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Stan Smith#4 def. Paul Gerken#44

6-3 6-3

Match Information

Date Sep 21, 1973*
Tournament Los Angeles
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Stan Smith
Score6-3 6-3
Loser Paul Gerken

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldStan SmithPaul Gerken
Country USA USA
Birth dateDec 14, 1946Mar 15, 1950
Age2623
Height185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)444
Ranking points (entering)0
Elo (entering)2,1111,813
Career W-L124–129
Career earnings$1,774,811
Pre-match H2H
Stan Smith 0 0 Paul Gerken

Path

Stan Smith's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 19, 1973R64 Mike Machette 6-4 6-4WMatch data

Stan Smith's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 22, 1973QF Jimmy Connors 3-6 6-4 7-6LMatch data

Paul Gerken's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 20, 1973R32 Jaime Fillol 7-5 6-7 7-6WH2HMatch data
Sep 19, 1973R64 Tom Leonard 6-4 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch data