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Stan Smith def. John Alexander

4-6 6-0 7-6(1)

Match Information

Date Mar 31, 1973*
Tournament St. Louis Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner Stan Smith
Score4-6 6-0 7-6(1)
Loser John Alexander

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldStan SmithJohn Alexander
Country USA AUS
Birth dateDec 14, 1946Jul 4, 1951
Age2621
Height190
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1491,855
Career W-L579–422
Career earnings$1,774,811$1,214,079
Pre-match H2H
Stan Smith 3 2 John Alexander

Path

Stan Smith's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 30, 1973R16 Frank Froehling 6-4 6-0WMatch data
Mar 29, 1973R32 Harold Solomon 6-2 6-4WMatch data

Stan Smith's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 31, 1973SF Cliff Drysdale 6-3 6-3WMatch data

John Alexander's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 30, 1973R16 Jaime Fillol 6-4 7-6(4)WH2HMatch data
Mar 29, 1973R32 Andrew Pattison 6-3 6-4WMatch data