Jimmy Connors def. Stan Smith

3-6 6-3 7-6

Jimmy Connors defeated Stan Smith 3-6 6-3 7-6 in the 1971 Los Angeles Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date
Sep 25, 1971*
Tournament
Los Angeles Open
Edition
1971
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Hard
Round
SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

FieldJimmy ConnorsStan Smith
Country USA USA
Birth dateSep 2, 1952Dec 14, 1946
Age1924
Height177 cm193 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,7502,165
Current career W-L1,266–298652–287
Current career earnings$8,641,040$1,774,811
Pre-match H2H
Jimmy Connors 0 – 1 Stan Smith

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Path

Jimmy Connors's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bob Carmichael 6-7 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 25, 1971QF
Clark Graebner 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 24, 1971R16
Ray Ruffels 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 23, 1971R32
Allan Stone 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 22, 1971R64

Jimmy Connors's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Richard Gonzalez 6-3 3-6 3-6L—Match dataSep 26, 1971F

Stan Smith's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Onny Parun 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 23, 1971R32
Ross Case 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch dataSep 22, 1971R64