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Stan Smith#5 def. Syd Ball#96

6-2 6-3 6-7 6-3

Match Information

Date Sep 6, 1974*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner Stan Smith
Score6-2 6-3 6-7 6-3
Loser Syd Ball

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldStan SmithSyd Ball
Country USA AUS
Birth dateDec 14, 1946Jan 24, 1950
Age2724
Height188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)596
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,0301,661
Career W-L126–181
Career earnings$1,774,811
Pre-match H2H
Stan Smith 1 0 Syd Ball

Path

Stan Smith's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 3, 1974R32 Brian Teacher 6-3 7-5 6-4WMatch data
Sep 1, 1974R64 Frew Mcmillan 6-1 3-6 7-6 6-4WMatch data
Aug 30, 1974R128 Jaime Fillol 3-6 6-3 5-7 7-5 7-6WMatch data

Stan Smith's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 8, 1974QF Roscoe Tanner 7-6 6-2 3-6 6-1LMatch data

Syd Ball's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 3, 1974R32 Anand Amritraj 5-7 5-7 6-3 6-2 6-4WMatch data
Sep 1, 1974R64 Georges Goven 6-3 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 30, 1974R128 Ivan Molina 6-1 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data