Stan Smith def. Jan Kodes

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

Stan Smith defeated Jan Kodes 3-6 6-3 6-2 7-6 in the 1971 US Open final on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldStan SmithJan Kodes
Country USA CZE
Birth dateDec 14, 1946Mar 1, 1946
Age2425
Height193 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1452,031
Current career W-L652–287471–276
Current career earnings$1,774,811$693,197
Pre-match H2H

Path

Stan Smith's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tom Okker 7-6 6-3 3-6 2-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 14, 1971SF
Marty Riessen 7-6 6-2 7-6WH2HMatch dataSep 12, 1971QF
Milan Holecek 7-6 3-2 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataSep 10, 1971R16
Tom Leonard 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 7, 1971R32
Brian Fairlie 6-2 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 5, 1971R64
Raul Ramirez 6-0 6-2 7-6WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 1971R128

Stan Smith's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Jan Kodes's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Arthur Ashe 7-6 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 14, 1971SF
Frank Froehling 6-0 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 12, 1971QF
Bob Lutz 6-4 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 10, 1971R16
Butch Seewagen 6-4 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 7, 1971R32
Pierre Barthes 2-6 5-7 6-4 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 5, 1971R64
John Newcombe 2-6 7-6 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 1971R128