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Stan Smith def. Frantisek Pala

6-4 6-0 6-3

Match Information

Date May 31, 1972*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner Stan Smith
Score6-4 6-0 6-3
Loser Frantisek Pala

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldStan SmithFrantisek Pala
Country USA CZE
Birth dateDec 14, 1946Mar 28, 1944
Age2528
Height
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0271,718
Career W-L62–112
Career earnings$1,774,811
Pre-match H2H
Stan Smith 1 0 Frantisek Pala

Path

Stan Smith's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 28, 1972R32 Bernard Mignot 6-3 7-5 7-9 6-3WMatch data
May 26, 1972R64 Jean Loup Rouyer 6-4 6-2 6-4WMatch data

Stan Smith's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 2, 1972QF Andres Gimeno 6-1 7-9 6-0 7-6LMatch data

Frantisek Pala's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 28, 1972R32 Brian Gottfried 10-8 10-8 9-11 8-6WH2HMatch data
May 26, 1972R64 Alejandro Olmedo 6-2 7-5 6-2WMatch data