Arthur Ashe #16 def. Stan Smith

6-3 6-2

Arthur Ashe defeated Stan Smith 6-3 6-2 in the 1978 Wembley quarterfinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldArthur AsheStan Smith
Country USA USA
Birth dateJul 10, 1943Dec 14, 1946
Age3531
Height185 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)16
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9831,957
Current career W-L792–256652–287
Current career earnings$1,584,909$1,774,811
Pre-match H2H
Arthur Ashe #16 12 11 Stan Smith

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Harold Solomon #112-6 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataNov 18, 1978R16
Victor Amaya #342-6 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataNov 17, 1978R32

Arthur Ashe's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tim Gullikson (w/o)LMatch dataNov 19, 1978SF

Stan Smith's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Brian Gottfried #76-4 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataNov 18, 1978R16