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Stan Smith def. Rod Laver

4-6 6-4 7-6(2) 7-5

Match Information

Date	May 14, 1973*
Tournament	Dallas Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	SF
Winner	Stan Smith
Score	4-6 6-4 7-6(2) 7-5
Loser	Rod Laver

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Stan Smith	Rod 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)	2,224	2,092
Career W-L	—	576–147
Career earnings	$1,774,811	$1,565,413

Pre-match H2H

Stan Smith 5 – 7 Rod Laver

Path

Stan Smith's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 14, 1973	QF	John Alexander	6-4 6-2 6-1	W	—	Match data

Stan Smith's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 15, 1973	F	Arthur Ashe	6-3 6-3 4-6 6-4	W	—	Match data

Rod Laver's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 14, 1973	QF	Roy Emerson	7-5 6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data