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Rod Laver def. Stan Smith

6-2 6-4

Match Information

Date Mar 18, 1973*
Tournament Hilton Head
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundF
Winner Rod Laver
Score6-2 6-4
Loser Stan Smith

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverStan Smith
Country AUS USA
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Dec 14, 1946
Age3426
Height175
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1382,119
Career W-L576–147
Career earnings$1,565,413$1,774,811
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 6 2 Stan Smith

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 17, 1973SF Roger Taylor 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Mar 17, 1973QF Arthur Ashe 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data
Mar 16, 1973R16 Alex Metreveli 6-7 6-1 6-4WMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Stan Smith's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 17, 1973SF Cliff Richey 6-3 6-7 6-4WMatch data
Mar 17, 1973QF Roy Emerson 6-0 6-4WMatch data
Mar 16, 1973R16 Dick Crealy 6-4 6-7 6-3WMatch data