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Stan Smith def. J. Kodes

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

Match Information

Date	Sep 15, 1971*
Tournament	US Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	F
Winner	Stan Smith
Score	3-6 6-3 6-2 7-6
Loser	J. Kodes

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Stan Smith	J. Kodes
Country	USA	CZE
Birth date	Dec 14, 1946	Mar 1, 1946
Age	24	25
Height	—	175
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,137	2,013
Career W-L	—	465–274
Career earnings	$1,774,811	$693,197

Pre-match H2H

Stan Smith 2 – 3 J. Kodes

Path

Stan Smith's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 14, 1971	SF	T. Okker	7-6 6-3 3-6 2-6 6-3	W	—	Match data
Sep 12, 1971	QF	M. Riessen	7-6 6-2 7-6	W	—	Match data
Sep 10, 1971	R16	M. Holecek	7-6 3-2 (ret.)	W	—	Match data
Sep 7, 1971	R32	T. Leonard	6-2 6-3 4-6 6-3	W	—	Match data
Sep 5, 1971	R64	B. Fairlie	6-2 7-5 6-2	W	—	Match data
Sep 3, 1971	R128	R. Ramirez	6-0 6-2 7-6	W	—	Match data

Stan Smith's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

J. Kodes's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 14, 1971	SF	A. Ashe	7-6 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 12, 1971	QF	F. Froehling	6-0 7-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 10, 1971	R16	Bob Lutz	6-4 6-2 6-4	W	—	Match data
Sep 7, 1971	R32	B. Seewagen	6-4 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 5, 1971	R64	P. Barthes	2-6 5-7 6-4 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 3, 1971	R128	J. Newcombe	2-6 7-6 7-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data