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R. Tanner#21 def. Stan Smith#5

7-6 6-2 3-6 6-1

Match Information

Date	Sep 8, 1974*
Tournament	US Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	QF
Winner	R. Tanner
Score	7-6 6-2 3-6 6-1
Loser	Stan Smith

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	R. Tanner	Stan Smith
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Oct 15, 1951	Dec 14, 1946
Age	22	27
Height	183	—
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	21	5
Ranking points (entering)	0	0
Elo (entering)	1,975	2,035
Career W-L	595–298	—
Career earnings	$1,696,198	$1,774,811

Pre-match H2H

R. Tanner 0 – 5 Stan Smith

Path

R. Tanner's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 6, 1974	R16	Ismail El Shafei	6-3 6-7 7-5 6-7 7-6	W	—	Match data
Sep 3, 1974	R32	I. Nastase	4-6 6-7 7-5 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 1, 1974	R64	R. Taylor	3-6 6-7 6-4 7-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 30, 1974	R128	M. Estep	6-4 4-6 6-3 7-6	W	H2H	Match data

R. Tanner's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 10, 1974	SF	J. Connors	6-7 6-7 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

Stan Smith's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 6, 1974	R16	S. Ball	6-2 6-3 6-7 6-3	W	—	Match data
Sep 3, 1974	R32	B. Teacher	6-3 7-5 6-4	W	—	Match data
Sep 1, 1974	R64	F. McMillan	6-1 3-6 7-6 6-4	W	—	Match data
Aug 30, 1974	R128	J. Fillol	3-6 6-3 5-7 7-5 7-6	W	—	Match data