Arthur Ashe def. Stan Smith

7-6 6-4 7-5

Arthur Ashe defeated Stan Smith 7-6 6-4 7-5 in the 1972 US Open quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 10, 1972*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 1972
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: QF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Arthur Ashe	Stan Smith
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	Dec 14, 1946
Age	29	25
Height	185 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,077	2,092
Current career W-L	792–256	652–287
Current career earnings	$1,584,909	$1,774,811

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe 7 – 7 Stan Smith

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bob Lutz	5-7 7-5 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 8, 1972	R16
Ross Case	6-4 6-4 3-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 5, 1972	R32
Robert Maud	6-4 6-4 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 1972	R64
Haroon Rahim	6-3 6-3 4-6 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 1, 1972	R128

Arthur Ashe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Cliff Richey	6-1 6-4 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 12, 1972	SF

Stan Smith's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andres Gimeno	2-6 7-6 6-4 1-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 8, 1972	R16
Allan Stone	6-3 7-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 5, 1972	R32
Clark Graebner	6-1 6-4 6-7 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 1972	R64
Billy Martin	5-7 6-1 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 1, 1972	R128