Stan Smith def. Tom Gorman

6-3 8-6 6-2

Stan Smith defeated Tom Gorman 6-3 8-6 6-2 in the 1971 Wimbledon semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 4, 1971*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1971
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Stan Smith	Tom Gorman
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Dec 14, 1946	Jan 19, 1946
Age	24	25
Height	193 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,138	1,956
Current career W-L	652–287	415–291
Current career earnings	$1,774,811	$10,000

Pre-match H2H

Stan Smith 4 – 1 Tom Gorman

Path

Stan Smith's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Onny Parun	8-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 2, 1971	QF
Roy Emerson	2-6 6-1 6-3 9-7	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 1971	R16
John Paish	6-1 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 25, 1971	R64

Stan Smith's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John Newcombe	3-6 7-5 6-2 4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 5, 1971	F

Tom Gorman's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Rod Laver	9-7 8-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 2, 1971	QF
Ross Case	6-3 8-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 1971	R16
Ion Tiriac	6-4 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 1971	R32
Ezio Di Matteo	2-6 6-2 6-2 6-1	W	—	Match data	Jun 25, 1971	R64
Cliff Drysdale	2-6 6-8 6-3 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 23, 1971	R128