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Stan Smith def. Rod Laver

6-4 3-6 6-4

Match Information

Date Apr 1, 1973*
Tournament St. Louis Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundF
Winner Stan Smith
Score6-4 3-6 6-4
Loser Rod Laver

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldStan SmithRod Laver
Country USA AUS
Birth dateDec 14, 1946Aug 9, 1938
Age2634
Height—175
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,1602,161
Career W-L—576–147
Career earnings$1,774,811$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Stan Smith 3 – 7 Rod Laver

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Path

Stan Smith's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 31, 1973SF Cliff Drysdale 6-3 6-3W—Match data
Mar 31, 1973QF John Alexander 4-6 6-0 7-6(1)W—Match data
Mar 30, 1973R16 Frank Froehling 6-4 6-0W—Match data
Mar 29, 1973R32 Harold Solomon 6-2 6-4W—Match data

Stan Smith's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 31, 1973SF Nikola Pilic 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Mar 31, 1973QF Gerald Battrick 6-3 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Mar 30, 1973R16 Roy Barth 6-2 7-6(0)WH2HMatch data
Mar 29, 1973R32 Onny Parun 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data