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R. Laver def. Stan Smith

6-3 4-6 6-1

Match Information

Date Sep 24, 1970*
Tournament Los Angeles
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner R. Laver
Score6-3 4-6 6-1
Loser Stan Smith

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldR. LaverStan Smith
Country AUS USA
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Dec 14, 1946
Age3223
Height175
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1841,935
Career W-L576–147
Career earnings$1,565,413$1,774,811
Pre-match H2H
R. Laver 3 1 Stan Smith

Path

R. Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 23, 1970R16 N. Pilic 7-5 6-7 6-4WH2HMatch data
Sep 22, 1970R32 Alan Fox 6-3 6-1WMatch data
Sep 21, 1970R64 Dick Knight 6-4 6-3WMatch data

R. Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 24, 1970SF A. Ashe 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch data

Stan Smith's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 23, 1970R16 T. Koch 6-3 6-4WMatch data
Sep 22, 1970R32 C. Pasarell 6-4 6-2WMatch data
Sep 21, 1970R64 A. Stone 6-1 7-6WMatch data