Stan Smith def. Roger Taylor

6-3 3-6 6-3

Stan Smith defeated Roger Taylor 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the 1978 Springfield round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 16, 1978*
Tournament: Springfield
Edition: 1978
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Stan Smith	Roger Taylor
Country	USA	GBR
Birth date	Dec 14, 1946	Oct 14, 1941
Age	31	36
Height	193 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,906	1,627
Current career W-L	652–287	369–297
Current career earnings	$1,774,811	—

Pre-match H2H

Stan Smith 0 – 2 Roger Taylor

Path

Stan Smith's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Cliff Richey #75	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 15, 1978	R32

Stan Smith's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Byron Bertram #66	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 17, 1978	QF

Roger Taylor's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ismail El Shafei	6-3 7-5	W	—	Match data	Feb 15, 1978	R32