Stan Smith def. Arthur Ashe

10-8 6-2

Stan Smith defeated Arthur Ashe 10-8 6-2 in the 1970 Indianapolis semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 1, 1970*
Tournament: Indianapolis
Edition: 1970
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Stan Smith	Arthur Ashe
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Dec 14, 1946	Jul 10, 1943
Age	23	27
Height	193 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,946	2,045
Current career W-L	652–287	792–256
Current career earnings	$1,774,811	$1,584,909

Pre-match H2H

Stan Smith 4 – 4 Arthur Ashe

Path

Stan Smith's path

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

Stan Smith's next match

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

Arthur Ashe's path

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