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Stan Smith def. Bob Hewitt

6-3 4-6 6-3

Match Information

Date Sep 22, 1972*
Tournament Los Angeles Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Stan Smith
Score6-3 4-6 6-3
Loser Bob Hewitt

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldStan SmithBob Hewitt
Country USA RSA
Birth dateDec 14, 1946Jan 12, 1940
Age2532
Height190
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0661,972
Career W-L285–178
Career earnings$1,774,811$613,837
Pre-match H2H
Stan Smith 1 0 Bob Hewitt

Path

Stan Smith's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 21, 1972R32 Brian Fairlie 6-7 6-3 6-3WMatch data
Sep 20, 1972R64 Vijay Amritraj 6-2 7-6WMatch data

Stan Smith's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 23, 1972QF Raymond Moore 7-6 4-6 6-3WMatch data

Bob Hewitt's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 21, 1972R32 Nikola Pilic 7-6 6-0WH2HMatch data
Sep 20, 1972R64 Brian Gottfried 5-7 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data