Site data updated: 2026-05-28 18:14 UTC

Stan Smith def. R. Laver

6-4 3-6 6-4

Match Information

Date	Apr 1, 1973*
Tournament	St. Louis Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	F
Winner	Stan Smith
Score	6-4 3-6 6-4
Loser	R. Laver

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Stan Smith	R. Laver
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Dec 14, 1946	Aug 9, 1938
Age	26	34
Height	—	175
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,160	2,161
Career W-L	—	576–147
Career earnings	$1,774,811	$1,565,413

Pre-match H2H

Stan Smith 3 – 7 R. Laver

Path

Stan Smith's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 31, 1973	SF	C. Drysdale	6-3 6-3	W	—	Match data
Mar 31, 1973	QF	J. Alexander	4-6 6-0 7-6(1)	W	—	Match data
Mar 30, 1973	R16	F. Froehling	6-4 6-0	W	—	Match data
Mar 29, 1973	R32	H. Solomon	6-2 6-4	W	—	Match data

Stan Smith's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

R. Laver's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 31, 1973	SF	N. Pilic	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Mar 31, 1973	QF	G. Battrick	6-3 3-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Mar 30, 1973	R16	R. Barth	6-2 7-6(0)	W	H2H	Match data
Mar 29, 1973	R32	O. Parun	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data