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Stan Smith def. I. Fletcher

8-6 4-6 6-2 6-4

Match Information

Date Jul 5, 1972*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner Stan Smith
Score8-6 4-6 6-2 6-4
Loser I. Fletcher

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldStan SmithI. Fletcher
Country USA AUS
Birth dateDec 14, 1946Dec 1, 1948
Age2523
Height
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9881,754
Career W-L105–114
Career earnings$1,774,811
Pre-match H2H
Stan Smith 0 0 I. Fletcher

Path

Stan Smith's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 2, 1972R32 S. Mayer 6-3 7-5 3-6 9-7WMatch data
Jun 28, 1972R128 H. Ploetz 6-1 6-1 6-3WMatch data

Stan Smith's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 9, 1972SF J. Kodes 3-6 6-4 6-1 7-5WMatch data

I. Fletcher's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 2, 1972R32 F. Pala 6-1 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jun 30, 1972R64 Alejandro Olmedo 6-0 6-4 1-6 6-3WMatch data
Jun 28, 1972R128 J. Rouyer 6-4 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data