Stan Smith def. Arthur Ashe

6-3 3-6 6-1

Stan Smith defeated Arthur Ashe 6-3 3-6 6-1 in the 1969 South Orange semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldStan SmithArthur Ashe
Country USA USA
Birth dateDec 14, 1946Jul 10, 1943
Age2226
Height193 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8761,891
Current career W-L652–287792–256
Current career earnings$1,774,811$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H

Path

Stan Smith's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gene Scott 8-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 2, 1969QF
Tom Edlefsen 6-3 10-8WH2HMatch dataAug 1, 1969R16
Dan Bleckinger 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 31, 1969R32

Stan Smith's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Clark Graebner 6-1 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 3, 1969F

Arthur Ashe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jim Osborne 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 2, 1969QF
Georges Goven 6-2 12-10WH2HMatch dataAug 1, 1969R16
Richard Russell 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 31, 1969R32
Jim Rombeau 6-4 6-3WMatch dataJul 30, 1969R64