Guillermo Vilas def. Stan Smith

6-2 6-4

Guillermo Vilas defeated Stan Smith 6-2 6-4 in the 1977 South African Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date
Dec 3, 1977*
Tournament
South African Open
Edition
1977
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Hard
Round
SF

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldGuillermo VilasStan Smith
Country ARG USA
Birth dateAug 17, 1952Dec 14, 1946
Age2530
Height180 cm193 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,3261,925
Current career W-L890–283652–287
Current career earnings$4,923,882$1,774,811
Pre-match H2H
Guillermo Vilas 2 – 0 Stan Smith

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Path

Guillermo Vilas's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Peter Fleming 7-6 0-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataDec 3, 1977QF
Jim Delaney 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataDec 2, 1977R16
Onny Parun 1-6 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataDec 1, 1977R32

Guillermo Vilas's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Buster C Mottram 7-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataDec 4, 1977F

Stan Smith's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
George Rudman 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataDec 2, 1977R16
Andrew Jarrett 7-6 6-0WH2HMatch dataDec 1, 1977R32