R16 Los Angeles Open 1973

Stan Smith def. Paul Gerken #44

6-3 6-3

Stan Smith defeated Paul Gerken 6-3 6-3 in the 1973 Los Angeles Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 21, 1973*
Tournament: Los Angeles Open
Edition: 1973
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Stan Smith	Paul Gerken
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Dec 14, 1946	Mar 15, 1950
Age	26	23
Height	193 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	44
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,119	1,819
Current career W-L	647–286	121–125
Current career earnings	$1,774,811	—

Pre-match H2H

Stan Smith 0 – 0 Paul Gerken #44

Path

Stan Smith's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mike Machette	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 19, 1973	R64

Stan Smith's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jimmy Connors #10	6-3 4-6 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 22, 1973	QF

Paul Gerken's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jaime Fillol #22	7-5 6-7 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 20, 1973	R32
Tom Leonard #111	6-4 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 19, 1973	R64