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Stan Smith def. Arthur Ashe

10-8 6-2

Match Information

Date	Aug 1, 1970*
Tournament	Indianapolis
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	SF
Winner	Stan Smith
Score	10-8 6-2
Loser	Arthur Ashe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Stan Smith	Arthur Ashe
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Dec 14, 1946	Jul 10, 1943
Age	23	27
Height	—	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,892	2,050
Career W-L	—	800–258
Career earnings	$1,774,811	$1,584,909

Pre-match H2H

Stan Smith 4 – 4 Arthur Ashe

Path

Stan Smith's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 1, 1970	QF	Jaime Fillol	6-2 3-6 6-3	W	—	Match data
Jul 31, 1970	R16	Brian Fairlie	2-6 6-1 6-2	W	—	Match data
Jul 30, 1970	R32	Ray Keldie	6-4 3-6 7-5	W	—	Match data
Jul 29, 1970	R64	Milan Holecek	6-4 2-6 6-4	W	—	Match data

Stan Smith's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 2, 1970	F	Cliff Richey	6-2 10-8 3-6 6-1	L	—	Match data

Arthur Ashe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 1, 1970	QF	Allan Stone	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 31, 1970	R16	Jean Loup Rouyer	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 30, 1970	R32	Terry Addison	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 29, 1970	R64	Tom Leonard	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data