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Stan Smith#7 def. Cliff Drysdale#23

2-6 7-5 6-3

Match Information

Date Apr 4, 1974*
Tournament Tuscon
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Stan Smith
Score2-6 7-5 6-3
Loser Cliff Drysdale

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldStan SmithCliff Drysdale
Country USA RSA
Birth dateDec 14, 1946May 26, 1941
Age2732
Height188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)723
Ranking points (entering)0
Elo (entering)1,9892,009
Career W-L402–253
Career earnings$1,774,811
Pre-match H2H
Stan Smith 5 1 Cliff Drysdale

Path

Stan Smith's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 3, 1974R16 Jaime Fillol 7-6 6-2WMatch data
Apr 2, 1974R32 Geoff Masters 6-3 6-4WMatch data
Apr 1, 1974R64 Zeljko Franulovic 6-4 5-7 6-4WMatch data

Stan Smith's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 4, 1974SF John Newcombe 7-5 6-7 7-6LMatch data

Cliff Drysdale's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 3, 1974R16 Ken Rosewall 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Apr 2, 1974R32 Marcello Lara 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Apr 1, 1974R64 Colin Dibley 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data