Stan Smith def. John Whitlinger

6-4 6-4

Stan Smith defeated John Whitlinger 6-4 6-4 in the 1977 Japan Open round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

FieldStan SmithJohn Whitlinger
Country USA USA
Birth dateDec 14, 1946Feb 4, 1954
Age3023
Height193 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9361,510
Current career W-L652–28745–77
Current career earnings$1,774,811
Pre-match H2H

Path

Stan Smith's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Stan Smith's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jiri Hrebec #646-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataNov 4, 1977R16

John Whitlinger's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kenichi Hirai 6-0 7-6WH2HMatch dataNov 2, 1977R64