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Stan Smith def. Rod Laver

6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date Mar 25, 1973*
Tournament Atlanta Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundF
Winner Stan Smith
Score6-3 6-4
Loser Rod Laver

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldStan SmithRod Laver
Country USA AUS
Birth dateDec 14, 1946Aug 9, 1938
Age2634
Height—175
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,1262,167
Career W-L—576–147
Career earnings$1,774,811$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Stan Smith 2 – 7 Rod Laver

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Path

Stan Smith's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 24, 1973SF Cliff Richey 6-3 6-2W—Match data
Mar 24, 1973QF Onny Parun 6-4 3-6 6-3W—Match data
Mar 23, 1973R16 Nikola Pilic 6-4 6-2W—Match data
Mar 22, 1973R32 Jose Edison Mandarino 6-2 6-2W—Match data

Stan Smith's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 24, 1973SF Cliff Drysdale 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
Mar 24, 1973QF Dick Stockton 6-4 4-6 7-5WH2HMatch data
Mar 23, 1973R16 Harold Solomon 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Mar 22, 1973R32 Tom Edlefsen 7-5 7-5WH2HMatch data