Rod Laver def. Stan Smith

6-1 2-6 6-2

Rod Laver defeated Stan Smith 6-1 2-6 6-2 in the 1971 Italian Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date
May 9, 1971*
Tournament
Italian Open
Edition
1971
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Clay
Round
QF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

FieldRod LaverStan Smith
Country AUS USA
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Dec 14, 1946
Age3224
Height175 cm193 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,2092,116
Current career W-L570–145652–287
Current career earnings$1,565,413$1,774,811
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 4 – 2 Stan Smith

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Path

Rod Laver's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ezio Di Matteo 6-4 6-1W—Match dataMay 8, 1971R16
Tom Gorman 6-1 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 6, 1971R32

Rod Laver's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Arthur Ashe 6-3 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 1971SF

Stan Smith's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Antonio Zugarelli 4-6 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 1971R16
Roy Barth 3-6 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 6, 1971R32