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Stan Smith def. Jan Kodes

3-6 6-3 6-2 7-6

Match Information

Date Sep 15, 1971*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundF
Winner Stan Smith
Score3-6 6-3 6-2 7-6
Loser Jan Kodes

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldStan SmithJan Kodes
Country USA CZE
Birth dateDec 14, 1946Mar 1, 1946
Age2425
Height—175
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,1372,013
Career W-L—465–274
Career earnings$1,774,811$693,197
Pre-match H2H
Stan Smith 2 – 3 Jan Kodes

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Path

Stan Smith's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 14, 1971SF Tom Okker 7-6 6-3 3-6 2-6 6-3W—Match data
Sep 12, 1971QF Marty Riessen 7-6 6-2 7-6W—Match data
Sep 10, 1971R16 Milan Holecek 7-6 3-2 (ret.)W—Match data
Sep 7, 1971R32 Tom Leonard 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-3W—Match data
Sep 5, 1971R64 Brian Fairlie 6-2 7-5 6-2W—Match data
Sep 3, 1971R128 Raul Ramirez 6-0 6-2 7-6W—Match data

Stan Smith's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Jan Kodes's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 14, 1971SF Arthur Ashe 7-6 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Sep 12, 1971QF Frank Froehling 6-0 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Sep 10, 1971R16 Bob Lutz 6-4 6-2 6-4W—Match data
Sep 7, 1971R32 Butch Seewagen 6-4 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Sep 5, 1971R64 Pierre Barthes 2-6 5-7 6-4 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Sep 3, 1971R128 John Newcombe 2-6 7-6 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data