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Stan Smith#25 def. Colin Dowdeswell#74

7-6 3-6 5-7 7-6 6-4

Match Information

Date Jun 2, 1978*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR64
Winner Stan Smith
Score7-6 3-6 5-7 7-6 6-4
Loser Colin Dowdeswell

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldStan SmithColin Dowdeswell
Country USA GBR
Birth dateDec 14, 1946May 12, 1955
Age3123
Height185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)2574
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,9431,679
Career W-L119–173
Career earnings$1,774,811$327,277
Pre-match H2H
Stan Smith 0 0 Colin Dowdeswell

Path

Stan Smith's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 31, 1978R128 John James 3-6 6-3 6-3 7-5WMatch data

Stan Smith's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 4, 1978R32 Stanislav Birner 7-6 6-2 6-4LMatch data

Colin Dowdeswell's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 31, 1978R128 Tom Gullikson 6-3 5-7 6-3 1-6 6-3WMatch data