John Newcombe #2 def. Stan Smith

6-1 3-6 7-6(3) 6-2

John Newcombe defeated Stan Smith 6-1 3-6 7-6(3) 6-2 in the 1974 Dallas Wct semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: May 13, 1974*
Tournament: Dallas Wct
Edition: 1974
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	John Newcombe	Stan Smith
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	May 23, 1944	Dec 14, 1946
Age	29	27
Height	183 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	2	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,146	2,028
Current career W-L	544–220	652–287
Current career earnings	$1,062,408	$1,774,811

Pre-match H2H

John Newcombe #2 5 – 4 Stan Smith

Path

John Newcombe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tom Okker #3	6-3 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 13, 1974	QF

John Newcombe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bjorn Borg #11	4-6 6-3 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 14, 1974	F

Stan Smith's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Rod Laver #6	6-7(6) 6-4 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	May 13, 1974	QF