9 | – | – | – | 2.3 | 0.6 | 16.8 | 11.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – | – | 0.1 | – |
| Ilie NastaseOpponent · won 6 of 13 | 13 | 0.5 | – | – | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 0.1 | – |
| Jaime FillolOpponent · won 10 of 13 | 13 | 0.8 | – | – | – | 1.8 | 0.5 | 13.4 | 9.1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Roger TaylorOpponent · won 9 of 13 | 13 | 0.7 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 13.5 | 12.8 | 0.4 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Roscoe TannerOpponent · won 10 of 13 | 13 | 0.8 | 0.1 | – | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Zeljko FranulovicOpponent · won 9 of 13 | 13 | 0.7 | – | – | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 13.1 | 10.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| Mark CoxOpponent · won 10 of 12 | 12 | 0.8 | 0.2 | – | 0.3 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 12.2 | 9.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Allan StoneOpponent · won 8 of 11 | 11 | 0.7 | – | – | – | 2.2 | 0.9 | 18.6 | 14.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| Cliff DrysdaleOpponent · won 9 of 11 | 11 | 0.8 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.7 | 15.1 | 12.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Jan KodesOpponent · won 6 of 11 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 14.4 | 15.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | – | – | – |
| Nikola PilicOpponent · won 9 of 11 | 11 | 0.8 | – | – | – | 1.7 | 0.9 | 16.7 | 14.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Onny ParunOpponent · won 10 of 11 | 11 | 0.9 | – | – | – | 1.9 | 0.2 | 12.5 | 8.0 | 0.2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Raul RamirezOpponent · won 8 of 11 | 11 | 0.7 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.8 | 15.5 | 12.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Guillermo VilasOpponent · won 5 of 10 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 11.7 | 12.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Raymond MooreOpponent · won 9 of 10 | 10 | 0.9 | – | – | – | 2.2 | 0.5 | 15.3 | 10.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Jeff BorowiakOpponent · won 8 of 9 | 9 | 0.9 | – | – | – | 1.8 | 0.8 | 14.2 | 10.3 | 0.4 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manuel OrantesOpponent · won 4 of 9 | 9 | 0.4 | – | – | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 10.1 | 11.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | – | 0.1 | – | – |
| Tom LeonardOpponent · won 8 of 9 | 9 | 0.9 | – | – | – | 1.9 | 0.3 | 13.7 | 9.3 | 0.4 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Clark GraebnerOpponent · won 8 of 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | – | 0.4 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 15.8 | 10.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Fred StolleOpponent · won 6 of 8 | 8 | 0.8 | – | – | – | 1.6 | 1.0 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | – | – | – | – |
| Graham StilwellOpponent · won 7 of 8 | 8 | 0.9 | – | – | – | 2.1 | 0.8 | 17.6 | 12.9 | 0.0 | 0.4 | – | – | – | – |
| Jimmy ConnorsOpponent · won 1 of 8 | 8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 13.6 | 17.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Joaquin Loyo MayoOpponent · won 7 of 8 | 8 | 0.9 | – | – | – | 1.9 | 0.4 | 13.1 | 7.0 | 0.1 | – | – | – | 0.1 | – |
| Terry AddisonOpponent · won 8 of 8 | 8 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.1 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 7.1 | 0.3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Thomaz KochOpponent · won 5 of 8 | 8 | 0.6 | – | – | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 13.5 | 12.5 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tony RocheOpponent · won 5 of 8 | 8 | 0.6 | – | – | – | 1.6 | 1.3 | 17.9 | 17.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Adriano PanattaOpponent · won 6 of 7 | 7 | 0.9 | – | – | – | 1.7 | 0.6 | 13.0 | 9.3 | 0.4 | – | – | 0.1 | – | – |
| Bob CarmichaelOpponent · won 6 of 7 | 7 | 0.9 | – | – | – | 1.9 | 0.6 | 13.3 | 9.7 | 0.1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dick CrealyOpponent · won 6 of 7 | 7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 14.0 | 9.9 | 0.0 | 0.3 | – | – | – | – |
| Dick StocktonOpponent · won 5 of 7 | 7 | 0.7 | – | – | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 13.1 | 9.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Jim OsborneOpponent · won 6 of 7 | 7 | 0.9 | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.6 | 15.9 | 12.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Manuel SantanaOpponent · won 5 of 7 | 7 | 0.7 | – | – | – | 1.7 | 1.0 | 17.6 | 15.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | – | – | 0.1 | – |
| Ross CaseOpponent · won 6 of 7 | 7 | 0.9 | – | – | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 15.6 | 11.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | – | – | – | – |
| Sherwood StewartOpponent · won 6 of 7 | 7 | 0.9 | – | – | – | 1.9 | 0.4 | 15.4 | 10.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Tom GormanOpponent · won 4 of 7 | 7 | 0.6 | – | – | – | 1.4 | 0.9 | 10.7 | 9.6 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Vitas GerulaitisOpponent · won 6 of 7 | 7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 19.4 | 17.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | – | – | – | – |
| Andrew PattisonOpponent · won 5 of 6 | 6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | – | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 12.8 | 11.5 | 0.8 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bob HewittOpponent · won 6 of 6 | 6 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.5 | 0.3 | 17.0 | 10.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Frew McmillanOpponent · won 4 of 6 | 6 | 0.7 | – | – | – | 1.7 | 1.0 | 13.7 | 11.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Geoff MastersOpponent · won 6 of 6 | 6 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.3 | 0.2 | 16.7 | 10.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – |
| Hans Jurgen PohmannOpponent · won 5 of 6 | 6 | 0.8 | – | – | – | 1.7 | 0.5 | 12.0 | 7.8 | 0.2 | – | – | – | – | – |
Most played opponents
- 27 matchesTom Okker 17-10
- 26 matchesMarty Riessen 20-6
- 24 matchesStan Smith 14-10
- 22 matchesRobert Lutz 16-6
- 19 matchesKen Rosewall 6-13
- 19 matchesRod Laver 3-16
Wins-losses for Ashe. Tap a rival for the full head to head.
Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Tennis history by Jeff Sackmann / Tennis Abstract (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).