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Stan Smith#25 def. Ove Bengtson#86

6-2 6-2

Match Information

Date Sep 2, 1978*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Stan Smith
Score6-2 6-2
Loser Ove Bengtson

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldStan SmithOve Bengtson
Country USA SWE
Birth dateDec 14, 1946Apr 5, 1945
Age3133
Height196
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)2586
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,8821,676
Career W-L134–169
Career earnings$1,774,811
Pre-match H2H
Stan Smith 7 1 Ove Bengtson

Path

Stan Smith's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1978R128 John Yuill 7-6 6-4WMatch data

Stan Smith's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1978R32 Guillermo Vilas 6-4 3-6 6-3LMatch data

Ove Bengtson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1978R128 David Dowlen 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data