Stan Smith def. Jan Kodes

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

Stan Smith defeated Jan Kodes 3-6 6-4 6-1 7-5 in the 1972 Wimbledon semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 9, 1972*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1972
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Stan Smith	Jan Kodes
Country	USA	CZE
Birth date	Dec 14, 1946	Mar 1, 1946
Age	25	26
Height	193 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,004	1,995
Current career W-L	652–287	471–276
Current career earnings	$1,774,811	$693,197

Pre-match H2H

Stan Smith 3 – 5 Jan Kodes

Path

Stan Smith's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ian Fletcher	8-6 4-6 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 5, 1972	R16
Sandy Mayer	6-3 7-5 3-6 9-7	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 2, 1972	R32
Hans Joachim Ploetz	6-1 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1972	R128

Stan Smith's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ilie Nastase	4-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 10, 1972	F

Jan Kodes's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Onny Parun	6-2 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 7, 1972	QF
Jim Mcmanus	6-2 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 5, 1972	R16
Dan Bleckinger	6-0 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 2, 1972	R32
Butch Seewagen	6-0 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 1972	R64
Patricio Rodriguez Chi	6-1 4-6 6-1 6-1	W	—	Match data	Jun 28, 1972	R128