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Stan Smith def. R. Laver

6-2 6-4 6-1

Match Information

Date Apr 15, 1973*
Tournament Brussels Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundF
Winner Stan Smith
Score6-2 6-4 6-1
Loser R. Laver

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldStan SmithR. 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)2,2152,145
Career W-L—576–147
Career earnings$1,774,811$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Stan Smith 4 – 7 R. Laver

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Path

Stan Smith's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 14, 1973SF D. Stockton 6-1 6-3W—Match data
Apr 14, 1973QF C. Richey 4-6 6-4 6-3W—Match data
Apr 13, 1973R16 N. Pilic 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4W—Match data
Apr 12, 1973R32 H. Solomon 7-5 1-6 7-5W—Match data

Stan Smith's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

R. Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 14, 1973SF R. Emerson 4-6 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
Apr 14, 1973QF C. Drysdale 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Apr 13, 1973R16 Andrew Pattison 6-1 6-1W—Match data
Apr 12, 1973R32 B. Mignot 6-2 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch data