Stan Smith def. Arthur Ashe #98

6-4 7-5

Stan Smith defeated Arthur Ashe 6-4 7-5 in the 1978 Denver semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldStan SmithArthur Ashe
Country USA USA
Birth dateDec 14, 1946Jul 10, 1943
Age3134
Height193 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)98
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9081,937
Current career W-L652–287792–256
Current career earnings$1,774,811$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H
Stan Smith 10 12 Arthur Ashe #98

Path

Stan Smith's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Wojtek Fibak #145-7 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch dataFeb 25, 1978QF
Billy Martin #707-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 23, 1978R32

Stan Smith's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jimmy Connors #12-6 6-7LH2HMatch dataFeb 26, 1978F

Arthur Ashe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Frew Mcmillan #606-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataFeb 25, 1978QF
Manuel Orantes #76-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 24, 1978R16
Walter Redondo 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 23, 1978R32