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Stan Smith def. J. Kodes

3-6 6-4 6-1 7-5

Match Information

Date	Jul 9, 1972*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	SF
Winner	Stan Smith
Score	3-6 6-4 6-1 7-5
Loser	J. Kodes

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Stan Smith	J. Kodes
Country	USA	CZE
Birth date	Dec 14, 1946	Mar 1, 1946
Age	25	26
Height	—	175
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,997	1,990
Career W-L	—	465–274
Career earnings	$1,774,811	$693,197

Pre-match H2H

Stan Smith 3 – 5 J. Kodes

Path

Stan Smith's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 5, 1972	R16	I. Fletcher	8-6 4-6 6-2 6-4	W	—	Match data
Jul 2, 1972	R32	S. Mayer	6-3 7-5 3-6 9-7	W	—	Match data
Jun 28, 1972	R128	H. Ploetz	6-1 6-1 6-3	W	—	Match data

Stan Smith's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 10, 1972	F	I. Nastase	4-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 7-5	W	—	Match data

J. Kodes's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 7, 1972	QF	O. Parun	6-2 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 5, 1972	R16	J. McManus	6-2 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 2, 1972	R32	D. Bleckinger	6-0 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 30, 1972	R64	B. Seewagen	6-0 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 28, 1972	R128	Patricio Rodriguez Chi	6-1 4-6 6-1 6-1	W	—	Match data