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R. Laver def. Stan Smith

6-1 2-6 6-2

Match Information

Date May 9, 1971*
Tournament Rome
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner R. Laver
Score6-1 2-6 6-2
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
Age3224
Height175
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,2052,107
Career W-L576–147
Career earnings$1,565,413$1,774,811
Pre-match H2H
R. Laver 4 2 Stan Smith

Path

R. Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 8, 1971R16 Ezio Di Matteo 6-4 6-1WMatch data
May 6, 1971R32 T. Gorman 6-1 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch data

R. Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 9, 1971SF A. Ashe 6-3 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data

Stan Smith's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 8, 1971R16 A. Zugarelli 4-6 6-2 6-2WMatch data
May 6, 1971R32 R. Barth 3-6 6-3 6-1WMatch data