Stan Smith def. Cliff Richey

7-5 7-5

Stan Smith defeated Cliff Richey 7-5 7-5 in the 1972 New York semifinal on carpet courts on February 28, 1972.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldStan SmithCliff Richey
Country USA USA
Birth dateDec 14, 1946Dec 31, 1946
Age2525
Height193 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0651,944
Current career W-L652–287485–222
Current career earnings$1,774,811$7,500
Pre-match H2H

Path

Stan Smith's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jim Osborne 3-6 6-0 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 1972R16
Juan Gisbert 4-6 7-5 6-4 6-1WMatch dataFeb 27, 1972F

Stan Smith's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Cliff Richey's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ove Bengtson 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 1972QF
Manuel Orantes 4-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 1972R16
Nicola Pietrangeli 6-1 4-6 6-0WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 1972R32